Cornerstone Defense | Technically Innovative Solutions

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3663

Title: Usability/Human Factors Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Compensation Range: $180 – $200K
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

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

Job Description:
Seeking a Usability/Human Factors Engineer to join the software development team who will develop and sustain integrated, feature-rich capabilities that promote modernization of visualization and presentation tools. The software development team will provide application development and support to tools that allow mission analytic users to view existing data or contribute new information in a collaborative environment.
The Usability/Human Factors Engineer will focus on solving user experience challenges on a highly complex application used by a wide range of users. The Usability/Human Factors Engineer works with developers, managers, and system engineers to keep the product modern and cutting edge. Additionally, the Usability/Human Factors Engineer 2 will research and document user workflows, design and create mockups, engage with users, and interact with the development teams using tools such as Axure and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.
Additional information:

Approximately 15 team members made up of software, system, and test engineers
Work performed in contractor facility in Annapolis Junction

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in cognitive and/or experimental psychology, human factors engineering, or engineering related field (e.g. systems engineering, software engineering, business process engineering). Advanced degree in these fields is desired

Individual Capabilities Required:

At least ten (10) years experience in this or related field and have familiarity with task analysis, user interface design, and usability testing
At least five (5) years user-experience design and testing experience
Direct, conduct usability testing and work closely with product designers and process engineers developing applications
Designing and developing user surveys to obtain user feedback
Use task experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment)
Direct, conduct usability testing and work closely with product designers and process engineers developing applications
Designing and developing user surveys to obtain user feedback
Use task experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment). To work closely with users (analysts) to research for and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios; in order to create user interface design from specifications provided

Location: San Antonio, Texas
Type: Contract
Job #3662

Title: Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 Consultant
Location: San Antonio, Texas
*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.

Position Overview:
We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Senior RHEL 9 Consultants to support a mission-critical government program in a secure environment.
The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9, with a deep understanding of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) at Level 2 or higher. The role involves working closely with infrastructure technologies, including OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Red Hat Satellite (SAT), and Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline.

Key Responsibilities:

Deploy, configure, manage, and support RHEL 9 systems in a secure, mission-critical environment.
Develop and maintain Ansible automation playbooks and workflows using Red Hat AAP (Ansible Automation Platform).
Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to support containerized workloads using OpenShift (OCP).
Manage system patching, provisioning, and configuration using Red Hat Satellite (SAT).
Support CI/CD initiatives and secure application development pipelines via Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline (preferred).
Troubleshoot system performance and availability issues across infrastructure platforms.
Ensure systems and environments meet government security and compliance standards.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience with RHEL, including administration and troubleshooting in enterprise environments.
Proficient in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) – Level 2 or equivalent experience.
Experience with RHEL 9 in production settings.
Familiarity with OpenShift, Red Hat Satellite, and enterprise-grade automation practices.
Security+ or other DoD-approved IAT Level II certification (per DoD 8570 requirements).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline.
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or other Red Hat certifications.
Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python).
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices.

Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Type: Contract
Job #3658

Title: Digital Network Exploitation Analyst Lvl 3/Lvl 4
Location: Anchorage, AK

*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:

Evaluate target opportunities using all source data to understand and map target networks, and to assist in developing detailed exploitation and operations plans.
Analyze SIGINT and cybersecurity data at multiple levels up and down the OSI network stack and bring a solid understanding of logical/physical IP core infrastructure, communication devices and how they connect to networks, and the traffic movements in a network.
Be involved in developing new tradecraft needed to perform this analysis as technologies evolve.
Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Education:
Degree in Computer Science. Degree in related fields (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics) may be considered relevant if programs contain a concentration of courses in the following foundational CS areas: algorithms, computer architecture (not network architecture), programming methodologies and languages, data structures, logic and computation, and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics). Information Technology (IT) and Information Security (IS) degrees may be considered relevant if the programs contain the amount and type of coursework equivalent to a Computer Science (CS) major.

Desired Experience:
Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis roles. In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration. Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) may be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course may count as 6 months of experience).

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3649

Title: Baseband Savvy CNO Developer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $210 -$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.

Overview:
Seeking a highly skilled and motivated Baseband-Savvy Computer Network Operations (CNO) Developer to support the design, development, and enhancement of cyber capabilities in support of mobile device exploitation and vulnerability research. The successful candidate will join a high-performing team of cyber professionals and engineers developing next-generation solutions for Offensive and Defensive Cyber Operations (OCO/DCO), with a specific focus on mobile platforms and baseband firmware.

