• Type: Contract
• Job #3505

Title: CAM (Cost Account Manager)
Location: Remote Local – Reston VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage and monitor cost accounts, ensuring adherence to budget and project timelines.
• Prepare and maintain EVMS reporting in compliance with FAR/DAR requirements.
• Integrate earned value data with project schedules to assess cost performance and forecast future expenditures.
• Provide analysis of project variances and recommend corrective actions to ensure project success.
• Collaborate with project teams to support financial planning, forecasting, and performance reviews.

Required Skills:

• EVMS certification and proven experience in Earned Value Management.
• In-depth knowledge of FARs/DARs and their application to cost reporting.
• Strong financial analysis and cost control skills.
• Experience in managing cost performance for government or defense contracts.

• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3504

Title: Data Analyst
Location: McLean, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Cornerstone Defense is looking for an experienced Data Analyst to directly support the Office's Chief of Investments and Resources by applying data analysis techniques towards the office's AI inventory and responding to AI inventory related data calls. Successful candidate will have 10-15 years of experience that includes researching and identifying new AI applications, techniques, and trends. This role requires experience implementing AI or AI-related strategies to advance customer goals and objectives; developing executive level roadmaps, briefings, placemats, and narratives; supporting collection and organization of office data; creating, delivering, and analyzing surveys; and generating executive-level Tableau dashboards to convey information of interest in a digestible manner.
 

• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3503

Title: Mission Integration Support
Location: McLean, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Cornerstone Defense is is looking for an experienced general management consultant (at least 7+ years) with AI/ML experience/knowledge to support the office's Chief of Mission Integration. The candidate should be adept at briefing and talking point development, have critical thinking skills, strong communication skills (verbal and written), is detail oriented, experience supporting a front office. 
 

• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3494

Title: Data Scientist/Data Architect
Location: McLean, VA
Compensation Range: Approximately $180K
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

We are seeking a Data Scientist to support our customer. This position will work directly with a Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) to support a fast-paced, dynamic environment and work closely with government customer and IT developers to validate customer's data and data analytics requirements.

This position will also be responsible for the following:

Establish Data Environments, and serve as the data visualization subject matter expert.
Create and translate trend, time-series, and predictive analyses, and facilitate stakeholder decision-making technical exchange meetings.
Participate in hands on work on data science for data modeling, design, model training, and implementation to meet enterprise requirements.
Establishing the system environment for large data sets, considering aspects such as data capture, storage, extraction, process and analysis.
Using data visualization tools to create roadmaps, placemats and process flows; and creatively displaying data to facilitate customer decision-making processes.
Applying data wrangling and exploration techniques.
Manipulating data to gather insights from large structured and unstructured data sets and developing trend analyses.
Developing algorithms to facilitate data analysis, support identification of data errors, and developing pattern analysis from multiple disparate data sources.
Providing input on software implementation for analytics.
Validating customer requirements and determining feasibility of solutions and alternative options.
Contributing to and collaborating on executive-level briefings for the CDAO.
Provide excellent organizational, analytical, data science abilities, and compile and organize statistical information retrieved and present findings to management.
Strong math, coding and analytical skills are essential to complete job requirements successfully.
Qualifications

Current TS/SCI with Poly is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant STEM field.
10+ years of total professional experience in a technical setting; with at least 5 of those years as a Data Scientist, or related role.
Ability to implement effective data solutions to ingest, curate, store and retrieve agency mission, business and IC data.
Ability to establish a system environment for large data sets, considering aspects such as data capture, storage, extraction, process and analysis.
Experience using data visualization tools to create roadmaps, placemats and process flows; and the ability to creatively display data to facilitate customer decision-making processes.
Ability to manipulate data from disparate structured and unstructured sources to develop models and other detailed analysis that provide meaningful data insights.
Experience with Programming languages like Python, Java, SQL and Cloud technologies.
Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced mission environment which requires balancing competing priorities and schedules.
Desired Skills:

Have a depth of experience in data science, to include demonstrated experience with programming languages (e.g. Python, SQL), statistical programs (e.g. R and MS Excel), and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, QlikView).
Data scientist certification from AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, or etc.
Demonstrated experience with data modeling tools to include or similar to ER/Studio, Erwin or Lucid Chart.
Deep understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence for logical applications and techniques.
Have experience working in Agile and DevOps environments.
 

• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3493

Title: Data Scientist/Data Architect
Location: McLean, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *

Compensation Range: $210k approximately
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

We are seeking a Data Scientist to support our customer. This position will work directly with a Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) to support a fast-paced, dynamic environment and work closely with government customer and IT developers to validate customer's data and data analytics requirements.

This position will also be responsible for the following:

Establish Data Environments, and serve as the data visualization subject matter expert.
Create and translate trend, time-series, and predictive analyses, and facilitate stakeholder decision-making technical exchange meetings.
Participate in hands on work on data science for data modeling, design, model training, and implementation to meet enterprise requirements.
Establishing the system environment for large data sets, considering aspects such as data capture, storage, extraction, process and analysis.
Using data visualization tools to create roadmaps, placemats and process flows; and creatively displaying data to facilitate customer decision-making processes.
Applying data wrangling and exploration techniques.
Manipulating data to gather insights from large structured and unstructured data sets and developing trend analyses.
Developing algorithms to facilitate data analysis, support identification of data errors, and developing pattern analysis from multiple disparate data sources.
Providing input on software implementation for analytics.
Validating customer requirements and determining feasibility of solutions and alternative options.
Contributing to and collaborating on executive-level briefings for the CDAO.
Provide excellent organizational, analytical, data science abilities, and compile and organize statistical information retrieved and present findings to management.
Strong math, coding and analytical skills are essential to complete job requirements successfully.
Qualifications

