Washington, DC

Salary
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Posted
Aug 10, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Last confirmed open
Sep 24, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

This role supports DISA's modernization of the Global Command and Control System – Joint (GCCS-J), sitting at the intersection of warfighter operations, program management, and software development. The engineer elicits requirements from Combatant Command operators, writes testable acceptance criteria, shapes architectural trade-offs with senior developers, and coordinates capability delivery through demonstrations and exercises. It suits an experienced systems engineer comfortable in DoD C2 environments who can bridge operational needs and technical solutions.

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Must have (2)
DoDAFC2 systems
Nice to have (5)
APIscybersecurityDoD cloudAI/MLPalantir

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Why we read it this way (9)

No location is specified in the posting; GCCS-J work typically requires proximity to DISA or Combatant Command sites, but no city or state is stated.

No security clearance is explicitly gated in the posting text, though the nature of DISA/GCCS-J work strongly implies one would be required in practice — the posting itself does not state it as a requirement.

The posting names no specific years of experience and no formal degree requirement.

Several 'skills' here (requirements engineering, systems architecture, C2 systems) are domain capabilities rather than named tools, but they are the concrete, named competencies the posting explicitly gates on — included because they are the closest to hard technical requirements the posting states.

DoDAF-compliant architectural diagrams are explicitly called out as a required deliverable, making DoDAF a genuine hard gate.

Palantir Maven Smart Systems is mentioned only as an example third-party data consumer in a stakeholder engagement context, not as a required skill — listed as preferred accordingly.

AI/ML (frontier AI models and agents) and DoD cloud appear only in an advisory/recommendations context, not as gated requirements — listed as preferred.

The alt SOC (15-1299) reflects that this role blends systems engineering with business/requirements analysis in a DoD context, making pure 15-1211 a reasonable but not certain fit.

Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): requirements engineering, systems architecture.

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