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Federal IT Specialist
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Role Title: Federal IT Specialist
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
The company 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.
Skills
- Hardware Repair
- GS-2210
- Information Security
- Network Administration
- Incident Response
This role at a glance
At $80–$105/hr, the Federal IT Specialist role comes to about $6,930–$9,100 a month for 20 hours a week, or $13,870–$18,200 a month full time — roughly $166,000–$218,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 5 days ago. Engineering roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 59 days before closing, counted over the 39 that have closed so far.
20 hours a week
$6,930–$9,100
a month, before tax
Full time
$13,870–$18,200
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$166,000–$218,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
5 days
Engineering roles here close after about 59 days, counted over 39 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $80–$105/hr. Across the 26 hourly engineering roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $63 to $121 an hour, and published rates range from $40 to $300. Its top rate of $105 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$80–$105/hr
Engineering median
$63–$121/hr · full spread $40 to $300
Questions about this role
How much does the Federal IT Specialist role pay?
It pays $80–$105/hr, which is about $13,870–$18,200 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this Federal IT Specialist job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
It is a contract role: you are paid for the hours you work, and you choose how many to take on within what the employer needs.
How remote contract work worksWhat skills does the Federal IT Specialist role ask for?
The posting asks for Hardware Repair, GS-2210, Information Security, Network Administration and Incident Response. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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