Current TS/SCI with Poly is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant STEM field.
10+ years of total professional experience in a technical setting; with at least 5 of those years as a Data Scientist, or related role.
Ability to implement effective data solutions to ingest, curate, store and retrieve agency mission, business and IC data.
Ability to establish a system environment for large data sets, considering aspects such as data capture, storage, extraction, process and analysis.
Experience using data visualization tools to create roadmaps, placemats and process flows; and the ability to creatively display data to facilitate customer decision-making processes.
Ability to manipulate data from disparate structured and unstructured sources to develop models and other detailed analysis that provide meaningful data insights.
Experience with Programming languages like Python, Java, SQL and Cloud technologies.
Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced mission environment which requires balancing competing priorities and schedules.
Desired Skills:

Have a depth of experience in data science, to include demonstrated experience with programming languages (e.g. Python, SQL), statistical programs (e.g. R and MS Excel), and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, QlikView).
Data scientist certification from AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, or etc.
Demonstrated experience with data modeling tools to include or similar to ER/Studio, Erwin or Lucid Chart.
Deep understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence for logical applications and techniques.
Have experience working in Agile and DevOps environments.

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• Location: Bethesda, Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3492

Title: IT PMO Analyst
Location: Bethesda, MD
Compensation Range: $180k approximately
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

We are seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented IT PMO Analyst to join our team at Bethesda, MD, to provide unparalleled support to our customer and to begin an exciting and rewarding career. This position provides support to an SAIC intelligence community customer. The successful candidate will support the direction of the program, develop, guide and monitor all aspects of schedule, administration and performance. They will also be responsible for coordination and collaboration with Government officials, to keep them informed and up to date on the program status.

Duties include:

Performs as a project lead, experience in managing project schedule and performance.
Directly contributes to project definition, requirements development and/or enhancement efforts including cost management/avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities.
Performs analysis of business and user needs, requirements, documentation of requirements, and translation into proper requirements specifications.
Ensures proper performance of tasks necessary and the ability to block and tackle issues to achieve the most efficient and effective execution of the project objectives.
Utilizes expert communication skills needed to direct the skilled technical resources and report on the technical progress, issues, and problem areas, as well as write and review technical documents.
Communicates status, requirements, metrics with leadership and customers. 
Maintain focus on organizing and managing time and resources for the program deliverables.
Specifically support the following activities/functional areas:
Prepare Project status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government
Communicate issues and solutions to the Government PM in a timely and transparent manner
Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor's contracts staff
Develop/streamline processes to ensure mission accomplishment and program deliverables.
Assist the SAIC PM by providing input to customer deliverable reports
Qualifications

Active TS/SCI with poly is required
Minimum Education: B.S. or relevant experience in Program Management.
10+ years of related experience in program and project management and or business process analysis / PMO Analyst type of role
Experience using Agile Scrum Methodology and working knowledge of JIRA
Ability to work with minimal supervision
IT knowledge and experience
Familiarity with Cloud technology desirable
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
PMP preferred
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• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3483

Title: Cyber Security Engineer 
Location: McLean, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

• Experience with risk identification, prioritization, remediation, and monitoring
• Experience with vulnerability and attack surface management
• Experience with Elasticsearch and Splunk
• Experience with databases (development, maintenance, and use)
• Effective communication skills w/ an ability to convey information to different levels of management and techncial expertise)
• Effective presentation skills to include taking data and quickly developing PowerPoint presentations)
• Ability to be a team player, with an ability to function independently without step-by-step instructions
• Ability to work core hours of 9am – 3pm

• Location: Herndon, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3482

Title: Cyber Security Project Engineer (Pen Tester) 
Location: Herndon, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *
 

• Demonstrated work experience in cyber security or related IT field
• Experience with cyber security penetration testing
• Experience leveraging adversarial tactics to conduct hands-on security testing
• Experience applying computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques
• Working knowledge of cyber security principles for Linux, Windows, and virtual platforms
• Experience designing, testing, or implementing IT security architecture
• Experience performing network security analysis
• Experience analyzing network architectures
• Experience using network management tools
• Experience develping risk management methodologies
• Experience analyzing test results to develop risk and threat mitigation plans
• Experience testing or reviewing system configuration, development, and design, specirfically around enterprise systems and hypervisors
• Expeience designing, testing, or implementing complex Windows installations
• Certifications: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Global Information Assurance Certified Penetration Testing (GPEN)

• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3481

Customer Labor Category:	Cyber Security Project Engineer		– – –
Location:	McLean, VA
Position Description:	Location: McLean Core Hours: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Required Skills • Ability to create queries and alerts that feed into a dashboard for monitoring and analysis of various logs • Experience with creating Splunk dashboards • Provide analysis and review of Splunk audit logs to include OS, database, and application logs • Experience in evaluating query results and reporting results to the customer in report format • Strong writing skills to create documentation such as SOPs, internal process documents and input into cyber policies • Ability to coordinate with external projects and customers to ensure audit log ingest • Understanding of creating ITSI Glass Tables • Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction • Ability to assess, plan, and enact security measures to help protect an organization from security breaches and attacks on its computer networks and systems. • Analyzes all relevant cyber security event data and other sources for attack indicators and potential security breaches • Applies knowledge of Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) • Detects, triages, investigates, responds and reports on all of the monitored networks • Demonstrates experience with RMF, CNSSI 1253, NIST SP 800-53, and NISPOM • Demonstrates experience with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker (SCC) • Demonstrated experience with compliance and vulnerability scanning tools (XACTA, RedSeal, Nessus, Splunk, McAfee ePO, and/or other vulnerability scanners) • Experience with cloud technologies to include Amazon and Azure • Excellent writing and communication skills Desired Skills • Board certified in relevant security programs (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, NCSF, CAP) • Professional certifications in cloud technologies – Amazon and Microsoft Azure • Understanding of FISMA

• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3465

Title: CYBER SECURITY ANALYST
Location: McLean, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

