Cornerstone Defense | Technically Innovative Solutions

Location: Reston, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3560

Title: .NET Developer
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.

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 *

Seeking a highly motivated .NET Developer/Engineer to build and implement functional software solutions. Who can thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment and possess the ability to engage in open and animated peer review sessions. The candidate must be able to change direction quickly, have an eagerness to learn new technologies and succeed in a team-oriented environment.

All development resources will experience full exposure to application lifecycle management (ALM), allowing employees the opportunity to learn and work across many functional areas including UI/UX, business layer, database design, application architecture, etc.

The ideal team member is a self-starter with effective problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and a curiosity for new challenges and experiences. Additionally, candidates will ideally have experience that highlights their critical thinking skills, lifelong learning habits, and effective presentation skills to help team members and clients understand issues, opportunities, and proposed solutions.

The selected candidate will build and implement functional software solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment and can engage in open peer review sessions, to change direction quickly, and possess an eagerness to learn new technologies.

Job Requirements:

Collaborate with software architects and developers.
Collaborate with the project managers, analysts, and customers in the analysis, design, creation, and maintenance of integration solutions.
Produce code to develop easy maintenance and extension of client software products.
Integrate software components and third-party programs.
Understand and demonstrate development skills utilizing ASP.NET, .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, and JavaScript/JQuery.
Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing software.
Perform validation and verification testing prior to deploying implementations.
Recommend and execute improvements.
Create technical documentation for reference and reporting.
All other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

2 + years of experience with software development, infrastructure development, or related field.
Working understanding of SQL, SSL Certificates, and Single Sign on Configurations.
Understanding of the asp.net application lifecycle from IIS to the DOM.
Create and consume REST and SOAP web services.
Experience with Windows environment and Visual Studio.
Experience with .NET, SaaS.
Experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Able to multitask and manage time efficiently.
Ability to work independently and in a team.

Desired Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.

Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3539

Title: Requirements Engineer
Location: Bethesda, MD
*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.

Education:
Associate Degree + 8 Years
Bachelor's Degree + 6 Years
Master's Degree + 4 Years
PhD + 2 Years”

Seeking a Requirements Engineer to evaluate and translate the customer’s mission needs into requirements for the IT development team. In this role, the candidate will support the development of technical tools and systems for the National Counterintelligence and Security Center by engaging with various stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand the customer’s vision and goals; analyzing and documenting the requirements and technical tasks required to meet the overall objective; collaborating with the IT development team; and tracking progress against set milestones.

The ideal candidate is proactive and customer-focused, with an ability to translate and articulate detailed technical requirements to the development teams while conveying broader objectives and impacts to the mission customers. The candidate should have previous experience analyzing and translating customer IT requirements, and documenting and tracking tasks within JIRA using Agile methodology; and be able to coordinate and effectively communicate with customer staff and leadership.

Responsibilities include:

Identifying and vetting customer requirements; developing subtasks and user stories within JIRA using Agile methodology
Translating business requirements into detailed user, functional, and systems requirements that will be developed by the development team
Coordinating and facilitating exchange meetings or forums to determine the needs of customer; consulting with the customer to clarify and validate complex request if necessary
Coordinating and facilitating or providing substantive input to meetings to assist in the design and implementation of requirements and to determine the impact of changes and the possible technical solutions to business needs
Supporting gap analysis activities by comparing, documenting, and reporting shortfalls in proposed capabilities; assessing how well the capability meets the requirement; documenting any gaps that may exist; and ensuring that the capability meets the intent of the development objective or capability
Analyzing joint needs statements and recommending capability requirements to support solutions that will fulfill gaps and optimize investments across the programs
Providing final technical review and validation of requirements; preparing requirements for review and acceptance by review boards; and ensuring all necessary approvals have been obtained
Collecting and mapping basic tool requirements from data ingestion to data storage via multiple methods
Developing workflows to illustrate the steps required for security and suitability resolution
Strategically assessing requirements against the customer’s vision and providing recommendations for future requirements and possible alternative solutions
Tracking execution of developers’ actions and providing regular status updates to the customer
Interacting with the development team and customers to resolve complex concerns associated with pending and/or in-process requirements