Core Tasks:

Design and develop mission-oriented CNO tools targeting mobile platforms, with a focus on baseband protocol stacks and firmware.
Perform in-depth reverse engineering of mobile device firmware, with emphasis on baseband components, to identify vulnerabilities and understand undocumented features.
Develop custom software in C/C++, assembly, and scripting languages to interact with or exploit embedded systems.
Analyze mobile communication protocols (e.g., GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G) and their implementation within baseband processors.
Collaborate with vulnerability researchers, embedded systems developers, and low-level OS engineers to support full-cycle development from concept to field-ready capability.
Contribute to internal knowledge bases, write documentation, and support tool maintenance as required.
Support mission goals through rapid prototyping, creative problem-solving, and extensive technical research.

Required Qualifications:

Experience with mobile device development or analysis, including Android or iOS platforms.
Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for low-level systems or embedded environments.
Hands-on reverse engineering experience across diverse architectures (ARM, x86, MIPS, etc.), preferably using tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, etc.
Deep familiarity with mobile network protocols and baseband firmware internals.
Experience working with real-time operating systems (RTOS), SoCs, or embedded firmware.
Master’s degree in a STEM field with 8+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 10+ years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of cellular protocol stack layers (Layer 1-3), particularly Layer 2/3 call control and mobility management.
Experience with fuzzing, exploit development, or vulnerability research in embedded/mobile systems.
Familiarity with SDR (Software Defined Radio) tools such as GNU Radio, OpenBTS, or srsRAN.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for tool automation and data processing.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3647

Title: Network Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $180 – $200K
*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.

Core Tasks:

Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools
Optimize end to end system performance and dataflow management
Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time
Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devises, interfaces and methodologies
Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
Facilitate the implementation of high speed, scalable, fault-to-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design
Provide assistance in all aspects of network management rom network design through implementation, maintenance and upgrading of existing networks.
Analyzes design, specification, and related documents and implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment
Analyze network characteristics (traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of, and/or modifications to network components.

Requirements:

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or Information Systems required
8 years’ experience as a Network Engineer in programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation.
3 years of direct experience with IC or SIGINT activity
Experience with Cisco IOS or JunOS
Experience in developing networks from design through implementation
Experience with Ethernet Trunking and configuring Ethernet VLANs
Experience in configuring multi-vendor network equipment; Experience with network test gear and testing network equipment; Experience in configuring NAT and Routing Protocols.
Ability to demonstrate cyber/IT related experience with attention to detail, customer service, oral and written communication, and problem solving.

Active DoD IAT Level II certification
Active Cisco certification

Preferred:

Understanding of project design within the scope of security (RMF) requirements

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3538

Title: OCI Database Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary Range: $200K-$230K

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3537

Title: OCI Database Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary Range: $180-$200K
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:

Required Skills & Qualifications
1. Technical Expertise:
Strong knowledge of Oracle Database (versions 12c, 19c, or newer).
Proficiency in OCI database services (Autonomous Database, DBaaS, Exadata Cloud Service).
Familiarity with cloud architecture, virtualization, and OCI-specific tools (OCI CLI, Console, and APIs).
2. Performance & Troubleshooting:
Experience with SQL query optimization, indexing, and partitioning.
Hands-on experience with monitoring and diagnostic tools like Oracle AWR, ASH, or OEM.
3. Cloud & Automation:
Understanding of cloud-native principles and experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, OCI Resource Manager).
Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Shell scripting, or PL/SQL.
4. Security & Compliance:
Familiarity with database security best practices, encryption, and compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA).
5. Communication & Collaboration:
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Ability to work in a cross-functional team and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Practice/Technical Director provides technology and industry leadership on large and/or more complex IT engagements. Technical Director leads enterprise wide solution engagements for high quality, integrated solutions within constraints of time and budget. Develops an integrated and robust solution based on customer needs combining GOTS, COTS, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and third party components. Provides subject matter experience to assist customer through difficult business decisions. Designs, configures and implements all aspects of the full stack architecture delivering innovative solutions by combining Oracle best practices, knowledge in IT product offerings, and business acumen. Recommends enhancements to meet complex customer needs.

Location: Laurel, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3499

Title: Linux System Administrator
Location: Laurel, MD
Compensation Range: $175,000-$200,000
*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.

Work on a fast-paced team of system administrators providing support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems for critical enterprise applications.
Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all the client, server, storage, network devices, Etc.
Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems.
Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.

Technology Stack of application(s) with which this role will interact:

Linux
AWS
Atlassian Tool Suite

Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree and ten (10) years of experience as a system administrator on programs of similar scope and complexity is required. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree fifteen (15) years of experience required.
In depth Linux experience.
Familiarity with PowerShell and Bash scripting languages.
Experience with system hardening.
Experience working with ISSOs for system compliance.
DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I is required.

