Cloud Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)

The role

Technical mentors provide support to learners through 1:1 video calls, virtual technical deep-dive sessions, and group Q&A sessions. This role involves reviewing student project submissions and preparing presentations to review Nanodegree concepts or project rubrics.

What you will do

• Provide 1:1 video calls to address learner questions.
• Review students' previous project submissions prior to calls.
• Conduct virtual technical deep-dive sessions using slide presentations.
• Share use-cases for concepts to broaden student understanding.
• Perform project walkthroughs using slide presentations to outline rubric elements.
• Host regular group Q&A sessions via Slack or video.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the relevant field
• Proficiency in cloud platforms
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and core services (compute, storage, networking)
• Experience with DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation, deployment pipelines)
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools
• Understanding of security best practices in cloud environments
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Nice to have

• AWS preferred
• GCP/Azure a plus
• Experience with real-world cloud deployments
• Familiarity with serverless architectures and microservices

Benefits

• Earn additional income with the flexibility to work on your own schedule

Before you apply

• As new initiatives arise, we will reach out to qualified candidates within this talent pool to provide details on project scope, expected timelines, and compensation.
• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

About the company

Udacity is an Accenture company that offers an online learning platform for corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Cloud Computing.