CYBER SECURITY ANALYST

We are seeking a highly skilled cyber security analyst.  The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and remediating vulnerabilities and weaknesses across networks and systems. This is a tactical role that requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other cyber defense teams to maintain continuous situational awareness of current and emerging cyber threats.
• Analyze data to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and weaknesses in our systems and networks
• Provided detailed remediation and mitigation plans, track via Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Conduct research on threat actors, malware, exploit methods, and vulnerabilities to stay up-to-date on current cyber threats.
• Develop and maintain cyber threat reports and presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Provide input on the implementation of processes, procedures, and technological solutions to mature our operational program and team cadence.
• Respond to internal team and stakeholder inquires on vulnerabilities and related topics.
• Collaborate with peers to identify and address cyber gaps and develop solutions to address cyber needs.
• Conduct proactive data gathering to better understand the political, economic, and behavioral aspects of threats, cyber activities, and threat actors.
• Assist with threat data enrichment, curation, automation, and dissemination within a threat intelligence platform.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or six additional years of relevant experience
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability management, or a related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Strong understanding of types of vulnerabilities, network attacks, and current industry threats
• Experience with data analysis and data-driven decision making
• Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms and tools
• Ability to travel locally and nationally as needed

Desired Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field
• Certifications in cybersecurity or related field (e.g. CISSP, CEH)
• Experience with vulnerability management tools and platforms
• Strong understanding or risk management principles and practices
• Experience with process improvement and implementation
• Experience with tools including:  Confluence, ServiceNow, JIRA, Tableau, PowerBI, Excel

• Location: Herndon, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3459

Title: Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Herndon, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.
 

• Daily support to service requests and attendance at CDS related TEMs
• Lead efforts to conduct data collection for the creation/updating of the CDS inventory for the customer to meet compliance requirements.
• Consult with projects and system owners on technologies, threats, and vulnerabilities and provide response support as appropriate.
• Assist in the implementation of required government policies and procedures (i.e., NSM-8, CNSS, and other policies/procedures), and in making recommendations on process tailoring.
• Support the file type review process and risk assessment reporting.
• May serve as a team or task lead.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) and/or Degree (Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, etc.)
• Experience: 15+ years of related experience.
• Required Technical Skills:
• Demonstrated experience with systems engineering and architecture.   
• Demonstrated ability to provide triage effectively and independently, and problem resolution for technical issues.
• Demonstrated experience in Governance, Risk, and Compliance management.
• Demonstrated record of sound judgment and problem-solving skills necessary to make recommendations to customer management.
• Working knowledge of information security policies/regulations, NSM-8 and supporting Operational/Emergency Directives, CNSS, and other information as required. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and a self-starter.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Desired Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of file type risks and vulnerabilities.
• Experience supporting the customer’s Risk Management Framework.
• Knowledge of the NIST 500-53 RMF and CNSS CDS overlay.
• ISSM experience is a plus.
• Six Sigma experience is a plus.
• Visio experience is a plus.
• Location: Herndon, VA – Customer Site

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

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• Location: Chantilly, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3456

Python Developer: works as part of a team to implement functionality as part of multiple efforts to build data processing applications while taking ownership of architectural design components, technical implementations, and the software development lifecycle. A successful developer will be able to implement functionality to interface with an existing system, as well as writing new functionality to interface with various open-source tools. Knowledge of the software development lifecycle is a must, as the developer will help translate requirements into user stories to be implemented as part of a team. As part of the implementation phase, the developer is expected to include automated tests as part of the CI/CD pipeline to validate the code that is being written. Knowledge of the cloud software deployment process is also key, including familiarity with parallel processing in Python, large data processing using packages such as PySpark, and optimizing Python code for deployment as part of a containerized architecture. 
Role Highlights:

• Development of software components in support of various Python-based data processing applications 
• Work decomposition and development architectural design for components as part of a larger software development system 
• Build with automated testing frameworks to ensure code quality and robust CI/CD deployment processes 
• Experience developing web APIs to interface with cloud applications and databases as part of cloud native software applications 
• Experience working as part of an Agile team to deliver software iteratively 
• Experience integrating Python code into Docker containers as part of a distributed architecture.
• Experience designing software application components independently based on requirements 
• Experience leading discussions with customer stakeholders to align on requirements and technical implementations   

Required Skills:

• Data Processing Python Libraries such as PySpark, Pandas and Numpy 
• Experience with API development in Python using Python libraries such as FastAPI 
• Experience with Unit Testing Frameworks in PyTest and Mocking   

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience with Python ORM tools for database as code such as SQLAlchemy
• Experience deploying containerized Python code using Docker on cloud platforms such as AWS

• Location: Chantilly, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3454

Participates in development efforts to deliver a complete software solution. This position is for work across the cloud-based software development lifecycle (front end, back end, database, cloud deployment and orchestration, etc.). Design and implement all levels of the solution: data layer, application code, user interface. Design and deliver APIs and integrations with other software systems and databases. Architect for optimal use of enterprise infrastructure (cloud) and security requirements. Experience in the following: Delivering the design and development of software applications. Programming/coding from the data layer through the application layer, through the user interface. Decomposing functional requirements into technical specifications and tasks. Software development frameworks and languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Python, etc. and data management tools such as SQL and XML. Developing and maintaining unit test scripts. Developing APIs and web services for integration between systems and data sets.    
Key Responsibilities: 

• Work with the Chief Engineer and Technical Leads to translate requirements into user stories to incorporate new functionality into various software applications
• Develop custom data processing functions and applications using data libraries in languages such as Python 
• Interface with numerous front-end frameworks in order to display and interact with data in various formats 
• Containerizing Java and Python microservices and deploying to an AWS cloud environment 
• Develop and/or integrate with Infrastructure as Code DevOps tools to support cloud orchestration of software components 
• Leverage AWS best practices to optimize code for cloud deployment with cost-conscious development and deployment strategies. 
• Experience developing web APIs to interface with cloud applications and databases as part of cloud native software applications
• Experience working as part of an agile team to deliver software iteratively 
• Experience working with open-source Python libraries and packages to speed to software development lifecycle 
• Build automated testing frameworks and security scanning and integrating these tools into the CI/CD pipeline 

Required Skills:

• Design and development of software solutions at one or more layers of the technical stack (data, application, UI)
• Programming languages, particularly Python, Java, Javascript, TypeScript, SQL
• Cloud application and data deployment in AWS (EMR, EKS, ECR, RDS, etc.) 
• DevOps tools and services (Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Packer, etc.) 
• Integration with applications and data across a platform (e.g. APIs)
• Developing software within Agile methodologies 

• Location: Herndon, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3414

Title: IT Program Manager
Location: Herndon, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *

Company Overview:
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.

Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience

• Demonstrated experience with Sponsor tools and operations and Sponsor roles and missions
• Demonstrated experience with requirements writing with Confluence and JIRA
• Demonstrated experience gathering requirements, conducting analyses on processes, and proposing improvements to existing processes
• Demonstrated experience facilitating technical exchange meetings with stakeholders to identify, collect, and establish coordinated technical business requirements
• Demonstrated experience preparing and conducting technical business analyses, needs assessments, and requirements analysis and definition to align business systems, solutions and initiatives
• Demonstrated experience preparing requirements and recommendations related to business systems
• Demonstrated experience identifying and collecting mission user IT needs for both desktop and operational technical capabilities
• Demonstrated experience developing and documenting current and future IT artifacts based on stakeholder feedback to understand associated technical details and make recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment
• Demonstrated experience maintaining and capturing feedback in IT requirements library to ensure changes are captured from a traceability and documentation standpoint
• Demonstrated experience providing IT stakeholder engagement for daily agile events that support and drive decision making at boards, committees, councils, and working groups

Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience

• Demonstrated experience being ready to learn and the ability to identify potential business risks
• Demonstrated experience working within a highly collaborative team environment
• Demonstrated experience in problem resolution to include organizing and structuring solutions to complex problem sets
• Demonstrated experience gathering, defining, and managing stakeholder requirements in support of technical capabilities in accordance with regulation and policy
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Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

• Location: Herndon, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3413

Title: Cyber Security Architect / Engineer
Location: Herndon, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Analyzes customer requirements and provides highly innovative technical expertise on cloud computing techniques and related cloud architectures. 
• Identifies the vulnerabilities and risks associated with Cloud misconfigurations, particularly with respect to systems processing extremely sensitive data. 
• Helps to define and update Cloud security standards/requirements necessary to minimize the risks associated with Cloud misconfigurations. 
• Assists with establishing an approach to monitoring compliance with specific Cloud security standards of systems in the Cloud. 
• Develops scripts, terraform files, and/or Cloud Development Kits (CDK) to assist project teams with an automated means to implement and validate Cloud configuration standards. 
• Reviews and analyzes Cloud configuration compliance data to inform risk remediation and/or risk mitigation strategies. 
• Maintains current and advanced knowledge of progressive and advancing technology as assigned. 
• Provides expert guidance and leadership to less experienced cloud development personnel. 
• May serve as a task or project leader. (Not a people manager) 
• May consult with executives and customers to deliver complex cloud development solutions. 
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in cloud technology.

• Education: Technical training, Certification(s) and/or Degree (Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, etc.) 
• Required Experience: 15+ years of related experience. 

Required Technical Skills: 

• Demonstrated experience with one or more Cloud vendors and their native services/environments (Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and/or Oracle). 
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise cybersecurity management platforms. 

Required Skills and Abilities: 

• Demonstrated experience engineering and deploying IT capabilities. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide triage effectively and independently, and problem resolution for technical issues. 
• Demonstrated record of sound judgment and problem-solving skills necessary to make recommendations to Customer management. 
• Demonstrated working knowledge of information security policies and regulations. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 

Desired Skills and Abilities: 

• Demonstrated experience with implementation and assessment of security controls that support authorization and accreditation processes. 
• Demonstrated experience supporting the NIST Risk Management Framework. 
• Demonstrated experience with Cross Domain Systems 
• Demonstrated project management experience. 

Recommended Certifications: 

• AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, CCSP, CCSK, CISSP 

Location:

• Customer Site (Herndon, VA) 

Security Clearance Level:

• TS/SCI w/poly

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *
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• Location: Bethesda , Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3406

Title: Cloud Systems Engineer  
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $170,000 – $195,000

Company Overview:
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.
Position Description:      

• Work with a team of technical cloud computing professionals to rapidly build and deploy a demonstration capability, while simultaneously supporting the program office to specify, design and deploy the final system.
• Development will take place in an iterative fashion using scrum techniques with inputs from multiple stakeholders. The development team will rapidly grow into a large scale, enterprise development effort.
• Requires exceptional flexibility and technical skills.
• Work will be done in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and changing requirements.
• Participation in iterative software development teams with adherence to all reporting requirements
• Meeting with stakeholders, analyzing requirements, user stories, and related artifacts to determine technical specifications for the system environments
• Coordinating with technical teams responsible for the cloud hosting infrastructures in order to establish and maintain the environments used by the program for the development, test, and deployment of the demonstration capability and the final production system
• Build, migrate and test AWS cloud environments and integrations
• Develop templates or scripts to automate everyday developer or operations functions
• Build new automation to expand and maintain Cloud hosting
• Monitor and maintain multiple Cloud Infrastructure environments based on client requirements
• Identify new tools and processes to improve the Cloud platforms
• Collaborate with remote team members to build and maintain positive, productive team relationships
• Developing, testing, and monitoring connections to interfacing systems such as data feeds from numerous organizations and user interactions from other Sponsor organizations
• Working with other programs to coordinate the integration of enterprise services to be consumed/used by the Sponsor system
• As this program matures, this role may require occasional on-call after-hours support
• Development of technical documentation and briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed by program management

Required Technical Skills:

