Operations Domain Systems Engineer at Barbaricum
Tampa, FL
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Jul 6, 2026
Tampa, FL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level systems engineering role supporting U.S. Special Operations Command, focused on Command and Control systems and Common Operational Picture tools used across global missions. Day-to-day work involves training military users on operational platforms, identifying technology gaps, and participating in working groups covering areas such as joint fires and tactical data links. Suits candidates with a background in SOF mission planning, tactical communications, and C2 systems, who hold an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Mid level · 4+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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Why we read it this way (7)
This role sits at the intersection of operational military domain expertise and systems engineering — it is not a conventional software or IT role. The primary day-to-day work involves training users on C2/COP platforms, analyzing operational technology gaps, and supporting SOCOM/Joint Staff cycles. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is the best available fit; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible runner-up given the systems analysis and requirements-bridging duties.
The 4-year experience requirement is stated twice in the Required Qualifications section — once for 'progressive technical experience' and once for specific operational experience (mission planning, navigation, C2 platforms). Both point to the same 4-year floor, so the overall years minimum is set to 4.
Skills in this posting are predominantly operational/domain concepts (SOF missions, task organization, mission command principles) rather than named commercial technologies. Only the most concrete, named platform categories have been extracted as skills; generic operational concepts and soft skills have been omitted per extraction rules.
The preferred qualifications describe proficiency across three domains (Operations, Intelligence warfighting, Tactical Mission Planning) but name no specific software tools — these have been captured as preferred skills at the category level only.
Active TS/SCI eligibility is explicitly required as a hard gate. No compensation was stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): OAI Management.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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