Platform Integration and Support Manager

Company Overview

Red River is a premier provider of mission-critical systems engineering, integration, and enterprise support solutions for the Department of Defense. We are dedicated to delivering innovative hardware and software solutions that enhance the operational readiness and tactical capabilities of the United States Navy. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Platforms Integration and Support Manager to join our dynamic team and lead integration efforts for a high-profile Navy program.

Position Summary

The Platforms Integration and Support Manager serves as the pivotal leader responsible for overseeing the end-to-end integration of complex software platforms and hardware systems in U.S. Navy labs and onto U.S. Navy ships. In this critical role, you will direct and mentor a high-performing technical team consisting of Platform Integration Engineers and Site Administrators, as well as collaborate with the larger Thor Integrated Combat System (ICS) team, various Navy stakeholders, and other contractors and providers.

This position operates in a high-visibility, fast-paced environment. The successful candidate must possess the strategic acumen and technical depth to navigate highly demanding and compressed hardware support, software platform installation, and integration timelines. You will act as the primary interface between senior Navy organizations, shipyard/site personnel, and other contract leads, ensuring that mission-critical systems meet tight schedules for afloat deployment without compromising quality, security, or compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Management: Direct, mentor, and evaluate a cross-functional team of Platform Integration Engineers and Site Administrators. Foster a collaborative environment focused on technical excellence, accountability, and rapid problem resolution.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for senior Navy stakeholders (e.g., NAVSEA, NAVWAR, PEOs and PAEs), site personnel, and partner contract leads. Facilitate clear communication, align technical objectives, and manage expectations across diverse stakeholder groups. Must be able to translate partially defined stakeholder requests into clear, executable plans.
• Integration & Support Oversight: Oversee the comprehensive planning, execution, and sustainment of hardware support operations and software platform integrations for afloat environments, with focus on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service( PaaS), and combat system software and element integration.
• Schedule & Delivery Management: Proactively manage and execute against demanding, highly compressed deployment timelines. Ensure that all hardware installations and software integrations are completed, tested, and validated to meet strict ship deployment schedules and operational availability. Collaborate with program leads to assess resource availability, align priorities, and ensure appropriate resource allocation.
• Risk Mitigation & Issue Resolution: Identify integration bottlenecks, resource constraints, and technical risks early in the deployment lifecycle. Develop and implement rapid corrective action plans in coordination with site administrators and engineering leads to prevent schedule slippage. Define, and elevate to the PMO resource requirements necessary to support missions.
• Compliance & Quality Assurance: Ensure all integration activities adhere to Navy modernization policies, cybersecurity requirements, and rigorous quality assurance standards prior to site and shipboard install and deployment.
• Process Optimization: Continuously assess site administration and integration workflows to identify efficiencies, reduce deployment friction, and streamline hardware/software delivery mechanisms for future Navy platforms. Document and develop standard processes and procedures and drive the team to successfully implement them.
• Reporting: Ensure that daily, weekly, and monthly reporting on site activities is occurring to the appropriate audiences for dissemination of information across all relevel stakeholders and teams.

Required Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain an Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Program Management, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in IT/Systems integration, systems engineering, or technical project management within the Department of Defense. Navy Combat System experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years in a direct leadership role managing technical engineering and administrative personnel.
• Demonstrated, verifiable experience directly supporting U.S. Navy programs, specifically concerning shipboard hardware/software integration, modernization, and afloat network deployments.
• Proven ability to thrive under pressure and successfully manage concurrent deployments with compressed, unyielding schedules.
• Expertise in coordinating with Government stakeholders, external defense contractors, shipyard personnel, and senior military officials.
• Strong understanding of hardware lifecycle support, software deployment pipelines, DevSecOps, and platform integration methodologies.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical challenges to non-technical executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent IAT/IAM Level II/III).
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe) and ITIL service management practices.
• Direct experience with major Navy C4ISR systems, CANES, Aegis, or similar afloat tactical networks.
• Prior military experience in the U.S. Navy as an Information Systems Technician (IT), Electronics Technician (ET), or Systems Engineering Officer is highly desirable.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Red River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.