Faculty, Information Technology

What you'll do

Responsibilities

As a member of the School of Applied Technology and Innovation faculty team, you will:

• Provide theoretical and practical instruction in our Information Technology programs teaching courses predominantly in our IT Systems Management & Security program, as well as related courses in our IT Web Programming program.
• Your teaching assignment will include the following courses; Intro to Networking & Security, Intro to Hardware & Security, Hierarchical Network Infrastructure, OS-Linux, and Network Infrastructure.
• You will collaboratively design and deliver educational experiences for a diverse group of learners. This will include preparation, instruction, assessment, and evaluation of students using a broad range of flexible teaching and learning practices and technologies such as Learning Management Systems (e.g. Brightspace) and classroom technology.
• Related duties include but are not limited to academic and career advisement, participating on committees, program marketing, curriculum revision/development through collaborative practice within faculty working groups, supporting and monitoring work placements, liaising with business and industry, representing the College as required and upholding NSCC policies and procedures.
• You will also ensure health and safety practices and procedures are followed in your classroom, shops and labs. As a Faculty of NSCC, you will be expected to maintain currency with the latest industry practices relevant to your program and to continually develop your understanding of 21st century teaching and learning practices.
• This position may involve different delivery modalities (e.g. in-class, online, blended online/in-class), off-site instruction and alternate work hours such as weekends and evenings.

What you'll need

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is a college diploma or university degree related to information technology.
• You have a minimum of five years (full-time equivalent) of recent and related occupational experience in information technology, with a primary focus on networking and network infrastructure
• You have specific technical occupational knowledge and demonstrated skill in all of the following:Routing and switching: VLANs and inter-VLAN routing, static and dynamic routing (e.g. OSPF), DHCP, DNS, NAT, IPv6, plus structured documentation and troubleshootingNetwork infrastructure and hierarchical design (core/distribution/access)Wireless networking: design, configuration, and troubleshooting of enterprise wireless (e.g. Cisco, Ubiquiti UniFi, Other)Network security: ACLs, port security, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, segmentation, VPNs, firewall rules, and traffic capture/analysis (e.g. Wireshark)Comfort with basic network automation/scripting (e.g. Python or PowerShell) and reading device configs as codeDemonstrated ability to provide effective and timely technical assistance and support to end-users (troubleshooting, ticket management systems, explaining concepts to individuals with varying levels of technical understanding)
• Any of the following technical knowledge and skills may also be considered assets:Occupational experience that includes experience in a supervisory capacity; evaluating, monitoring, assessing and advising.CCNA, and/or familiarity with the Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) curriculum and platformWindows Server / Active Directory, PowerShell, MMC/CLI administrationCloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid cloud; virtualization (e.g. VMware vSphere, Hyper-V)Security tooling: SIEM/XDR (e.g. Security Onion, Wazuh), vulnerability scanning (OpenVAS, Nessus); M365 administration and MFAInfrastructure as code and automation (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)Advanced coding: proficiency in a modern language such as Python, C#, Go, or Java, and version control with GitAI / emerging tech: familiarity with AI/ML concepts and applied GenAI tooling - e.g. AI-assisted operations/AIOps, security analytics, or integrating AI tools into teaching and student projects
• You have demonstrated experience liaising with business and industry in your field.
• Ideally, you have related experience in delivery of educational programs or training to adults
• You are willing to take instructor training course for Cisco curriculum
• Ideally, you have demonstrated proficiency in at least one of the following:Information security practices: security fundamentals, threat and vulnerability concepts, access control, system hardening, and incident response basicsComputer hardware and endpoint security: PC/component hardware, assembly and diagnostics, OS installation and imaging, and baseline device hardeningLinux administration: installing and configuring distributions, command-line proficiency, network services (e.g. DHCP, BIND, LAMP), shell scripting, and server hardeningIT project management and quality assurance: PMBOK and Agile/Scrum practices, QA test strategy, requirements gathering, technical documentation, and CI pipelines

Relevant Skills and Knowledge

• You demonstrate a commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility and anti-racism
• You possess strong communication skills
• You possess excellent presentation skills and can facilitate content effectively and engagingly to a variety of audiences
• You are known for your superior interpersonal skills and can manage interpersonal relationships and issues effectively
• Your superb team building skills will enable you to develop a positive classroom dynamic and productive collegial relationships
• Your commitment to excellence, to life-long learning and to community involvement make you an ideal candidate for Faculty at NSCC

We're looking for

Core Skills

Information Technology