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI with Poly is REQUIRED
Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related experience
3-5 years’ experience within an IC Agency, preferably ODNI
Hands on experience with JIRA/Confluence and experience working in an Agile and Scrum environment
Experience with the MS Office Suite

Desired Qualifications:

Ability to work in a dynamic mission environment which requires balancing competing priorities and schedules
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of technical writing and workflow process identification and documentation
IT technical knowledge and experience”

Location: Reston, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3509

Title: Communications Officer
Location: 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-visibility impact on an enduring and evolving mission that requires a self-motivated, creative individual to serve as a full-time Communications Officer in a Front Office environment. The Communications Officer is responsible for developing communications products in support of a Customer directorate front office. The candidate will work with the Program Manager, other members of the contract team, internal and external organizations, and senior government managers to develop communications products in multiple formats for a broad Intelligence Community audience. Key responsibilities include:

Developing employee communications content that supports the overall communications strategy and reflects key corporate messaging. This requires the use of strong story telling and writing/editing skills.

Finding and developing stories that publicize employees, innovation, and relevant programs and playing a key role in shaping the corporate culture and vision.
Working with the communications chief to manage employee communications, delivering content to support employee engagement, and adhering to established timelines.
Tracking the status of workforce notes and communications.
Proactively engaging with stakeholders to understand communications requirements and shape communications plans.
Writing and publishing content across the range of internal communication channels (print, web, etc).
Ability to use Edge to send senior leadership messages.
Working with the communications team on the production and development of employee newsletters and other communications, including sourcing and writing content that is relevant, accurate, and engaging.
Providing support as needed on communications for employee events.
Developing multiple communication products, including but not limited to, newsletters, presentations, digital content, letters, brochures, training materials, and video scripts.
Proactively seek opportunities and solicit feedback from team members to enhance programs, events, and communications.
Writing and/or proofreading communications provided from stakeholders for dissemination to the workforce.
Ensuring all editorial content utilizes correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and organizational style.

Required Qualifications:

Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree (four years of relevant experience may substitute in lieu of a degree) and fifteen (15) years or more experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience; PhD or JD and (10) years or more experience.
Minimum of ten (10) years of communications experience, preferably at least two (2) years writing/producing internal communications content.
Superb written communication skills.
Must have ability to work in a fast-paced and high-performance environment.
Must have an adaptable work style and be comfortable interacting with all levels of officers and all communications styles.
Must demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills to develop and generate content for meetings, briefings, documents, blogs, and/or websites.
Must have well-developed skills with Microsoft Outlook products, especially Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
Must have experience with publishing content, especially Joomla and Edge.

Location: Chantilly, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3508

Title: Cyber Security 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.

Required Skills:

1. Cyber Security Support: 2. Demonstrated experience analyzing IT systems for cyber security vulnerabilities. 3. Demonstrated experience developing IT system or network architecture design, conducting IP data flow analysis, encryption configuration, and vulnerability analysis using both open-source and commercial tools, such as Nmap, Wireshark, Metasploit, Canvas, Kismet, or BackTrack. 4. Demonstrated experience analyzing IT network configurations of devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, VPNs, or Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems for cyber security vulnerabilities. 5. Demonstrated experience with communications protocols such as IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, MPLS, OSPF, IGRP, BGP, SIP, H.232. 6. Demonstrated experience with multiple OS’s, including Windows, Linux, and OSX. 7. Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Windows ver.; 7, 8, 10, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, or 2016. 8. Demonstrated experience with cloud computing technology and hypervisors such as HyperV, VMWare ESX, or Virtual Box. 9. Demonstrated experience with transitioning security domains and use of cross domain appliances. 10. Demonstrated experience with network management systems, network storage, backup systems, and disaster recovery (DR) architectures. 11. Demonstrated experience performing technical risk assessments and providing technical risk mitigation guidance. 12. Demonstrated experience ensuring appropriate risk mitigation considerations, risks and vulnerabilities are well understood and appropriately mitigated. 13. Demonstrated experience analyzing procurement processes of hardware, software and services to comply with cyber security and operational needs. 14. Demonstrated experience creating concise and well-structured written assessments. 15. Certifications: CISSP Certification.

