{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"55bfc0f478ef021dc88ebfbb","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/55bfc0f478ef021dc88ebfbb","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/55bfc0f478ef021dc88ebfbb","title":"Technical Instructor – Emerging Technologies, Python, Data Engineering & AI Development","description":"About Leading Edge Skills\n\nLeading Edge Skills LLC (LES) is an established California-based organization and federal contractor delivering *leadership development, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data analytics, technology training, and consulting* to defense agencies, civilian government organizations, and commercial clients.\n\nDriven by our commitment to giving back to the communities we serve, Leading Edge Skills (LES) is dedicated to making high-quality education accessible to talented and motivated individuals, regardless of their financial circumstances, educational background, or geographical location.\n\nOver the past three years, *LES has offered more than 200 scholarships* to financially disadvantaged students, helping aspiring professionals access technical education and pursue meaningful careers.\n\nBuilding on our cybersecurity and data analytics scholarship initiative, we are launching the *Emerging Technologies & AI Career Readiness Program*, a 12-week, hands-on training experience designed to equip students with marketable technical skills.\n\n*Our mission is simple: Give back to the community by passing valuable, often expensive technical knowledge to talented individuals who might otherwise never have the opportunity to access it.*\n\nPosition Overview\n\nWe are seeking an experienced and passionate technical instructor with strong industry expertise in Python, data analytics, modern cloud data platforms, and artificial intelligence application development.\n\nThe ideal candidate is more than a technical expert. We are looking for someone who *genuinely enjoys teaching, mentoring, and sharing knowledge*, particularly with individuals facing financial or educational barriers.\n\nOur students will include veterans, military reservists, high school students, career changers, recent graduates, and professionals from diverse academic backgrounds. Many will receive scholarships.\n\nThe instructor will help students progress from foundational technical knowledge to practical, job-oriented competencies through live demonstrations, industry-relevant examples, and project-based instruction.\n\nThe objective is not simply to teach technologies, but to prepare students to demonstrate their skills to potential employers.\n\nRequired Technical Expertise\n\n*1. Python Programming – Intermediate to Advanced*\n\n* Strong practical experience with Python, including data structures, functions, modules, object-oriented programming, APIs, exception handling, and debugging.\n* Proficiency with Pandas, NumPy, data manipulation, automation, and practical application development.\n* Ability to teach coding concepts to learners without computer science degrees.\n\n*2. Excel, Data Analytics & SQL*\n\n* Advanced Excel capabilities, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, data cleaning, reporting, and analytical models.\n* Working knowledge of SQL, relational databases, querying, and data transformation.\n* Ability to connect Excel, Python, and SQL to real business problems.\n\n*3. Cloud Data Platforms & Data Engineering*\n\n* Practical knowledge of Databricks, Snowflake, or comparable modern data platforms.\n* Understanding of data warehouses, data lakes, lakehouse architecture, ETL/ELT processes, and data pipelines.\n* Ability to design realistic exercises using accessible training environments and sample datasets.\n\n*4. Artificial Intelligence & AI Application Development*\n\n* Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals, generative AI, and large language models.\n* Hands-on experience integrating AI APIs into Python applications.\n* Familiarity with prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agents.\n* Ability to demonstrate practical AI applications, basic deployment, testing, and responsible AI practices.\n\n*5. Software Development & Project Delivery*\n\n* Experience with Git/GitHub, application documentation, testing, and debugging.\n* Familiarity with Streamlit, FastAPI, or similar technologies for building practical applications.\n* Ability to guide students through developing a functional, portfolio-ready capstone project.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\n* Collaborate with LES to finalize a structured 12-week curriculum aligned with entry-level industry requirements.\n* Deliver *live instruction and technical demonstrations every Saturday for the first 11 weeks*.\n* Develop or review weekly instructional slides, practical examples, labs, assignments, and supporting learning resources.\n* Coordinate with LES teaching assistants, who will facilitate an additional two hours of supervised hands-on laboratory work each Saturday.\n* Use relatable business examples and real-world applications to explain complex technical concepts.\n* Design a cumulative capstone project integrating data processing, Python, cloud data concepts, and AI application development.\n* Support capstone evaluation, technical demonstrations, and project-quality standards.\n* Align relevant course content with industry certification objectives and entry-level technical interviews.\n* Provide constructive feedback to help LES continuously improve the learning experience.\n\nQualifications\n\n* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline preferred, *demonstrated industry experience.*\n* Ideally five or more years of relevant professional technical experience.\n* Previous teaching, corporate training, university instruction, technical mentoring, or bootcamp experience strongly preferred.\n* Demonstrated ability to build real-world applications using Python and modern data technologies.\n* Excellent communication and instructional skills.\n* Relevant cloud, data engineering, Python, or AI certifications are desirable but not mandatory.\n\nThe Personal Qualities We Value Most\n\nWe are particularly interested in instructors who:\n\n* Believe that education can transform lives and create economic opportunities.\n* Are motivated to give back to society by sharing their knowledge and professional experience.\n* Find personal satisfaction in helping students succeed, particularly those who cannot afford expensive technical programs.\n* Are patient, approachable, encouraging, and capable of inspiring beginners.\n* Understand that technical skills must translate into practical workplace performance.\n* Are committed to quality, continuous learning, mentorship, and student success.\n\n*We are not looking for someone who simply delivers lectures. 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We are looking for someone who *genuinely enjoys teaching, mentoring, and sharing knowledge*, particularly with individuals facing financial or educational barriers.\n\nOur students will include veterans, military reservists, high school students, career changers, recent graduates, and professionals from diverse academic backgrounds. Many will receive scholarships.\n\nThe instructor will help students progress from foundational technical knowledge to practical, job-oriented competencies through live demonstrations, industry-relevant examples, and project-based instruction.\n\nThe objective is not simply to teach technologies, but to prepare students to demonstrate their skills to potential employers.\n\nRequired Technical Expertise\n\n*1. 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