Desired Skills:

Familiarity with Big Fix
Familiarity with Ansible

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3490

Title: Sr. Database Adminstrator – Postgres, MySQL, and Oracle Database
Location: Annapolis Junction
Compensation Range: $180 – 200k
*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:
Sr. Database Administrator with 10+ years experience supporting large scale or enterprise level database services.
Required Skills:

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

Qualifications:

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

Location: Columbia, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3489

Title: System Vulnerability Analyst
Location: Columbia, MD
Compensation Range: $150,-$170K
*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:

3+ years of Cyber software or System Vulnerability Analysis and reporting experience
3 years experience with ICS/SCADA/IOT devices and software, computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering.
BS degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or STEM field

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

Cybersecurity-relevant analysis experience (basic host and/or network analysis experience)
Cybersecurity certification (Sec+, CISSP, CEH, etc)
Proficiency in programing languages (varies based on job position)
Familiarity with Space system development, sustainment, and security operations
Experience in reducing risk to space systems, fixing systems of highest importance, hardening systems in development, and crypto resiliency

Location: Bethesda , Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3404

Title: Cloud Migration Application Support
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $170,000 – $200,000
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Position Description:

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

Technical skills:

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

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

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3356

Title: System Engineer SE3
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $155k – $175k
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.

Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288: Technical Process Area – Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal; Project Process Area – Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area – Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area – Acquisition and Supply.

Notes:
SSP Certification renewals and ISSO/ISSE Security experience required

Mandatory Skills:
1. A Bachelors degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus six (6) years of systems engineering experience OR A High School Diploma or GED plus ten (10) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area). OR A Masters degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience.
2. (U) Note 1 Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.
3. (U) Note 2 – Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics

Optional Skills:
1. Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
2. Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
3. Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
4. Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
5. Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
6. Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
7. Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of projects technical design.
8. Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.

Location: San Antonio, Texas
Type: Contract
Job #3355

Title: Sr. Red Hat Ansible Automation Engineer
Location: San Antonio, Texas
*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.

The selected candidate will join an existing team of Red Hat engineers directly supporting the customer on-site in San Antonio, Texas. This team is responsible for architecting, integrating, and supporting Red Hat products across the customer’s enterprise.
Specifically, a candidate selected for this position is expected to:
1. Be responsible for planning, organizing and providing technical leadership to small to medium sized project teams while also ensuring the quality of Customer deliverables;
2. Perform as a subject matter expert in one or more Red Hat technologies and build a broader expertise in a multiple Red Hat products and solution offerings; and
3. Provide architectural design and direction for routinely executed solutions to include metrics for system performance, sizing requirements and assumptions, and implementing system development methodologies/processes, security policies and supports transition planning.

Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
Type: Contract
Job #3354

Title: Red Hat Linux Systems Engineer
Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
*Clearance: *Active Secret Clearance 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.

Candidate will be supporting a team of on-site Red Hat engineers in developing a technical roadmap to transition legacy customer applications from Solaris to RHEL (32 bit to 64 bit). Responsibilities will include grouping the legacy applications in logical categories and developing “playbooks” for each. Playbooks will provide technical guidance for customer engineers to migrate their applications.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3352

Software Engineer
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $190k – $210k
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

Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
Debug existing software and correct defects
Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed datasets or data repositories
Write or review software and system documentation
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces / queries
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
Assist with development and executing test procedures for software components
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design

Qualifications

Required Education & Years of Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
- Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Seven (7) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Required Skills

Two (2) years experience for developing applications using specified programming language per the development requirements.
Two (2) years of development for Windows or UNIX applications using general purpose languages (e.g., C, C++, C#, Java, and Python)
Two (2) years of experience with DevOps building and deploying technologies (e.g., Artifactory, Dockery, Terraform, Ansible, Packer).
One (1) year experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Development (CI/CD) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins and Bamboo), and building automated CI/CD pipelines.

Location: Hanover, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3340

Title: Database Engineer
Location: Hanover, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $190k – $210k
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:
– Support the database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, data flow and analysis activities.
– Support the development of long and short term requirements for database administration and design.
-Support the analysis and evaluation of system improvements, optimization, development and/or maintenance efforts.
-Translate a set of requirements and data into a usable database schema.
– Create and update data models using PowerDesigner
– Assist in developing database structures that fit into the overall architecture of the system under development.
– Lead development of database structures that fit into the overall architecture of the system under development.
-Develop requirement recommendations from a project’s inception to its conclusion for a particular Business and IT subject matter area (i.e. simple to complex systems).
– Develop a database structure that fits into the overall architecture of the system under development and has to make trades among data volumes, number of users, logical and physical distribution, response times, retention rules, security and domain controls.
-Direct the overall database structure that fits into the overall architecture of the system under development and has to make trades among data volumes, number of users, logical and physical distribution, response times, retention rules, security and domain controls.
– Direct fulfillment of requirements from a project’s inception to it conclusion.
– Direct organization of requirements and data into a usable database schema by directing development of ad hoc queries, scripts, macros, updates to existing queries.
-Direct the development of complex systems using queries, tables, Open -Database Connectivity and database storage and retrieval