Desired Skills:

1. Cyber Security Support 2. Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor’s IT review boards. 3. Demonstrated experience with providing recommendations to IT architecture and design reviews. 4. Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor’s security policies and regulations. 5. Demonstrated experience providing recommendations in technical standards, security standards, and operational assurance. 6. Certifications: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Ethical Hacker.

Location: Reston, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3507

Title: Cyber Project Engineer
Location: 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.

Required Skills:

1. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in computer science, information technology, system administration or a related discipline 2. Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following: Computer networking in Windows AND Linux, Use of common online services in a persona-specific environment, Website configuration, Basic software development knowledge. 3. Demonstrated experience strategically planning efforts, identifying issues, negotiating changes, proactively anticipating needs, and analyze complex requirements with stakeholders, and allocate resources in a given timeline to achieve desired mission outcomes. 4. Demonstrated experience eliciting information on complex technical problems from non-technical personnel for use in diagnosis, analysis, resolution of problems. 5. Demonstrated experience making decisions and managing competing priorities, schedules, risks, stakeholder requirements and interdependencies on a variety of technical, resource, and organizational issues, even in ambiguous or high-pressure situations. 6. Demonstrated experience effectively communicating (oral and written) to convey complex technical information for a variety of audiences (i.e., technical and non-technical). 7. Demonstrated experience with customer regulations and standards, including Information Security (INFOSEC) and Communications Security (COMSEC). 8. Demonstrated experience managing security aspects of deployed infrastructure and technical solutions, in addition to day to day security operations.

Desired Skills:

1. Demonstrated experience evaluating emerging technologies and identifying areas of improvements to meet requirements. 2. Demonstrated experience with customer systems, architectures and applications. 3. Demonstrated experience with Project Management concepts and principles. 4. Demonstrated experience with IT tools, methodologies, technologies, and industry trends (to include social media and web). 5. Demonstrated experience with Rapid7, WebInspect, AppDetective, CIS-CAT, and other vulnerability assessment tools and processes. 6. Information security certifications such as CISSP, CISSE, CISA, CEH, CCSP, etc. 7. Demonstrated experience with computer and network vulnerabilities (e.g., malware, zero-day attacks, denial of service attacks, etc.)

Location: Springfield, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3506

Title: Linux System Administrator
Location: Springfield, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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 Responsibilities:

