We are looking for an experienced systems engineer to help the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) strategically modernize the Global Command and Control System - Joint (GCCS-J). You'll be the person who turns emerging warfighter problems into clear, testable requirements for GCCS-J modernization - engaging GCCS-J operators, distilling their needs, partnering with senior software developers on the design, and then helping the PMO plan and coordinate the delivery of modernized GCCS-J capability for real-world operations. Our purpose is singular - to optimize warfighter performance through information technology.
You have...- A curious mind. You enjoy digging into how operators actually use C2 systems and how those systems are wired together - and then thinking about how it could be done differently.
- A talent for translating need into requirement. You can sit with an operator at a Combatant Command, surface what they really need, and turn it into clear requirements with acceptance criteria that an engineering team can build against.
- A bias for integration over reinvention. You reach for existing solutions, APIs, and proven building blocks before recommending custom software, and you know when custom code is the right call.
- A desire to be understood. You speak clearly and write concisely. Your goal is to ensure operators, engineers, and senior leaders grasp your ideas, decisions, results, and recommendations.
- An open mind. You seek input from others to understand their perspective, and you appreciate constructive feedback on your work.
- A penchant for helping your teammates. You enjoy sharing your extensive knowledge and insights with developers, operators, and program leadership to help them improve their work.
What You'll DoAs a systems engineer on our GCCS-J Strategic Engineering team, you'll be the bridge between Combatant Command operators, the DISA GCCS-J Program Management Office (PMO), and the GCCS-J software development team.
- Engage Combatant Command personnel to understand how they employ GCCS-J as part of their C2 mission, and capture the warfighter needs that will drive improvements and enhancements for GCCS-J.
- Derive GCCS-J integration requirements through stakeholder engagement with the GCCS-J Family of Systems (FoS) program offices, other C2 systems delivered by US military service programs, third-party data providers, and third-party data consumers (such as Palantir Maven Smart Systems).
- Write clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria that confirm successful delivery of warfighting outcomes desired by the Joint C2 community.
- Partner with senior software developers to shape the design of the integrated solution before implementation - making architectural trade-offs, weighing existing-system reuse vs. commercial and open source solutions vs. custom software, and ensuring the design will satisfy the acceptance criteria.
- Plan how GCCS-J modernization fits into Combatant Command demonstrations and exercises - what scenarios it supports, what data it carries, what success looks like, and what evidence we collect.
- During demos and exercises, coordinate with the operations team that is using modernized GCCS-J - ensuring requirements are understood, scope is managed, and exercise objectives are met.
- Produce the artifacts that move the program forward: DoDAF-compliant architectural diagrams, data correlation rulesets, technical design and solution documentation, TEM minutes, demonstration reports, and trip reports.
- Make recommendations and advise on improvements across C2 information systems architecture, networking, legacy and high-speed data exchange, cybersecurity, DoD-approved commercial cloud, frontier AI models and agents, and data correlation and management.
Your TalentsWe are seeking C2 Systems Engineers who are good at:
- Engaging warfighters and program stakeholders to elicit needs and translate them into precise integration requirements with acceptance criteria.
- Designing scalable, enterprise integration solutions in collaboration with software development teams - understanding the technology deeply without owning the production code.
- Reasoning about C2 information systems architecture, APIs, data exchange, and integration across program, service, and network boundaries.
- Analyzing data - including correlation across heterogeneous sources - to make defensible decisions about integration approach.
- Communicating your ideas and the results of your work in both verbal and written form to engineers, program leadership, and uniformed operators.
- Collaborating with program offices, government leads, and warfighters to reach a shared goal.
- Doing what needs to be done to help your customer succeed - including showing up at exercises and Combatant Commands when it matters.
What You NeedTo become a member of the BluestoneLogic team, you'll need:
- 3-7 years experience in systems engineering for software-intensive systems - eliciting requirements, defining acceptance criteria, and shaping designs with development teams.
- Experience supporting Joint C2 systems is a bonus.
- Familiarity with cloud and edge deployment patterns, API integration, and operating across classified networks (e.g., SIPR, SECRET/REL) is a bonus.
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or similar technical discipline.
- U.S. citizenship and an active DoD SECRET clearance, or eligibility to obtain a final DoD SECRET clearance or above.
- Willingness to travel up to 6 weeks/year both CONUS and OCONUS, for Combatant Command engagements (e.g., Tampa, Colorado Springs, Doral, Stuttgart, and Oahu).
- Ability to work in a hybrid model across BluestoneLogic HQ in Washington, D.C., DISA HQ at Fort Meade, MD, and remote.