Basic Qualifications:
– Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 14 years of professional experience; or 12 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.
– Must possess an active TS/SCI with polygraph
– Extensive experience using Oracle
– Experience using Linux
– Experience using SQL
– Experience using scripting
Desired Skills:
– Experience or knowledge of Oracle Data Guard
– Experience or knowledge of Jira
– Experience or knowledge of Confluence
– Experience or knowledge of relational database design tools such as PowerDesigner

Location: Hanover, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3311

Title: Database Engineer
Location: Hanover, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $165k – $185k
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.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3310

Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range:
Company Overview: $205k – $225k
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.

Dev/Ops positions available ito deploy and sustain platform as a service environment.

Role & Responsibilities:
Design, development and maintain Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure, including but not limited to:

Produce and maintain functional Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code according to consumer needs based on the ticket requirements (such as: solutions for Security/Policy & Network, Monitoring & Logging, Storage, CI/CD Pipelines, Service Mesh and Backup & Restore)
Collaborate with stakeholders, development and product teams to understand operational product requirements, feature specifications, Architecture, CM and Testing processes
Manage time for assigned tasks to ensure progression/status updates and provide Level of Effort (LOE) forecasting with stakeholders
Understand and assist with documenting implementation requirements definition fulfillment, prior to execution of ticket
Ensure industry and security best practices across the team are known, in accordance with SSP and ISSO(s) and implemented
Research and study trends with relevant tools and technologies from the industry and Agency
Participate in team code reviews, cross-training, brainstorming, sprint review/demo, sprint planning sessions
Create and maintain clear and concise implementation documentation and SOPs
Report bugs and new feature proposals to the CCB

Qualifications:
Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance with lifestyle and CI polygraph.
Must have an active Sec + IAD 2 certification
Required Technologies & Skillsets:

Familiar with Kubernetes (K8s) Application Development and Administration
Containerization
Skilled in Linux (RHEL) Administration including storage and interface management, hardening, patching and bash scripting
Skilled in Ansible or similar automation technologies for configuration management, maintenance and deployment of operating systems and application
Virtualization/VMware
Cloud-Providers (AWS, AZURE or similar)
Microservices
Terraform
Go
Python
Familiar with GitLab or similar
Familiar with Helm Charts
Strong communication skills, self starter with the ability to work independently and in a team environment on new features, bug fixes and troubleshooting

Preferred Technologies, Skillsets & Certificates:

CKA Certification or Similar (Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer or Certified Kubernetes Security)
GitOPS
CI/CD
Unit Testing
Ingress/Egress
Networking

Location: Texas
Type: Contract
Job #3303

*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.

Exploitation Analyst

Apply deep understanding of adversary networks, network defenses, and cyber network operational capabilities to develop exploitation plans and make operational adjustments as plans are executed
Work as part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Apply innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Qualifications

Education: Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Note that 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate degree.
Relevant Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis. In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration. Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) will be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course will count as 6 months of experience). In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level.

Location: Georgia
Type: Contract
Job #3302

*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.

Exploitation Analyst

Apply deep understanding of adversary networks, network defenses, and cyber network operational capabilities to develop exploitation plans and make operational adjustments as plans are executed
Work as part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Apply innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Qualifications

Location: Hawaii
Type: Contract
Job #3301

*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.
Computer Network Defense Analyst
Use information collected from a variety sources (e.g., intrusion detection systems, firewalls, network traffic logs, and host system logs) to identify potential vulnerabilities, respond to cyber events that occur, and defend against events that might occur.
Help develop mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect against attacks on network infrastructure devices or systems.
Work may span the gamut of data transport possibilities, such as traditional wired networks, wireless transport (including Wi-Fi and cellular), collaborative platforms such as video teleconferencing, and the hardware and software that support it all.
Career advancement as you develop increasing expertise in networking protocols and architectures, cloud security, Internet of Things protocols, and advanced network security.
Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.
Qualifications

Education: Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Up to 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate degree.
Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering. Additionally, must have experience in network or system administration. If not credited toward education requirements, completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course), Undergraduate Cyber Training (UCT), Network Warfare Bridge Course (NWBC)/Intermediate Network Warfare Training (INWT), Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20- to 24-week courses will count as 6 months of experience; 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience). In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level. The total of all experience equivalencies is capped at half of the required years of experience.
Level 1
- 2 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 4 years’ applicable experience with associate degree
Level 2
- 2 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 3 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 5 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 7 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 3
- 4 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 6 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 8 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 10 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 4
- 7 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 9 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 11 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 13 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree

