C2 Systems Integrator - Warfighter-First Mission Lead

Horizon Global Partners; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Global Partners seeks a C2 Systems Integrator in Reston, VA to lead development, delivery, training and sustainment of command-and-control systems. You will bridge operators who depend on the systems with engineers who build them, owning integrated delivery of IT infrastructure, mission software and integration.

The role requires deployment-ready experience in C2 environments, DoD RMF/ATO familiarity, and on-site collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure mission success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of combined operational, program management, or systems integration experience (military service counts).
• Experience managing or contributing to the acquisition, fielding, or sustainment of C2 or other mission-critical systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to brief senior military, government, and industry leaders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the program's operational voice: translate operator needs, tactics, procedures, and mission requirements into clear, testable engineering requirements.
• Define and defend mission-critical availability, latency, and data-integrity expectations for track, display, and other mission functions.
• Develop and maintain mission-thread and dependency views showing how a failure affects operational users.
• Represent the program in discussions with operational commands, user working groups, and requirements boards.
• Coordinate with Joint and Allied stakeholders on interoperability and data exchange.
• Plan and support OT&E, training, and testing events with realistic environments.

Skills

Operational experience

Air Battle Manager

C2 systems knowledge

RMF/ATO familiarity

Briefing senior leaders

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Job description

Horizon Global Partners seeks a C2 Systems Integrator in Reston, VA to lead development, delivery, training and sustainment of command-and-control systems. You will bridge operators who depend on the systems with engineers who build them, owning integrated delivery of IT infrastructure, mission software and integration.

The role requires deployment-ready experience in C2 environments, DoD RMF/ATO familiarity, and on-site collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure mission success.