• Linux/Unix systems administration
• Knowledge of physical server management, issue diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Cloud application (AWS/Azure) architecture
• AWS Cloud Formation
• Large scale system integration
• Scripting to automate developer or operations functions
• Environment and Server layout and configuration maintenance to Industry standards and best practices
• Developing enterprise and solution-level architectural designs
• JIRA, Confluence and other project management tools
• Review and Maintain environments at the latest security posture
• Remediate app/package installations
• Rapid prototyping to refine system requirements and technical specifications of the system and its operating environments
• Experience in developing enterprise and solution-level architectural designs.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code design, management, and version control techniques.
• Exposure to project management skills and/or project-based work structures, project lifecycle models, etc.
• Knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
• Strong communication and documentation skills

Company Benefits:
Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs.  These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to:  A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
 

• Location: McLean, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3405

Customer Labor Category:	Information Systems Security Engineer		– – –
Location:	McLean, VA
Position Description:	• Ensure security policies and procedures are implemented • Experience with gaining an ATO for systems and working the systems through the assessment and authorization process • Experience with vulnerability scanning tools to include Nessus, AppDetective, WebInspect and other vulnerability scanning tools • Strong understanding of RMF, CNSSI 1253, NIST 800-53, NISPOM • Ability to create and maintain system BOE documents to include SSPs, architecture diagrams, contingency planning, and continuous monitoring documentation • Ability to write and modify documents to include SOPs, processes, and other guidance documentation • Experience with JIRA and requirements management Desired Skills: • Security Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, NCSF,CAP • Experience with cloud security

• Location: Bethesda , Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3404

Title: Cloud Migration Application Support    
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $170,000 – $200,000
Company Overview:
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.
Position Description:      

• Work with a team of systems engineers and software developers to specify, design, develop, test and deploy the end-state system. Development will take place in an iterative fashion using scrum techniques with inputs from multiple stakeholders. The work will be done in a dynamic stakeholder environment within AWS. Communicate with team leads and senior leadership and rapidly adjust direction in support of new and/or changing requirements.
• This effort will include a variety of activities, including:
• Design, implement and maintain JAVA Microservices
• Integrate data from one system to another via REST API
• Become an expert on an AWS data workflow that includes Lambda, S3, and other such technologies
• Ingest and normalize data from multiple data sources
• Develop technical documentation and briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed by program management
• Working with other enterprise service programs to leverage their capabilities via web services integration
• Coordinate and/or participate in system integration and/or user acceptance testing
• Write unit and integration test
• Monitor applications in production
• Participate in code reviews

Technical skills:

• Knowledge of standard ETL tools, such as Pentaho, AWS Glue, etc.
• Understanding of JAVA Microservices
• Understanding of REST API
• Understanding of AWS data workflow that includes Lambda, S3, and other such technologies

Company Benefits:
Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs.  These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to:  A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
 

• Location: Bethesda, Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3395

Title: Financial Resource Analyst
Compensation Range: $130-145k
Location: Bethesda, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ CI Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Job Description:

 Coordinating with stakeholders on financial taskings
• Preparing and delivering executive level presentations to senior leadership on the program’s
financial status during program management reviews
• Providing input to leadership on business process improvements
• Developing spend plans and allocating and executing funds according to spending priorities
• Working closely with project managers to define requirements and justify financial needs
• Analyzing the program’s execution and tracking expenditures against available budget
• Providing regular status updates to leadership on the financial status and recommending
solutions and strategies
• Gathering information for, and tracking BCR packages and Economy Act Transfers
• Being actively involved in document and quality control”
 

• Location: Dulles, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3387

Customer Labor Category:	Software Engineer		– – –
Customer Skill Level(s):	Subject Matter Expert
Position Description:	TECHNICAL: (Software Engineer – heavy Java development) a. (U) The Contractor shall design and develop tools that integrate with commercial applications. b. (U) The Contractor shall design and develop collaborative tools, data manipulation techniques, data visualization techniques, and directory services. c. (U) The Contractor shall provide operations and maintenance of operational systems. d. (U) The Contractor shall modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware or software, or to improve its performance. e. (U) The Contractor shall analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost restraints. f. (U) The Contractor shall consult with customers about software system design and maintenance. g. (U) The Contractor shall develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation. h. (U) The Contractor shall confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. i. (U) The Contractor shall compile and write documentation of program development and subsequent revisions, inserting comments in the coded instruction so others can understand the program. j. (U) The Contractor shall write, update, and maintain computer programs or software packages for receiving, transmitting, processing and storing mission data. k. (U) The Contractor shall consult with managerial, engineering, and technical personnel to clarify program requirements. l. (U) The Contractor shall identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement new ones. m. (U) The Contractor shall test, debug, and refine the computer software to produce the required product. REQUIRED: * (U) Demonstrated experience with high-level programming languages such as Java, C# or C++ and experience with MS .NET Framework. * (U) Demonstrated experience with JavaScript, JQuery, HTML and CSS, and PowerShell Scripting. * (U) Demonstrated experience creating custom web parts, lists, content types, views or workflows. * (U) Demonstrated experience exhibiting analytical skills to assess customer requirements and create innovative solutions. * (U) Demonstrated experience exhibiting problem solving skills to include debugging and testing web applications. * (U) Demonstrated experience or working knowledge of Domino technologies such as Server Administration, Development, and Client-based operations. * (U) Demonstrated experience with current database technology. * (U) Demonstrated experience with SQL, MYSQL, Postgres. DESIRED: * (U) Demonstrated experience with legacy commercial development platform and infrastructure engineering, application development, and operations and maintenance. * (U) Demonstrated experience and working knowledge of industry-standard development software platforms, such as MS Windows, or LINUX. * (U) Demonstrated experience and working knowledge of industry standard programming languages, such as Java, C#, or C++.

• Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
• Type: Contract
• Job #3371

FPGA Electronic Warfare Design Engineer
Salt Lake City, UT
Active Secret or Top Secret
Company Overview:
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.

