Irregular Warfare Expert

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.

Application process

• Candidates will complete an AI interview as part of the application process.

Learn More About Our Government & Defense Work

At micro1, we work with government and defense experts to evaluate how advanced AI models perform on real-world tasks.

Our MissionReport benchmark assesses AI-generated military and government reports, highlighting the importance of expert judgment, accuracy, and operational understanding.

Learn more: https://www.micro1.ai/benchmark/mission-report

Where you can work

This role is 100% remote: you can work from any country except Afghanistan, Belarus, DR Congo, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Myanmar, Macau, Russia, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Yemen.