Correct messages that have failed message format validation for continued processing
Troubleshoot and resolve connectivity issues with connected systems/applications
Perform message system configuration and database modifications, Network Configuration changes, and security configuration or communications line security parameters based on government direction.
Install, configure and test message application software releases and/or patches with existing connected systems.
Coordinate and collaborate with the Application Service Provider (ASP)/Infrastructure Support Provider (ISP) on hardware, operating system, transport, or etc. issues that impact the M3 system functionality and availability.
Manage and assist in the multimedia messaging software access and permissions to the system (Information Transport Service (ITS), Replacement External Message Handler (REMH), message operators, NGA Operations Center (NOC), Command and Control, Production System Operations Center (PSOC), Library of National Intelligence (LNI), NGA Cedalion, etc.).
Manage and configure new communication lines to include functional testing with the distant end based on NGA government direction.
Functional availability should be maintained at 99% (16 hours of approved downtime per month). This is based on the operational system and not just uptime on the multimedia messaging server.
Provide support to all agents, real-time dissemination of incoming organizational record messages based on user-created profiles/agents, retrospective search of historical information and composition, coordination, and release of organizational record messages.
Perform routine application preventive maintenance functions and database back-ups.
Support all NGA and Non-NGA outages that impact the M3 servers.
Provide assistance with security, certification and accreditation of the multimedia messaging systems
Request, install and update certificates (servers) to ensure the servers are properly maintained and functional.
Comply and support applicable Department of Defense (DoD) security policies as well as NGA Information Technology Risk Management initiatives.
Support ongoing NGA cybersecurity initiatives. Cybersecurity is defined as codifying the M3 v.5 software updates.
Respond to M3 system vulnerabilities per NGA’s direction and prioritization.
Provide Cybersecurity Support via the following tasks:
Provide Cybersecurity Subject Matter expertise to provide support with the A&A security, certification and accreditation of the multimedia messaging systems.
Comply and support applicable Department of Defense (DoD) security policies as well as NGA Information Technology Risk Management requirements.
Support ongoing NGA cybersecurity initiatives and respond to system vulnerabilities per NGA’s direction and prioritization.
Provide expertise to support NGA’s Risk Management and Cybersecurity efforts required to obtain an Authority To Operate (ATO) any new system. This includes adherence to the NGAM 8010.1 Information Systems (IS) Risk Management Framework (RMF) guide and Intelligence Community Directive (ISD) 503 in developing the Security Plan, Risk Assessment Report, Security Assessment Report and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M), as well as compliance with NGA’s Enterprise Security Services cybersecurity initiatives. Use industry leading tools and work with appropriate security stakeholders to implement continuous monitoring capabilities. This effort includes, but not limited to the list detailed below.
Create an ICD-503 compliant system security plan in NGA’s Xacta software by entering relevant information into, as well as subsequent proof of compliance (documentation and demonstration) with any assessed security controls.
Create a system boundary diagram. Create the Ports, Protocols and Services matrix for all partners (IP address, and inbound/outbound/both).
Create any needed Firewall Change Requests (FCRs) via NGA’s Service+ portal.
Support TEMs with NGA’s Risk Management Team (Registration, SOT, Pre-CAST, CAST, SCA) to achieve an Authority To Operate (ATO).

Utilize ACAS vulnerability scanning via the NESSUS agent, evaluate and remediate, mitigate or patch vulnerabilities, utilizing NGA’s Authorized Outage (AO)/Change Request process.

Investigate Quest Authentication Services (QAS) to “join” Active Directory, and, if feasible, install upon Government direction

Enable web-based logins with NGA’s Active Directory utilizing the GEOAxis application.

Create the documentation of Personally Identifiable Information /Personal Health Information (PII/PHI) for additional security controls determination.

Enable End Point Security/ENS (evolution of Host Based Security System/HBSS) utilizing NGA’s Enterprise.

Enable Carbon Black managed monitoring with NGA’s Enterprise when applicable.

Enable NGA’s Insider Threat monitoring via the Enterprise User Activity Monitoring (UAM) tool.

Collaborate with NGA’s Disaster Recovery team in the creation of the system’s Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP)

Aid NGA’s Production Systems Operation Cell (PSOC) with installations of monitoring widgets/APIs for after hour monitoring.

Investigate Data at Rest Encryption, and, if feasible, install upon Government direction

Investigate utilizing NGA’s SHIELD two factor authentication procedure to daily elevate privileged user access, and, if feasible, install upon Government direction

Investigate ArcSight (Enterprise auditing integration) service for insider threat detection and off system audit log reviews, and, if feasible, install upon Government direction

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This position will also be responsible for the following:

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.

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

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3491

Title: VMWare Systems Admin
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $200 – $230k
*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 Qualifications:

Candidates must be willing and able to perform Virtualization System Administration.
At least 6 years of hands on VMWare experience:
Implement/maintain/install VMWare ESXI instances
Installation/upgrading of VMWare EXSI instances from ESXI 4.4-8.0.3 and up to vSphere 8.0.3 with and without command line
Build/maintain clone vSphere VM templates up to Version 16
Automation with PowerCLI, vRealize, (vRA)Aria, Microsoft PowerShell and Batch
Install/Maintain/Manager Netapp technology with and without Netapp command line
Troubleshoot from layer 1

Professional skills:
Effective communications skills & documentation skills
Ability to work with large team of developers
Ability to manage a small team of administrators
Self starter and able to work without direction
Willingness to interact with customer watch facilities
Understanding/appreciation of customer mission requirements

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.