Digital Network Exploitation Analyst

Evaluate target opportunities using all source data to understand and map target networks, and to assist in developing detailed exploitation and operations plans.
Analyze SIGINT and cybersecurity data at multiple levels up and down the OSI network stack and bring a solid understanding of logical/physical IP core infrastructure, communication devices and how they connect to networks, and the traffic movements in a network.
Be involved in developing new tradecraft needed to perform this analysis as technologies evolve.
Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Qualifications

Education: Degree in Computer Science. Degree in related fields (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics) may be considered relevant if programs contain a concentration of courses in the following foundational CS areas: algorithms, computer architecture (not network architecture), programming methodologies and languages, data structures, logic and computation, and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics). Information Technology (IT) and Information Security (IS) degrees may be considered relevant if the programs contain the amount and type of coursework equivalent to a Computer Science (CS) major.

Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis roles. In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration. Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) may be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course may count as 6 months of experience).

Location: Utah
Type: Contract
Job #3300

*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.
Computer Network Defense Analyst

Use information collected from a variety sources (e.g., intrusion detection systems, firewalls, network traffic logs, and host system logs) to identify potential vulnerabilities, respond to cyber events that occur, and defend against events that might occur.
Help develop mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect against attacks on network infrastructure devices or systems.
Work may span the gamut of data transport possibilities, such as traditional wired networks, wireless transport (including Wi-Fi and cellular), collaborative platforms such as video teleconferencing, and the hardware and software that support it all.
Career advancement as you develop increasing expertise in networking protocols and architectures, cloud security, Internet of Things protocols, and advanced network security.
Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Qualifications

Education: Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Up to 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate degree.
Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering. Additionally, must have experience in network or system administration. If not credited toward education requirements, completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course), Undergraduate Cyber Training (UCT), Network Warfare Bridge Course (NWBC)/Intermediate Network Warfare Training (INWT), Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20- to 24-week courses will count as 6 months of experience; 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience). In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level. The total of all experience equivalencies is capped at half of the required years of experience.

Location: Utah
Type: Contract
Job #3299

*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.
Level 1
- 2 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 4 years’ applicable experience with associate degree
Level 2
- 2 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 3 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 5 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 7 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 3
- 4 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 6 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 8 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 10 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 4
- 7 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 9 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 11 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 13 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree

Target Digital Network Analyst

Conduct advanced analysis of collection and open-source data to generate insights and leads
Ensure target continuity, profile targets and their activities, and develop techniques to gain additional target information
Maintain appropriate databases for targeting, tasking, and analysis
Identify intelligence gaps to tailor current collection or enable new collection to close the gaps
Employ multiple analysis disciplines such as pattern recognition against targets' communications, network usage and digital footprints
Apply your knowledge and understanding of IC needs and missions
Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise
Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers

Location: Hawaii
Type: Contract
Job #3297

*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.
Level 1
- 2 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 4 years’ applicable experience with associate degree
Level 2
- 2 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 3 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 5 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 7 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 3
- 4 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 6 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 8 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 10 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 4
- 7 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
- 9 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
- 11 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
- 13 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree

Target Digital Network Analyst

Conduct advanced analysis of collection and open-source data to generate insights and leads
Ensure target continuity, profile targets and their activities, and develop techniques to gain additional target information
Maintain appropriate databases for targeting, tasking, and analysis
Identify intelligence gaps to tailor current collection or enable new collection to close the gaps
Employ multiple analysis disciplines such as pattern recognition against targets' communications, network usage and digital footprints
Apply your knowledge and understanding of IC needs and missions
Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise
Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings–including any new tradecraft that you develop–with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers

Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah
Type: Contract
Job #3290

Title: Network Administrator
Location: Saratoga Springs, UT
*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
We are searching for a Senior Network Administrator to perform configuration, monitoring, security and protection in a network (LAN/WAN) environment.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Must possess TS/SCI with appropriate poly
Candidates shall have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science (CS), Information Systems, or Network Engineering and at least five (5) years of demonstrable experience in network (LAN/WAN) configuration, monitoring, security, and protection.
Or the individual shall have five (5) years of full time CS work that can be substituted for the Bachelor' s degree and at least five (5) years of demonstrable experience in network (LAN/WAN) configuration, monitoring, security, and protection.
**IAT Level II Certification Required**

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3288

Title: Software Integration Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $205k – $225k
*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.

