C2 Systems Engineer VI

Description

If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity in the IT, engineering, software development, logistics, and project management fields, Linchpin Solutions is the place to be! We are currently hiring for a dynamic and experienced C2 Systems Engineer VI.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity in the IT, engineering, software development, logistics, and project management fields, Linchpin Solutions is the place to be! We are currently hiring for a dynamic and experienced C2 Systems Engineer VI.

Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance

Work Schedule: Fulltime, On-site Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA; routine travel to , CONUS/OCONUS

Role Overview

The Senior Systems Engineer serves as the lead technical authority for designing, maintaining, and modernizing the Command and Control (C2) training networks supporting the Marine Operational Command and Control Training Team (MOCTT) and the Marine Corps Information Systems Training Centers (MISTCs). This position provides enterprise-wide engineering oversight across all MISTC locations and the MOCTT COC in Quantico, ensuring that every design, configuration, and integration activity aligns with MCEN standards, DoD cybersecurity requirements, and TECOM training objectives.

The Senior Systems Engineer manages the engineering team at MISTC HQ and is responsible for the design, documentation, and sustainment of high-performance, secure, and repeatable network architectures for classrooms, COCs, labs, and virtualized training environments. This role ensures seamless support to C2 systems training during POI execution, BSTEX events, and technical exchanges. The Senior Systems Engineer also oversees collaborative tool integration and user-support functions for SharePoint, MS Teams, and Microsoft 365 environments used across the MOCTT–MISTC enterprise.

General Skillset

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent communication and technical briefing skills
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and troubleshooting capability
• Ability to manage engineering teams and coordinate cross-functional technical efforts
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively in fast-paced operational environments

• Enterprise-level expertise in network engineering, virtualized environments, and C2 systems integration
• Strong knowledge of MCEN requirements, RMF, DISA STIGs, and DoD cybersecurity best practices
• Experience designing architectures for C2 training environments including C2 classrooms, COCs and watch floors, Simulation and virtualized C2 labs, Proficiency with Visio, architecture diagramming, system baselining, and configuration guide development
• Familiarity with tactical networks, cross-domain requirements, and C2 systems such as GCCS-J, AFATDS, JADOCS, JWICS/SIPR/NIPR, CENTRIXS
• Experience developing SOPs, configuration guides, and sustainment documentation for distributed technical teams
• Expertise designing and administering Microsoft 365 collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook) including, Site collections, Libraries/lists, Workflows, Templates, Master pages
• Experience delivering end-user training for collaborative environments
• Ability to translate complex engineering requirements into clear, repeatable technical procedures

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification required within 60 days (Security+ CE, GSEC, SSCP, etc.)
• Advanced network or cybersecurity certifications preferred (CCNA, CySA+, Network+, etc.)

• 10+ years of experience in network engineering, systems engineering, or C2 systems integration
• Experience supporting Marine Corps or Joint tactical networks preferred
• Experience designing/sustaining geographically distributed training or operational networks
• Experience managing technical teams and coordinating cross-site engineering efforts