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.

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: Herndon, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3481

Title: Penetration Tester
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.

Required Skills
• Conduct internal penetration testing and vulnerability assessment of servers, web applications, web services, and databases
• Manually exploit and compromise operating systems, web applications, and databases
• Examine results of web/OS scanners, scans and static source code analysis
• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance issues
• Write final reports, defend all findings to include the risk or vulnerability, mitigation strategies, and references
• Ability to meet and coordinate with various audiences to include developers, system administrators, project managers, and senior government stakeholders
• Provide security recommendations for developers, system administrators, project managers, and senior government stakeholders
• Report vulnerabilities identified during security assessments
• Write penetration testing Rules of Engagements (RoE), Test Plans, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Conduct security reviews, technical research, and provided reporting to increase security defense mechanisms
• Experience with NIST 800-53 and Risk Management Framework
Desired Skills
• Certifications: CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker Certification, CPT – Certified Penetration Tester
• Strong writing skills
• Experience with AWS Cloud Security

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.

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

Location: Tysons, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3456

Title: UI/UX Designer

Location: Tysons, 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.

Collaborate to define a future customer experience-led vision for the business, and required capabilities to deliver it. Assess the impact and contribute to the business case. Conduct business analysis and opportunity modeling through stakeholder interviews and customer experience touchpoint design. Lead customer-centric strategy focused project streams and pitches. Ensure alignment with defined business goals throughout the service design process and the creation of services roadmaps. Interpret customer needs to effectively communicate and present service strategies. Inform Go To Market strategy for experiences to maximize value.
A creative problem solver and design leader, skilled in the team sport of crafting solutions that are smart, simple and lovable. You analyze the needs of the target users and how they perform tasks to create an optimized user experience. Expertly apply complex user interface & interaction design principles. Guide persona, archetype, or mindset development, user journey/flow creation, task analysis, and information architecture creation. Define & guide the planning, execution, & synthesis of user research and usability testing, and ensure research translates into meaningful ideation and actionable recommendations.

Required:
·   5-8+ years experience delivering interface design solutions for clients
·   5+ Years experience demonstrating proficiency or expertise in relevant professional design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (with an emphasis on XD), InVision, and more.
·   5+ years experience with user research and usability testing
·   Excellent written and oral presentation skills, including facilitation of small to large groups (5-30+ people)
·   Ability to provide clear, articulate rationale for design choices and approach
·   Expertise with Agile methodology and ability to work in iterative product design cycles
·   Bachelor’s degree
Desired:
·   Experience using scrappy design tools like paper and slides
·   Background in Software Engineering or familiarity with custom development practices to effectively communicate with a highly technical, multidisciplinary team
·   Experience delivering design products across multiple networks
·   Experience leading teams of designers/creatives (3-7+ people)
·   Ability to translate user research findings into design requirements and design deliverables

Location: Tysons, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3455

Title: Systems/Business Analyst
Location: Tysons, 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.

Description:

The Systems / Business Analyst supports an application delivery program by understanding and documenting requirements, dependencies and constraints. Acts as a liaison between clients, stakeholders, and the development team to ensure alignment and clear communication. Produces supporting documentation to include requirements, flow charts, technical and training documentation. Provides end-user support, including training, troubleshooting, and addressing any issues or concerns.

Required:
·   3+ years of capturing, validating, and refining business requirements for systems design and development.
·   Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills in a client-facing capacity
·   Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
·   Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
·   Ability to work across distributed teams.
·   Experience working within Agile software development environment.
·   Ability to support creation and maintenance of user support documentation.
·   Ability to support system quality and verification in collaboration with other team members.
Desired:
·   Previous consulting experience
·   Lean six sigma certification
·   Experience with the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)
·   Requirements (intermediate)
·   Change Management &Communications (Intermediate)

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: Tysons, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3454

Title: Software Developer
Location: Tysons, 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.