Cornerstone Defense is looking for a talented FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) design lead with industry experience in advanced signal processing techniques and/or Electronic Warfare techniques including Electronic Support and Electronic Attack. We design, develop, and test advanced electronic warfare and multi-function systems. This position would focus on the FPGA design and leading FPGA design teams in coding, simulation, synthesis, place and route, and verification testing aspects. 

Job Responsibilities:
• Expertise in simulation, synthesis, and placement software tools such as ModelSim, Synplicity,
Xilinx Vivado / ISE and/or Altera Quartus development tool sets.
• Expertise in laboratory debug techniques using signal generators, digital oscilloscopes, logic
analyzers, BERTS, and other complex measurement devices.
• Expertise with timing closure in large FPGAs.
• Experience implementing Electronic Support or Attack signal processing.
• Experience implementing complex Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms in FPGA devices.

Required Skills:
• Bachelor’s (Master’s preferred) degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software
Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years FPGA design experience on Digital Signal Processing designs.
• Experience with digital communications architectural design.
• Expertise in either VHDL (preferred) or Verilog hardware development languages.
• Experience implementing Electronic Warfare (EW) algorithms (either Electronic Sense (ES) or
Electronic Attack (EA)) in FPGAs in systems with Electronically steered antennas.
• Experience with systems in high doppler effects.

Desired Skills:
• Simulation, synthesis, and placement software tools such as ModelSim, Synplicity, Xilinx Vivado /
ISE and/or Altera Quartus development tool sets.
• Laboratory debug techniques using signal generators, digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers,
BERTS, and other complex measurement devices.
• Implementation of complex Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms in FPGA devices.
• Experience with timing closure in large FPGAs.
• Experience with signal detection and identification.
• Implementation of signal processing techniques.
• Generation of arbitrary waveform data files.
• Familiarity with code revision management tools such as Git/Clearcase.
• Familiarity with C/C++/C# and Matlab/Simulink.
 

• Location: San Diego, California
• Type: Contract
• Job #3370

Role: Network Technical Consultant (Tier 2 Location)
Location: San Diego, CA (local required)
Duration: ASAP – June 3, 2024 – December 20, 2024
Required: TS + SCI eligible clearance
Company Overview:
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 are looking for a Network Switch Technical Consultant with extensive experience configuring, implementing, & deploying HPE Aruba Switches, Juniper SDWAN & Palo Alto firewalls onsite in San Diego, CA with TS + SCI eligible clearance. Resource must be available to perform all services on customer's premises in San Diego, CA. (with possibility for some remote work)

Required Skills:
– Active TS + SCI eligible clearance
– Expert experience with configuring, implementing, and deploying HPE Aruba Switches, Juniper SDWAN & Palo Alto firewalls.
– Master experience of Networking Infrastructure Concepts for seamless integration with existing infrastructure.
– Expert experience in Network Performance Optimization.

Desired Skill:
– Strong communications & organizational skills as resource will need to engage directly with various levels of customer and HPE teams.

Key Activities:
– Conduct an in-depth assessment of current infrastructure, including network architecture, hardware configurations, & performance metrics.
– Optimize configurations for performance, security, & scalability, leveraging best practices & industry standards.
– Develop a roadmap for integrating HPE Aruba switching technologies in the customer environment.
– Implement necessary technologies to prioritize critical applications and workloads.
– Provide knowledge transfer sessions to empower Customer IT staff with the skills & expertise needed to manage & maintain HPE Aruba Switching environments effectively.
– Fine-tune HPE Aruba switching configurations to maximize throughput, reduce latency, & enhance overall network performance.
 

• Location: Chantilly, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3365

Senior Systems Administrator
Chantilly, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Responsibilities:

• Be able to provide support onsite, remotely, over the phone, or via email.
• Develop solutions for systems & networks that support mission critical and mission essential infrastructure.
• Analyze existing systems & networks and make proactive recommendations to drive change and create efficiencies.
• Willing to perform minimal break – fix tasks
• This position can be filled at either a level 4 or 5 based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• 8 years technical experience with a bachelor’s degree in an IT field; 5 years with a Master’s degree, and 3 years with a PhD Degree
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux Server Operating Systems
• Experience with Infrastructure Re-Architecture Support
• Experience with Enterprise Security Assessment Support and A&A accreditation  

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNA Certification
• Experience with Juniper Firewalls
• Knowledge of with Server Operating System MS 2019
• Knowledge of Power Shell and Basic commands
• Knowledge of MS patching process using WSUS
• Knowledge of Active Directory
• Knowledge of RMF and A&A accreditation process

• Location: Chantilly, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3363

Systems Administrator – Full Performance (Windows + Linux)
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Responsibilities:

• Be able to provide support onsite, remotely, over the phone, or via email.
• Develop solutions for systems & networks that support mission critical and mission essential infrastructure.
• Analyze existing systems & networks and make proactive recommendations to drive change and create efficiencies.
• Willing to perform minimal break – fix tasks

Requirements:

• 2 years with a bachelor’s degree in an IT field; 6 years' experience in lieu of a degree
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux Server Operating Systems
• Experience with Infrastructure Support

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Server Operating System MS 2019
• Knowledge of Power Shell and Basic commands
• Knowledge of MS patching process using WSUS
• Knowledge of Active Directory
• Knowledge of RMF and A&A accreditation process

• Location: Warrenton, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3351

Mechanical Engineering Specialist, Senior
Location: Warrenton, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Key Role:

