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San Diego, United States

Intelligence Domain Systems Engineer

Barbaricum · San Diego · United States

Occupation
Systems Engineer

Posted: 5/6/2026 · Last checked: 10/28/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from Barbaricum's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.

Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, and Bedford, IN, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join our team.

Barbaricum is seeking skilled and adaptive Intelligence Systems Engineers to support the integration and application of intelligence systems and technologies across USSOCOM, its Components, and global partners. This role is essential to enhancing the capability of Special Operations Forces (SOF) through the delivery of tailored software training, technology integration, and intelligence analysis support.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide expert instruction on SOCOM programs of record and emerging intelligence platforms, ensuring seamless support to current and future technologies integrated within the unit’s intelligence production workflows.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver training and support for intelligence tools and technologies related to:
    • Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
    • Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
    • Geospatial/Imagery Intelligence (GEOINT/IMINT)
    • Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
  • Tailor courses and user training for both SOCOM programs of record and emerging commercial/government-sponsored systems.
  • Advise SOF units on how to leverage intelligence platforms to build a comprehensive operational picture.
  • Support seamless integration of new technologies into existing unit intelligence production schedules.
  • Communicate intelligence and operational findings to senior leadership with accuracy and clarity.


Required Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of experience effectively communicating intelligence and operations insights to senior leaders.
  • Minimum 4 years of analytical experience in at least two intelligence disciplines (HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, or OSINT).
  • Minimum 3 years of experience using intelligence software and tools, such as:
    • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
    • Analyst Notebook
    • M3 or other research/reporting tools (e.g., Catapult, Palantir, FADE)
    • HOT-R or CHROME (or similar CI/HUMINT tools)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Candidates will have proficiency or high potential to gain some level of proficiency to enable and train software capabilities across three “domains”: (1) Operations, (2) Intelligence warfighting functions and (3) tactical Mission Planning and Execution domain. 

Security Clearance
•    Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

EEO Commitment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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