About Precision Federal
Precision Federal is a Christian-owned small business building AI and software systems for federal agencies through the SBIR program. The founder is a Christian, and the company is run on Christian principles: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Every proposal we submit is backed by working prototypes built before we ask for a dollar.
How this role works
- You join the bench. With your written consent, we name you (with a short bio) on proposals that match this role. Consent costs you nothing and commits you to nothing until an award funds.
- A contract is awarded. Federal SBIR awards fund the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins, at an hourly rate agreed before you were ever named.
- You work remote, paid from the contract. ~40–80 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.
What you'll do
- Review security architectures and compliance approaches for accreditation realism
- Advise on RMF process, assessor expectations, and ATO practice as actually experienced
- Sanity-check zero-trust and defensive-cyber designs against DoD environments
- Keep our compliance language native to the ISSM/assessor community
- Join occasional government calls and technical reviews for funded efforts
Required qualifications
- 12+ years in DoD or federal cybersecurity — ISSM, RMF assessor/validator, SCA, or defense CISO track
- Has personally carried systems through ATO
- Working knowledge of NIST 800-53/800-171, RMF, and zero-trust principles
- U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
- Willingness to be named as a consultant on federal proposals, with written consent
Preferred qualifications
- OT/ICS security experience
- Penetration-testing background
- CISSP or equivalent certification
- Prior security clearance
Compensation & structure
1099 consulting engagement. Hourly rate agreed in the first conversation, before you are named on any proposal. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — roughly 40–80 hours across a 6–12 month period of performance per funded award, fully remote. No award, no hours, no obligation.