Irregular Warfare Expert

Pay: $50 - $100/hour

Required Skills
special operations doctrine
operational planning
tactical and operational judgment
analytical skills
written communication
scenario development
unconventional warfare
operational risk assessment
military report writing
critical thinking
About micro1
micro1 is a data lab that helps AI labs & Enterprises train foundational models and agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings.

Our AI recruiting agent sources and vets domain experts for our data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data. Our research spans high-value, specialized domains (legal, medical, finance, coding, etc.), where expert-level data is the hardest to produce and most valuable for advanced model performance. Our pipeline performance system ensures both quality and velocity.

Role type: Contractor

Location: Remote

Commitment: Flexible, project or task-based

Compensation: Typically $50–$100 USD/hour, negotiable based on experience

Project duration: Dependent on customer requirements

About the opportunity

micro1 is looking for experienced Special Operations and Irregular Warfare professionals with backgrounds in the US military, Special Operations Forces (SOF), or allied defense organizations to support customer projects focused on AI training and evaluation.

In this role, you'll apply your operational expertise to assess complex military scenarios, evaluate tactical and strategic reasoning, and contribute to the development of realistic military assessments.

Your expertise will help improve how AI systems understand special operations, unconventional warfare, mission planning, and operational decision-making.

What you'll do

Develop realistic, unclassified scenarios involving special operations, irregular warfare, and military planning.
Review and assess military-related content for operational accuracy, relevance, and realism.
Evaluate tactical and operational decisions, identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and unsupported assumptions.
Apply professional knowledge of special operations doctrine, mission planning, and operational risk assessment.
Provide structured feedback and clear explanations to support project deliverables.

Required qualifications

Professional experience in Special Operations Forces, irregular warfare, or special operations planning within military or defense organizations.
Strong understanding of unconventional warfare, special operations missions, and operational planning.
Experience applying tactical or operational judgment in military environments.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and written communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

Previous experience with USSOCOM, US Army Special Forces, Naval Special Warfare, Marine Raiders, Air Force Special Operations, or comparable allied units.
Experience in unconventional warfare, counterterrorism, foreign internal defense, or special reconnaissance.
Background in joint operations, mission planning, intelligence support, or operational risk assessment.
Experience developing operational assessments, military reports, training materials, or doctrine.
Experience in deployed operational environments or multinational military operations.

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