Cybersecurity Engineer- Industry Expertise (Part-Time Mentor)

Role Overview

Cybersecurity Professionals

Key Responsibilities

Agile framework system

1. Technical Mentorship & Guidance

• Project Supervision:

  Supervise 12-member student cohorts on

  real-time security problem statements

  provided by corporate partners (e.g., setting up a mock SOC environment, performing VAPT on a prototype application, developing a compliance framework).

• Domain Expertise:

  Provide deep technical guidance in one or more core cybersecurity domains:

• Application Security (AppSec):

  OWASP Top 10, SAST/DAST, secure coding principles (DevSecOps integration).

• Security Operations (SOC):

  SIEM monitoring, log analysis, incident response (IR) procedures, threat hunting.

• Vulnerability & Penetration Testing (VAPT):

  Use of tools like Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, and report generation.

• Cloud Security:

  IAM, security group management, and compliance in AWS/Azure/GCP.

• Standards & Frameworks:

  Coach students on applying industry security standards and compliance frameworks relevant to corporate partners (e.g.,

  NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK

  ).

• Tool Mastery:

  Ensure students gain hands-on experience with

  real-world security tools

  and scripting for automation (Python/Shell).

2. Integrated Learning & Agile Culture

• Agile Security:

  Work closely with the Junior Scrum Master to embed

  security activities into the Agile lifecycle

  , demonstrating how to conduct security sprint planning, manage security backlogs, and remediate vulnerabilities within corporate timelines.

• Professional Competency:

  Guide students on the non-technical but critical aspects of corporate security work:

• Risk Communication:

  Translating technical vulnerabilities into business-aligned risk statements for stakeholders.

• Ethics & Integrity:

  Emphasizing the paramount importance of ethics, integrity, and non-disclosure in the security profession.

• Workplace Simulation:

  Coaching students on typical security team rituals like incident response drills and post-mortem reviews.

3. Operational Oversight & Stakeholder Reporting

• Curriculum Feedback:

  Provide continuous feedback to TrooperCruit on the effectiveness of the

  Integrated Workplace Learning Model

  and suggest adjustments to keep the security curriculum current with emerging threats and technologies.

• Reporting:

  Communicate project status, risk exposure of student projects, and performance metrics to TrooperCruit and corporate stakeholders.

• Batch Supervision:

  For

  Full-Time Mentors

  , take ownership of the overall performance and professional development of assigned student batches, including managing their professional conduct and project sign-offs.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience:

  3 to 6 years

  of hands-on, professional experience as a Security Analyst, Security Engineer, Penetration Tester, or AppSec Specialist within a corporate software/IT environment.

• Technical Proficiency:

  Strong knowledge across the cybersecurity domain (Network, Endpoint, Application, Cloud). Hands-on experience with relevant security tools and scripting languages.

• Certification (Strong Plus):

  Industry certifications such as

  CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP (Associate), or specific vendor/cloud security certs

  are highly desirable.

• Coaching Aptitude:

  Proven ability or strong desire to teach, mentor, and simplify complex security concepts for early-career professionals or students.

• Soft Skills:

  Impeccable professional ethics, strong problem-solving and analytical skills, and the ability to inspire a sense of ownership and vigilance in students.

• Education:

  B.Tech/M.Tech/M.S. in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

Why Partner with TrooperCruit

• Part-Time Flexibility:

  Maintain your corporate career while making a significant, tangible impact on the next generation of security defenders.

• Impact:

  Directly contribute to solving the

  persistent disconnect

  between academic theory and industry application by training students to be

  security-aware job-creators

  from day one.

• Innovation:

  Be a key player in a unique co-creation organizational entity that is redefining technical education.