Tutor (External Contractor) - Azure Cloud Architect Nanodegree Program

September 26, 2026

Udacity is on a mission to change lives, businesses and nations through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey. Udacity is proud to be backed by respected investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures, Bertelsmann and Drive Capital, among other leading VC firms, and provides a powerful and differentiated solution inside of a $32b total addressable market opportunity. Udacity has more than 100 enterprise customers including Airbus, Bertelsmann, BNP Paribas, Leidos, Mazda, and the United States Air Force.

Udacity are partnering with an organisation to enrol 20,000 learners in Africa. As a part of this, we want to extend an opportunity for you to become a Tutor for this program with Udacity. All our Tutors are handpicked through a rigorous selection process so that we can truly be #studentfirst

Required skills/qualifications:

Technical Competence: Azure CLI commands, Azure Application Development and Deployment, Familiarity with network concepts, Familiarity with network connectivity methods, Understanding DevOps, JSON
Experience teaching technical concepts and public speaking
Experience organizing technical talks, or webinars
Ability to answer students' questions in English.
Positive character, trusted by the students, creating emotional ties in the group
Existing tech network and experience in technical conversations & discussions
Flexibility at their current job to take this challenge part-time as an external contractor.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical support for students daily over an online community forum
Answer questions around course content over the forum and facilitate content for students who get stuck in learning
Participate in organizing community activities in coordination with the forum’s admin to ensure a fun and engaging learning environment and to help in improving students’ progress (such as online webinars, technical quizzes, technical challenges..etc)
Share interesting extracurricular information over its dedicated categories, such as content-related news articles and useful resources to enrich the personal and professional aspects of the community
Attend regular online meetings/ office hours with Udacity representatives through zoom, the online forum, or other medians if needed.
Be responsive over close groups and discussions with Udacity representatives
Provide students with 1:1 support over the community forum or using other medians if needed
Tutors should check their private tutor’s category on the forum on a daily basis to be up to date with all the latest news from your peer tutors, community moderators, and your Udacity community manager

Why should you apply?

Work remotely as an External Contractor
Earn additional income
Contribute to a vibrant, international student community
Stay updated with the latest in cutting-edge technologies

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