Software Integration Engineer – Level 2
Position Description

The Software Integration Engineer shall develop software Tools and Services in a PaaS Linux environment supporting an ‘on-prem’ cloud offering with open source software using Kubernetes, Docker, Rook and other cutting edge software. Expertise and desire to work in a containerized landlord/tenant environment is essential. The Software Integration Engineer shall support the development of Tools and Services that increase the efficiency of software to production within a DevOps culture.

Position Required Skills

Experience with Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
General technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage system components
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack, Puppet, and Ansible
In-depth experience with trouble-shooting large Linux Clusters
Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Demonstrated experience administrating/monitoring Kubernetes clusters
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Experience using Git for version control

Position Desired Skills

Experience using Helm to deploy Kubernetes applications
Experience using GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Familiar with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and applications

Software Integration Engineer – Level 2
Position Description

Position Required Skills

Experience with Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
General technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage system components
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack, Puppet, and Ansible
In-depth experience with trouble-shooting large Linux Clusters
Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Demonstrated experience administrating/monitoring Kubernetes clusters
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Experience using Git for version control

Position Desired Skills

Experience using Helm to deploy Kubernetes applications
Experience using GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Familiar with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and applications

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3275

Title: System Engineer 4
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Compensation Range: $180k – $204k

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:
Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288: Technical Process Area – Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal; Project Process Area – Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area – Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area – Acquisition and Supply.

The Level 4 System Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project’s technical design.
Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue.
Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation.
Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project.
Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.

Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus ten (10) years of systems engineering experience. OR A High School Diploma or GED plus fourteen (14) years of general systems engineering experience (any process area) OR A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience. OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience.
Note 1 – Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.
Note 2 – Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics.

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: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3274

Title: Software Engineer 2
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Compensation Range: $184k – $204k

Description:
The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

The Level 2 Software Engineer (SWE) shall possess the following capabilities:

Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
Debug existing software and correct defects
Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
Write or review software and system documentation
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met

Qualifications:

Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3273

Title: Software Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Compensation Range: $115k – $128k

Description:
The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the
development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

The Software Engineer (SWE) shall possess the following capabilities:

Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
Debug existing software and correct defects
Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories

Qualifications:

No demonstrated experience is required.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3272

Title: System Engineer 2
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Compensation Range: $130k – $145k

The Level 2 System Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.

Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience. OR A High School Diploma or GED and four (4) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area) may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree. OR A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of systems engineering experience. OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university may be substituted for three (3) years of systems engineering experience.
Note 1 – Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.
Note 2 – Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3271

Title: Software Engineer 3
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Compensation Range: $215k – $240k

The Level 3 Software Engineer (SWE) shall possess the following capabilities:

Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
Debug existing software and correct defects
Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
Write or review software and system documentation
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met
Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams
Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance

Qualifications:

Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3270

Title: Lead Software Developer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $225k – $245k
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.

Lead a team sustaining and enhancing several critical enterprise applications supporting Space and Property Management, Asset Management and Transportation Management.
Assume the role of lead developer within the team, collaborate closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates and act as a key point of contact.
Additionally, provide leadership in facilitating communication and fostering positive relationships between the development team and stakeholders.
Take ownership of technical aspects of the project, including architectural decisions, code reviews, and ensuring adherence to best practices.
Act as a point of contact for technical discussions and provide leadership in driving the successful delivery of the solution.
Utilize strong Java development experience, proficiency in a JavaScript framework such as Angular, and familiarity with Docker for containerization and Linux OS development.
Additionally, experience with Camunda for workflow creation/deployments and dashboard troubleshooting will benefit the candidate.

Required Skills:

A bachelor’s degree and twelve (12) years of experience in software development/ engineering in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Sixteen (16) years of software development experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
Experience with Java development.
Experience with a JavaScript framework such as Angular.
Experience developing in the Linux operating system.
Experience with Docker for containerized application deployment and management.
Ability to work during core hours of 10AM-2PM Monday – Friday.
Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Desired Skills:

Experience the with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Confluence & Jira .
Experience with IBM Sterling and/or Oracle.

Location: Chantilly, Virginia
Type: Contract
Job #3269

Title: Data Analytics 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.

Evolve Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines of structured and unstructured data from a verity of disparate sources to meet the needs of an advanced Insider Threat program.
•    Design analytical visualizations via custom dashboards through a collaborative process with Data Science and Analysis staff.
•    Participate in all steps of the continuous development lifecycle – including design, development, testing, and deployment.
•    Provide support and presentations of the visualization platform to internal customers and senior leadership.
•    Work with the design team and product management to implement innovative analytic and visualization approaches to solve real-world threat problems.

Required Skills:
•    You have a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
•    3+ years of experience developing ETL pipelines using SAS, Python, or R.
•    Proficiency in SQL, NoSQL, or MySQL queries.
•    3+ years of developing visual analytics reports in SAS Visual Analytics, SAS Visual Investigator, SAS Studio, Tableau, QlikView or similar technology.
•    Excellent interpersonal communication skills and willingness to learn.