Provide engineering review, coordination, and oversight for operations, maintenance, repair, and construction work and oversee and coordinate activities with trade shops, including prioritizing work, reviewing ongoing projects, inspecting installed equipment, and overseeing and coordinating work orders, service orders, and projects. Plan, conduct, and direct projects or major phases of significant projects and coordinate the efforts of engineers and technical support staff. Manage project design or construction efforts, including scheduling, funding, and day-to-day project oversight, manage and evaluate construction contractor performance, integrate, and coordinate projects with field personnel, evaluate, validate, and manage project change requests, and provide official weekly project status reports. Assist the client's contracting officer (CO) and contracting officer's technical representative (COTR) with acquisition planning, execution, and administration, assist the CO and COTR with conducting pre-bid and pre-construction site visits with the COTR, provide invoice supporting information to the COTR for payment, and prepare and monitor project schedules and budgets, provide technical guidance and assistance on contracting and construction issues, direct design efforts, recommend construction documents for approval, and oversee any follow-on maintenance programs. Optimize performance, cost, and schedule by ensuring project objectives are achieved on schedule and at the lowest cost compatible with user requirements. Ensure timely input of all data, comments, and documentation into MAXIMO software project management tool. Ensure the integration of all systems, including information technology, telephone, security, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience as a facilities professional

• 5+ years of experience in an assigned field, including high voltage power, mechanical systems, fire protection, or construction

• Experience with the implementation or execution of design documents

• Experience with reviewing design documentation and identifying deficiencies, inaccuracies, and noncompliance issues with the design intent

• Knowledge of Unified Facilities Criteria (UFCs)

• Ability to evaluate conditions and draft engineering memos that provide sounds engineering guidance consistent with industry best practices and all Federal, State, and Local codes

• Ability to review and perform engineering calculations

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph 

• HS diploma or GED 

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with managing project design or construction efforts, including schedule, funding, and day-to-day project oversight 

• Experience with MAXIMO 

• Experience with new and existing building systems and site surveys and calculations 

• Knowledge of the ASHRAE standards, International Building Code, and pertinent NFPA publications related to mechanical systems 

• Knowledge of the CAD systems, AutoCAD, or REVIT 

• Ability to oversee and coordinate activities with the trade shops, including prioritization of work, review of ongoing projects, and inspection of installed equipment 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification  

• Professional Engineer (PE) License 

Mechanical Engineering Specialist, Senior

Key Role:

Provide engineering review, coordination, and oversight for operations, maintenance, repair, and construction work and oversee and coordinate activities with trade shops, including prioritizing work, reviewing ongoing projects, inspecting installed equipment, and overseeing and coordinating work orders, service orders, and projects. Plan, conduct, and direct projects or major phases of significant projects and coordinate the efforts of engineers and technical support staff. Manage project design or construction efforts, including scheduling, funding, and day-to-day project oversight, manage and evaluate construction contractor performance, integrate, and coordinate projects with field personnel, evaluate, validate, and manage project change requests, and provide official weekly project status reports. Assist the client's contracting officer (CO) and contracting officer's technical representative (COTR) with acquisition planning, execution, and administration, assist the CO and COTR with conducting pre-bid and pre-construction site visits with the COTR, provide invoice supporting information to the COTR for payment, and prepare and monitor project schedules and budgets, provide technical guidance and assistance on contracting and construction issues, direct design efforts, recommend construction documents for approval, and oversee any follow-on maintenance programs. Optimize performance, cost, and schedule by ensuring project objectives are achieved on schedule and at the lowest cost compatible with user requirements. Ensure timely input of all data, comments, and documentation into MAXIMO software project management tool. Ensure the integration of all systems, including information technology, telephone, security, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience as a facilities professional

• 5+ years of experience in an assigned field, including high voltage power, mechanical systems, fire protection, or construction

• Experience with the implementation or execution of design documents

• Experience with reviewing design documentation and identifying deficiencies, inaccuracies, and noncompliance issues with the design intent

• Knowledge of Unified Facilities Criteria (UFCs)

• Ability to evaluate conditions and draft engineering memos that provide sounds engineering guidance consistent with industry best practices and all Federal, State, and Local codes

• Ability to review and perform engineering calculations

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph 

• HS diploma or GED 

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with managing project design or construction efforts, including schedule, funding, and day-to-day project oversight 

• Experience with MAXIMO 

• Experience with new and existing building systems and site surveys and calculations 

• Knowledge of the ASHRAE standards, International Building Code, and pertinent NFPA publications related to mechanical systems 

• Knowledge of the CAD systems, AutoCAD, or REVIT 

• Ability to oversee and coordinate activities with the trade shops, including prioritization of work, review of ongoing projects, and inspection of installed equipment 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification  

• Professional Engineer (PE) License 

• Location: Warrenton, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3350

Electrical Engineering Specialist, Senior
Location: Warrenton, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

Key Role: 

Provide engineering review, coordination, and oversight for operations, maintenance, repair, and construction work, and oversee and coordinate activities with trade shops, including prioritizing work, reviewing ongoing projects, inspecting installed equipment, and overseeing and coordinating work orders, service orders, and projects. Plan, conduct, and direct projects or major phases of significant projects and coordinate the efforts of engineers and technical support staff. Manage project design or construction efforts, including scheduling, funding, and day-to-day project oversight, manage and evaluate construction contractor performance, integrate and coordinate projects with field personnel, evaluate, validate, and manage project change requests, and provide official weekly project status reports. Assist the client's contracting officer (CO) and contracting officer's technical representative (COTR) with acquisition planning, execution, and administration, assist the CO and COTR with conducting pre-bid and pre-construction site visits with the COTR, provide invoice supporting information to the COTR for payment, prepare and monitor project schedules, provide technical guidance and assistance on contracting and construction issues, direct design efforts, recommend construction documents for approval, and oversee any follow-on maintenance programs. Optimize performance, cost, and schedule by ensuring project objectives are achieved on schedule and at the lowest cost compatible with user requirements. Ensure timely input of all data, comments, and documentation into the MAXIMO software project management tool. Ensure the integration of all systems, including information technology, telephone, security, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing.