Description:
The Full Stack Software Developer works with the Lead Engineer to deliver a completed software solution. Developers help with design and then implements all levels of the solution: data layer, application code, user interface. Working with Lead Engineer on Design and coding and delivering APIs and integrations with other software systems and databases. Developers will have 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 and maintenance tools and languages such as Java, C#/.NET, SQL, JavaScript libraries, HTML, etc. Database and data management and analytics technologies, such as SQL, XML, Python, R, etc. Developing and maintaining unit test scripts. Developing APIs and web services for integration between system and data sets.

Required:
·   Application layer programming languages (e.g. Java, C#)
·   Database / data layer experience (e.g. SQL, unstructured data, Python, R, data management and analytics tools)
·   Front end development skills (e.g. modern javascript frameworks, HTML, CSS, bootstrap, etc.)
·   Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining systems on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
·   Experience in Agile / Scrum

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

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

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: Bethesda , Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3405

Title: Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $175,000 – $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:
A successful candidate will work with others on program security team to provide for all aspects of security to include but not limited to the following:
• Work with others on program security team to provide for all aspects of security to include but not limited to the following Activities:
• Provide expert-level knowledge, both in context and execution with the Risk Management Framework to support a NIST SP 800-53 HHM systems through the A&A process.
• Construct thorough and complete security documentation to include, but not limited to, System Security Plans (SSPs), Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms), and any other artifacts to support the Body of Evidence (BOE), for sponsor's approval.
• Identify security controls and work with engineering, development and testing staff to construct proper test plans and procedures.
• Implement security audit reviews verifying that the audit records are collected and reviewed.
• Coordinate all security testing exercises, working with external assessment teams and technical staff.
• Configure and support various AWS services to protect the security posture of the system
Desired Skills:
• Demonstrated strong technical skills and analytic abilities, as well as experience performing system security analysis and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience with security in the Amazon Web Services environment.
• Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks in pursuit of overall goals with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated experience in translating an understanding of systems and applications into security test plans and perform hands on security testing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk management methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience to analyze test results and suggest mitigations for security problems.
• Demonstrated technical experiences with system configuration, development, and design specifically around enterprise systems and hypervisors.
• Demonstrated experience with Linux and virtual platforms.
• Documented working experience with public and private information security groups and organizations.
• Possesses experience with communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to senior executives.
• Possess a broad knowledge of Information Security policies and guidance, as well as the ability to assist in researching, evaluating, and developing relevant security policies and guidance.
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 #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

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:

Active Secret Clearance required to start with the ability to maintain
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:

Willingness to upgrade security clearance to TS/SCI with poly
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:

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.

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

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
8+ years of related software engineering and ETL experience.
Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills.

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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
Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for the ETL process
Develop complex data flows, or makes significant enhancements to existing pipelines.
Conducts investigations and tests of considerable complexity.
Researches emerging technologies to determine impact on application execution.
Provides input to staff involved in writing and updating technical documentation.
Prepares reports on analyses, findings, and project progress.
Provides guidance and work leadership to less-experienced software engineers.
May serve as a technical team or task leader.

Type: Contract
Job #3345

Computing System Administrator
Colorado Springs, CO
Active TS/SCI
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.

The Consultant will work entirely at the direction of the customer to assist in Compute System Administration support while serving as a member of the STARCOM team at the Customer’s location.

Job Responsibilities:
• The consultant shall support the Government Risk Management Framework (RMF) Process jointly with the Government-provided Platform-as-a-service and host application capabilities of other directed contractors. Working together the contractors shall jointly obtain an ATO for the CUI HPC that emulates the environment of TS, or TS+ capabilities.
• Consultant shall provide dedicated SME/System Administrator to support optimization tuning and administration of the HPC capability.
• Consultant services include hardware patching and system protection and ensuring no end-of-life (EOL) capabilities.
• Supporting STARCOM HPC system administrators for HPC Superdome System Optimization, Tuning and Administration activities as defined below for CUI & TS/SCI classification levels:
• Optimization, Tuning and Administration of hardware layer for workloads and tasks
• Change management support for UEFI, BIOS, OS and network performance tuning
• Review of software stack components (compilers, configurations, operating systems & partitions)
• Support for resource planning during system expansion activities
• Review of system and software integration requirements
• Transfer of knowledge, continuity and data
• Primary point of contact for incidents & troubleshooting

