IT Manager

What you'll do

You bring the view from the IT manager's chair to a customer's AI project. The work is scenario-based: you are given IT strategy, systems architecture and infrastructure optimisation problems and asked what you would do and why, and you review proposed solutions for the gaps an experienced manager would catch (an integration nobody costed, a vendor lock-in risk, a control that fails an ISO 27001 audit).

The ad lists several strands: vendor management and procurement, security compliance and risk, team leadership and upskilling, and process documentation. In each, your output is written critique, examples from real practice and recommendations, plus participation in structured discussions. The stated aim is smarter AI tools for IT professionals, so your job is to model the judgment those tools should show.

Who fits

• 5+ years as an IT or systems manager, leading technical teams or running enterprise-scale infrastructure
• Proven IT strategy, systems architecture and technology roadmapping
• Vendor management, contract evaluation and third-party integration experience
• Working knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST and GDPR, and of risk management
• Clear writing and speaking about complex technical topics
• Experience mentoring or coaching IT staff

No certification, degree or location requirement is stated.

What it pays

$60–75/hour, micro1's published band. It is a narrow band, so the floor is close to the ceiling, which makes the offer easy to plan around. Hours, pay mechanics and duration are not stated.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Narrow, predictable band
• Management judgment is the qualification; no hands-on coding tasks are described
• Only five openings, so a small, specialised pool

Less good:

• $60–75 is below what senior IT managers usually earn as consultants
• Few openings means competition
• Nothing on weekly hours, project length or whether pay is per task
• Contractor engagement: no benefits
• The customer is not named

About this listing

Read on micro1's jobs portal on 24 September 2026, posted about a month earlier with a "High demand" badge. The band, the five-year bar and the framework list are micro1's text; the examples of what a review might catch are ours. See micro1.