Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense. We seek, hire, and cultivate the future leaders in technologies, management, and operations. Reach out and start a conversation about how you can be a part of the Cornerstone Defense Team!
Our core values are honesty, integrity, professionalism, and fairness. These values are utilized with all employees, partners, and clients. When faced with tough decisions, we ask ourselves “what is the right move?” In an industry that is constantly changing, our core values are not something that Cornerstone Defense will ever compromise.
We have a binding promise to our employees to make sure that they are prepared to provide the best service to our clients. Cornerstone Defense is committed to taking a holistic view of our team, ensuring each employee is able to balance successfully supporting their customer’s mission as well as maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
We use a consultative approach to hiring, employment, and execution. We look for quality employees and identify the appropriate opportunities for them, not the other way around. Our employees are always our number one concern. We firmly believe that if we take care of our employees, business will follow.
We focus on the details of efficiently managing personnel and business. We are consistently looking for new and unique ways to show our employees that they are the most important asset within the company. We fully understand and manage the need for both the Esprit de Corp and professional training for every Cornerstone Defense employee.
We make every effort to communicate all aspects of Cornerstone operations with our employees. Transparency is fundamental to the culture of our company. We firmly believe that establishing a diverse and inclusive environment creates the best possible outcome for our employees, our clients, and the missions we support.
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💛 WE ARE HIRING!
📍 Cleared positions in the DMV
🎉 Amazing culture + benefits
💥 Work that matters
If this feels like your kind of place, let’s chat! ➡️ Reach out today! [🙂]
Fun Fact Friday! We want to use this series to drop you some interesting tidbits about our company, philosophy, history and culture. Starting with — one of the favorite phrases of our CEO, Pat Palmer, is, “You can’t boil the ocean!” 🌊🔥 It’s a simple reminder to focus on what matters most, set realistic scope, and ship value in stages rather than trying to tackle everything at once.
What it means in practice:
Prioritize ruthlessly. Define the smallest high-impact slice you can deliver now, then iterate. 📌
Clarify the outcome. Make success measurable and time-bound so the team knows when “done” is done. 🎯
Protect momentum. Smaller wins build confidence, reduce risk, and surface learnings earlier. 🚀
Avoid analysis paralysis. Big, amorphous problems get easier when you break them into chunks. 🧩
Do you agree or not?
Drop your take below: Have you seen “not boiling the ocean” help a project move faster—or do bold outcomes sometimes require boiling oceans? Let’s debate! 👇💬
#FunFactFriday #Focus #Prioritization #OperationalExcellence #CornerstoneDefense
Giveaway time! 🎁We’re back with our, “Guess the local spot” series! 👀One lucky commenter will snag Cornerstone notepads, pens (pictured), and a few other office‑supply goodies. To enter: comment your guess and tag a friend who’d enjoy following along on our page.
Clue: A boutique hideaway in a historic downtown area whose name nods to a “castle” in German. 🏰
We love our HQ life, but stepping out into the community keeps us fresh — coffee shops, hotel lobbies, libraries, parks. Where’s your favorite out‑of‑the‑office place to work for an hour or two? Tell us below, then drop your guess! We’ll close out comments on Fri, Feb 27, and DM the winner for details! Good luck! 🎲🍀🫡
HOT PRIORITY! 🔥 We’re hiring a Lead Network Engineer in McLean, VA. Read on to see the description 👇
Cornerstone Defense is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to support a dynamic network environment hosting several data feeds at varying levels of classification.
💼 Role: Sr Comp Network Technologist – Open Mission Critical
📍 Location: McLean, VA (On‑site)
👥 Team: Lead a 3‑person crew, own architecture, upgrades, security, and long‑term sustainment.
What you’ll do:
✅ Design complex networks across multiple technologies
✅ Plan & integrate new configurations for optimal performance
✅ Present to engineering review boards (yes, you’ll have a voice!)
✅ Configure, troubleshoot, and design Cisco routers & multi‑layer switches
✅ Manage small projects end‑to‑end: design → integration → testing → implementation
✅ Diagnose failures fast and restore services like a boss
✅ Document everything (Layer 2/3 provisioning, topology surveys, schematics)
✅ Be the go‑to contact for CIO network engineers
Mandatory Skills (aka your superpowers):
🎓 Bachelor’s in CS/IS/Engineering/Math OR 4 yrs equivalent experience
🔟 10+ years in network config & maintenance
🌐 Advanced networking systems knowledge
🔀 Routing & Switching mastery (Cisco preferred)
🔒 VLANs, Trunking, Multicast, Network Security Appliances
🔄 Full lifecycle: design, install, test, maintain
Why you’ll love it:
✔ Mission‑critical impact
✔ High‑trust team culture
✔ Benefits that actually benefit you
👉 Apply now and let’s build networks that never flinch.
📩 DM for details or click the link in comments.
A team that games together, stays together ! 🎮😂 Every once in a while, a few of us like to hang around for a few minutes after work — and whether it’s a round of ping pong or a round of N64 Super Smash Bros, we love to see the willingness to cultivate fun and meaningful friendships amongst our internal team, even outside of work hours. In fact, having friends or close relationships at work significantly boosts productivity, with studies showing that strong camaraderie can increase efficiency by up to 67%. Employees with positive workplace connections report higher engagement (83%) and job satisfaction (81%), while companies with strong team relationships see 12% higher profit. (Stats from KPMG) Those are some pretty significant numbers!
Do you and your coworkers have any during or after work traditions that help keep the camaraderie at a high? We’d love to hear about them for some inspiration!