Required Skills:
• Consultant to hold a Master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Computer systems, Information Technology Systems, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution with 10-15 years of experience working in classified environments; or a Bachelor’s degree in the above fields, from an appropriately accredited institution and 10-15 years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming in classified environments.
• Experience working with applications that are AI enabled, require high amount of graphical processing units and visualization that can operate in a secure software defined environment.
• Expertise in Secure LINUX implementations and familiar with use of containers in cloud environments and HPC Hardware operations and configurations

Location: Herndon, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3337

Title: Forensics Specialist
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.

We are looking for a driven candidate, who is passionate about the security of our country. This candidate will support the Cyber Forensics team as a Computer Forensics Specialist. The Computer Forensics Specialist will provide expertise in computer forensics, mobile device forensics, data and media recovery, reverse engineering, intrusion analysis and methodologies, and vulnerability assessments.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Conduct imaging of a variety of devices (i.e. – HDDs, mobile devices, etc.)

* Conduct forensic examinations to identify the root cause of cyber incidents

* Responsible for assessing and filling forensic gaps

* Interact with and establish relationships with customers

* Provide technical reporting in order to explain complex forensic examinations to a wide audience

* Perform risk analysis of software and provide mitigations for any identified risks

* Perform data recovery to maximize the amount of useable data

* Identify IOCs, TTPs and recommend appropriate counter measures

* Provide recommended remediation steps in the aftermath of a cyber incident

* Bachelor's Degree or 3 or more years of related experience

* Strong organizational, communications, and critical-thinking skills

* Knowledge of concepts and practices of processing digital forensics data

* Skill in preserving evidence integrity according to industry best practices

* Skill in using forensic tools (i.e. – Xways, Axiom, FTK, Autopsy, Zimmerman tools, etc.)

* Skill in conducting forensics analysis of multiple operating systems (i.e. – Windows, Linux/Unix, Android, MAC, iOS, etc.)

* Knowledge of data carving tools/techniques

* Skill in analyzing volatile data

* Experience in acquiring volatile data

* The ability to develop forensic tools in Python, C#, C++ or C

* Experience with analyzing malicious data

* Experience with analyzing software to identify risks/vulnerabilities

Location: Herndon, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3336

Title: Cybersecurity Systems 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.

We are seeking a driven and highly technical Cybersecurity Engineer in Herndon, VA. The Cybersecurity Engineer will support the Cyber Investigations team as a reverse engineer/software engineer.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Automation of data acquisition, processing and scanning.

* Develop and maintain malware sandboxes and software plugins to enable malware investigations.

* Ability to reverse code to determine malicious behavior or uncover IOCs for detection.

* Automation/Scripting for cloud investigations (investigative methodology for response and opensource tooling)

* Isolate, review, analyze and reverse-engineer malicious binaries to determine functionality and capability.

* Analyze samples and provide written technical reports related to the scope, nature, and characteristics of the malicious code.

* 4+ years of experience in malware analysis, reverse engineering, digital forensics or related position

* Experience with Python

* Experience with Intel x86/x64 assembly

* Experience with Windows operating system & architecture

* Experience with static analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra and Binary Ninja

* Experience with debugging tools such as x64Dbg and WinDbg

* Experience with virtualization, sandboxing, and emulation tools like VMware, KVM, QEMU and others

* Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, .NET, Java, etc.

* Active/Current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

* Experience with additional operating systems such as Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, etc.

* Working knowledge of Computer Network Exploitation (CNE), Computer Network Attack (CNA) and Computer Network Defense (CND) tools and techniques

* Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework

* Knowledge of common digital forensic techniques and practices

* Experience with additional architectures such as ARM/ARM32 and MIPS

* Experience with other operating system file formats, such as ELF

* Experience with development and/or scripting utilizing Python and/or other programming languages

* Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or similar technical field of study, or 6 additional years of experience in lieu of degre