Desired Skills:
•    Ability to resolve user questions through a combination of independent study, investigative programming, and especially collaborative efforts with team members.
•    Platform administration and engineering experience with SAS 9 or SAS Viya 4 or similar architecture.
•    SAS Certifications or certifications from similar technologies
•    User Interfaces (UI) and/or User Experiences (UX) design.
•    Experience with automation development in Python.
•    Experience with API development.
•    Experience working with cloud technologies (Docker, Kubernetes); Azure / AWS / GCP / OpenShift infrastructure experience.
•    Demonstrated experience of Agile development practices and tools such as GITLAB.
•    Demonstrated experience CI/CD and associated tools like Jenkins, Git, Gerrit, Linux commands, etc.
•    Good experience in working with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
•    Understanding of open-source programming languages.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3268

Title: Full Stack Software Developer
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.

Support sustainment and enhancements of a critical Enterprise Support Services application.
Develop web interfaces with backend data retrieval and storage.
Apply working knowledge of JavaScript, Angular 2+, and Angular 12 in development tasks.
Utilize experience with REST API to integrate backend functionality into applications.
Employ proficiency with the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, and Node.js) for full-stack development.
Analyze business requirements and implement them into existing database architecture.
Assist with application upgrades and implement necessary code enhancements.
Perform data retrievals for display purposes.
Troubleshoot and resolve application bugs.
Conduct unit testing to ensure the reliability and functionality of developed software.
Utilize Git/GitLab for version control and collaborate in CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment.
Demonstrate self-starting initiative and readiness to take on new challenges.

Required Skills:

Twelve years of experience in software development/engineering.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related discipline.
Four years of additional software development experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Working knowledge of Javascript, Angular 2+, Angular 12.
Experience with REST API.
Experience with MEAN stack (Mongo DB, Express.js, Angular and Nodejs)
Unit testing experience.
Git/GitLab experience with CI/CD experience.
Must be able to work during core hours of Monday-Friday 10am-2pm.
Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Desired Skills:

Knowledge of Oracle, Mongo DB or SQL Server database backend programming.
Experience with Docker.
Automated unit testing experience.
Experience with Dashboard displays using Angular 12.
Knowledge of Java, ColdFusion and ASP.NET.
Experience working with COTS products to aid in installs, upgrades, and enhancements where integration may be required with authentication sources.
Experience working with vendors to plan and execute upgrades.
Understanding and implementing 508 compliance.
Experience with AngularJS, SQL, HTML, Apache Tomcat, Internet Information Services (IIS).

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3267

Title: SharePoint Developer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $155k – $175k
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.

Day to Day duties include gathering requirements from customers, building out custom lists, libraries, and workflows, and testing SharePoint solutions with the customer to ensure solution is error free before deployment.
Identify, analyze, and correct active and impending problems with SharePoint.
Support usage of SharePoint by creating accounts, modifying configuration files, or performing whatever actions are needed to allow users and processes to be given access to the product or to be removed from access.
Analyze SharePoint for performance and usage issues and develop configuration and other changes needed to prepare the COTS product for significant changes is usage levels.
Assess applications utilizing SharePoint for impacts due to COTS upgrades, develop plans to implement COTS upgrades, and implement COTS upgrades in such a manner that it minimizes user impact.
Research, architect, produce, and deliver enhancements for corporate applications and/or collaborative/web services -deployments to include implementation of opensource databases, Active Directory/LDAP, auditing, and metric reports.
Produce and deliver configuration documentation, providing updates as system changes.
Test and review major changes to the design and application to ensure changes are bug free and have the intended results.
Provide solutions to address newly discovered service shortcomings or emerging collaboration requirements for mission critical customers, as prioritized by the government.
Gather and document customer requirements, develop schedule for strategic solutions detailing solution architecture, CONOPS and details as needed depending on the complexity of the solution developed.
Deploy solutions with customer interaction and approval to ensure the solution deployment minimizes negative impact to the customer in terms of timing and any required system downtime.
Produce and deliver training to application users and if needed provide application management mechanisms as part of the solution.
Daily monitoring to ensure physical and virtual servers are running error free and, in a government, approved configuration.
Interface with customers to document incoming server requirements, develop solution(s) to meet customer server requirements, deliver the server(s) meeting customer requirements.
Test and review major changes to the design and application to ensure changes are bug free and have the intended results.
Provide solutions to address newly discovered service shortcomings or emerging collaboration requirements for mission critical customers, as prioritized by the government.

