Federal IT Specialist
$80 to $105/hIndicative range provided by micro1
Posted on November 3, 2026 · Applications until January 2, 2027
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This remote contractor role involves reviewing AI-generated federal IT content, such as ATO packages and incident reports, and diagnosing hardware and network incidents. Candidates need five or more years of GS-2210 or equivalent federal IT experience, plus FISMA and NIST compliance knowledge.
Description in English, as published by micro1.
Role Title: Federal IT Specialist
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging Federal IT Specialists to contribute expertise to a customer’s project focused on federal IT operations and AI training. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. The engagement centers on evaluating and improving AI understanding of federal IT deliverables, with an emphasis on GS-2210 activities, incident response, information security compliance, and technical documentation. You will leverage your hands-on experience in hardware repair, network administration, and incident management to assess and enhance AI outputs based on authentic federal IT scenarios.
Scope of Work
- Review, analyze, and provide expert feedback on AI-generated content related to federal IT processes, including ATO package reviews, IT investment business cases, incident reports, and privacy impact assessments.
- Diagnose and resolve complex hardware, software, network, and application incidents generated by AI, reflecting realistic federal environments.
- Contribute actionable insights to technical guidance and training resources for AI model development, ensuring accuracy in federal IT contexts.
- Evaluate and refine technical documentation, system configurations, and security controls generated by AI systems.
- Support incident response simulations and use-case evaluations to improve AI model performance in detecting and addressing security incidents.
- Assess AI outputs for alignment with federal cybersecurity, privacy, and information assurance requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in federal IT roles (GS-2210 or equivalent), with demonstrated success in hardware repair, network administration, and incident response.
- Proven track record in information security implementation and compliance within federal frameworks (e.g., FISMA, NIST).
- Expertise in diagnosing and troubleshooting heterogeneous IT environments (hardware, software, network, applications).
- Experience preparing or reviewing federal documentation: ATO packages, privacy impact assessments, incident reports, or IT investment business cases.
- Commitment to upholding data integrity, security, and privacy in all deliverables and project activities.
Required skills
- Hardware Repair
- GS-2210
- Information Security
- Network Administration
- Incident Response
10 openings
Open worldwide
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