About Precision Federal
Precision Federal is a small business building AI, data and software systems for government agencies. The company’s founder loves God, and the company is built on Christian faith: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Faith is welcome here and openly shared.
How this role works
- You join the bench. You apply with your weekly hours and start time. We set your hourly rate from your résumé, and we may name you on proposals that match this role. If we don't win, you owe nothing.
- A contract is awarded. The award funds the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins at the hourly rate we agreed on.
- You work remote, paid from the contract. ~120–600 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.
What you'll do
- Develop, support and change business applications on IBM i in RPG, and write and maintain the CL around them
- Make the changes that rate updates and labor agreements drive, and support payroll cycles when they run
- Administer the system on V7R5: PTFs, security, backup and recovery, job scheduling and printing
- Build and support integrations between IBM i and other platforms through APIs, web services, database connectivity, file transfer or middleware
- Read long-standing custom code and write down how it works so the knowledge stays with the customer
Required qualifications
- Hands-on experience developing and supporting business applications on IBM i in RPG, and writing or maintaining CL programs
- IBM i system administration, including PTFs, security, backup and recovery, job scheduling and printing
- Comfort reading and safely changing long-standing custom code with little documentation
- Experience integrating IBM i with other platforms through APIs, web services, database connectivity, file transfer or middleware
- U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
- Willing to be named on a federal proposal with a one-page resume, and to sign a short letter of commitment
Preferred qualifications
- Payroll, timekeeping or utility billing systems
- City, county or other public-sector work
- UKG Workforce Central, ProWFM or PeopleSoft
- Writing technical documentation and training staff
Compensation & structure
1099 consulting engagement. $45–$100 per hour; we set your rate from your résumé and experience. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — this seat is scoped at roughly 120–600 hours per funded award, fully remote. Work and pay begin only if the contract is awarded — no award, no hours, no obligation.