Basic Qualifications:   

• 10+ years of experience working in a professional environment
• 5+ years of experience in a specialized, high-assigned field, including high voltage power, mechanical systems, fire protection, or construction
• Experience with the implementation or execution of design documents
• Experience reviewing design documentation and identifying deficiencies, inaccuracies, and noncompliance issues with the design intent
• Knowledge of Unified Facilities Criteria (UFCs)
• Ability to evaluate conditions and draft engineering memos that provide sound engineering guidance consistent with industry best practices and all Federal, State, and Local codes
• Ability to work with minimal oversight
• Ability to review and perform engineering calculations
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph 

Additional Qualifications:   

• Experience managing project design or construction efforts, including schedule, funding, and day-to-day project oversight 
• Experience with MAXIMO 
• Experience with new and existing building systems, site surveys, and calculations 
• Knowledge of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Electrical Testing Association, National Electrical Code, and pertinent NFPA publications related to electrical systems 
• Knowledge of the CAD systems, AutoCAD, or REVIT 
• Ability to oversee and coordinate activities with the trade shops, including prioritization of work, review of ongoing projects, and inspection of installed equipment 
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Engineer in Training (EIT) Registration
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification  
• Professional Engineer (PE) License 

• Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3348

Title: PeopleSoft ELM Consultant:
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $170k – $190k
Company Overview:
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.

Seeking consultants with Oracle PeopleSoft application functional, development and/or administration experience to support a customer’s Education and Learning Management (ELM) PeopleSoft installation. The role provides PeopleSoft software/system functional and development consulting services at client location. Those who excel in this role are motivated self-starters who love to solve challenging problems and are comfortable working directly with customers and executive leadership. This role requires a strong functional knowledge of PeopleSoft ELM and its as well as the following diverse skill sets:
·               Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with customers, executive leaders, and team members.
·               Ability to assess the high-level architectural design, research potential implementation road maps, and conduct feasibility assessments.
·               Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills for design, creation and testing of software.
·               Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
·               Deep functional knowledge across HCM, Financials and Education applications. Specifically with the PeopleSoft ecosystem with strong experience to make recommendations for low cost and long-term maintenance.
·               Deep reporting background and expertise with understanding of various technologies spanning vendors. Understanding of data warehouse theory and concepts. Work with end users to generate reporting artifacts, as well as explain concepts and help users with little or no technical background.
 
 
Qualifications:
Required to be considered:  Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
 
Required Qualifications: 
Minimum 8 years of technical experience relevant to this position
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred
Product or technical expertise in PeopleSoft ELM, HR and Financials
Ability to communicate effectively and build rapport with team members and clients
Project Management background managing small to medium size projects and project teams.
Experience with entire software development life cycle.
Passion for technology, the curiosity and willingness to constantly learn new skills, work with new tools and discover new and innovative approaches to solving complex technical challenges.
The ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and, vice versa, translate functional needs to technical solutions.
 
 
Desired Qualifications:  
Strong in programming fundamentals and have good understanding of database concepts.
Strong experience in SQL.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Exposure to Agile/SCRUM methodologies.
AWS experience.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

• Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3347

Title: Sr. Database Admin / Engineer – Exadata:
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $175k – $195k
Company Overview:
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.

Description:
Sr. Oracle Database Administrator with 10+ years Oracle database administration experience supporting large scale or enterprise level database services.
Required Skills:   

• 10 + years experience administering to, and engineering solutions with Oracle’s database (10 – current).  Extensive experience with database design and modeling; as well as, the collection and interpretation of  customer requirements relevant to database migration, troubleshooting, performance observation and tuning.
• Significant experience with the production and deployment of RAC, RMAN backup & recovery.
• Experience with Oracle Exadata, DB security, Data Guard and / or DB Vault, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, label security, and data migration.
• BS in CS or related course of study, or equivalent year’s experience.
• Must be an independent worker with strong communications skills.

TS/SCI w/ FSP required.
 
Qualifications:

• Senior Practice/Technical Director provides guidance and assistance in the analysis, design, implementation and optimization of enterprise wide complex IT architectures based on customer mission objectives and needs. The Senior Technical Director has extensive experience and background in implementing creative and innovative solutions with significant industry-wide impact. Analyzes customer missions and business needs to help ensure Oracle solution meets the customer¿s objectives by combining Oracle best practices, product knowledge, and business acumen. Recommends enhancements to meet highly complex customer needs.

• Location: Chantilly, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3346

Title: Data Engineer
Location: Chantilly, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
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.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Data Engineer will manipulate data and data flows for both existing and new systems. Additionally, they will provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation and load (ETL), data mapping, data extraction, analytical support, operational support, database support, and maintenance support of data and associated systems. As a member of the team, candidates will work in a multi-tasking, quick-paced, dynamic, process-improvement environment that requires experience with the principles of large-scale (terabytes) database development, large-scale file manipulation, data modeling, data mapping, data testing, data quality, and documentation preparation.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
2. 8+ years of related software engineering and ETL experience.
3. Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills.

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

1. Experience with the following languages: Python, SQL, Elastic Search, XML, XQuery, XPath, HTML/XHTML, CSS, Shell Scripting, JSON, Java/J2EE
2. Experience developing and maintaining microservices in a docker/Kubernetes environment
3. Experience building and maintaining data flows in NiFi
4. Knowledge of servers operating systems: Linux, windows
5. Strong problem solving skills
6. Focus on continual process improvement with a proactive approach to problem solving
7. Ability to follow directions and finish task

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation and load (ETL), data mapping, data extraction, analytical support, operational support, database support, and maintenance support of data and associated systems
2. Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for the ETL process
3. Develop complex data flows, or makes significant enhancements to existing pipelines.
4. Conducts investigations and tests of considerable complexity.
5. Researches emerging technologies to determine impact on application execution.
6. Provides input to staff involved in writing and updating technical documentation.
7. Prepares reports on analyses, findings, and project progress.
8. Provides guidance and work leadership to less-experienced software engineers.
9. May serve as a technical team or task leader.