Required Skills:

A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and six (6) years of experience in software development/engineering.
Ten years of experience in software development/engineering may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
At least four years of experience with SharePoint.
Extensive knowledge of C# .
Ability to work during core hours of 10AM-2PM. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Desired Skills:

Extensive knowledge of ASP.NET, and .NET Framework, jQuery, SQL Server, and Web Services. 
Experience with Java, Javascript, HTML5, CSS, XML. 
Ability to clearly communicate ambiguous or highly complex concepts to all audiences. 
Ability to understand the big picture and align the day-to-day activities to support that picture.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3266

Title: AWS Infastructure Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $190k – $210k
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 a highly skilled AWS Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in Blue-Green deployment strategies to join our team. In this role, you will woirk with a team responsible for deploying our Case Management & Tracking System (CMTS) to production, integrating it with an Audit Management commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Technology, and implementing necessary security controls.
You will play a critical role in integrating, testing, and putting into production the application for the auditing organization.
Collaborate within a fast-paced, highly visible team environment, attending status and project meetings.
Apply proficiency in cshtml, Java, SQL, and API usage to develop, maintain, and enhance the audit application.
Utilize familiarity with Microsoft IIS, server administration, and SQL Server Management Studio to ensure smooth operation and performance of the application.
Communicate project status to various staff and leadership levels with varying subject matter knowledge.
Identify project dependencies, potential impacts, and contingency courses of action.
Conduct upgrades to the software, create test plans and procedures, and debug existing software while correcting defects.

Required Skills:

A bachelor’s degree and twelve years of experience in software development/engineering.
Sixteen years of software development experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Proficient in AWS services and infrastructure management.
Demonstrated proficiency in cshtml, Java, SQL, and working with APIs.
Eagerness to tackle challenges and strive to become an expert in the relevant products.
Experience in integrating Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTs) solutions.
Experience in developing and maintaining technical documentation.
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills for computer systems and software.

Desired Skills:

Experience with agile development methodologies.
Familiarity with Microsoft IIS, server administration, and SQL Server Management Studio.
Experience the with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Confluence & Jira.
Proven track record of effective collaboration with government customers.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3265

Title: Cloud Development Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $145k – $165k
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.

Remote Work Flexible

Collaborate as a Cloud Development Engineer within a fast-paced and highly visible team environment of system administrators, software developers and a help desk.
Identify opportunities to upgrade or modify sustainment systems.
Proactively implement necessary changes for operational effectiveness and responsiveness.
Conduct requirements analysis for ongoing and upcoming software projects.
Undertake software development tasks, including design and coding.
Integrate new components into existing systems.
Continuously evaluate and assess system performance.
Contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of existing systems.
Address issues and ensure the ongoing reliability of systems.
Participate in testing processes to validate the functionality and performance of developed software.
Telework authorization is on an as-needed basis.

Required Skills:

Four (4) years of experience in software development on systems utilizing cloud-related technologies.
Proficient in Java development within cloud environments.
Experience developing and updating technical documentation.   
Skilled in problem solving and troubleshooting computer systems and software. 
Experience with agile development methodologies. 
Experience managing systems hosted in virtual environments such as AWS.  
Ability to work during core hours of 10AM-2PM Monday- Friday.
Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Desired Skills:

Experience the with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Confluence & Jira 
Experience with IBM Sterling and/or Oracle

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3264

Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $190k – $210k
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.

1 day/week remote
•    Evolve Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines of structured and unstructured data from a verity of disparate sources to meet the needs of an advanced Insider Threat program.
•    Design analytical visualizations via custom dashboards through a collaborative process with Data Science and Analysis staff.
•    Participate in all steps of the continuous development lifecycle – including design, development, testing, and deployment.
•    Provide support and presentations of the visualization platform to internal customers and senior leadership.
•    Work with the design team and product management to implement innovative analytic and visualization approaches to solve real-world threat problems.
Required Skills:

A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and twelve years of experience in software development/engineering.
Sixteen years of experience in software development/engineering may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Experience with one of the following JavaScript or CSS frameworks: React, Bootstrap, with the willingness and ability to pivot to one of the others.
Working understanding of SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
Ability to work during core hours of 10AM-2PM Monday – Friday. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Desired Skills:

Experience with Coldfusion.
Experience with Java applications.
Experience with GitLab.
Experience with Agile methodologies.
Working knowledge of accessibility standards.
UX (User Experience) or UI (User Interface) design experience can benefit the candidate.

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3240

Title: Systems Administrator IV
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $210k – $230k
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.

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IV
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IV shall have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, and have ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. Or the individual shall have five (5) years of full time computer science work that can be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree, and have ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. An industry recognized professional certification may substitute as one year experience.

Experience shall include installation, configuration, and networking of UNIX and/or NT based platforms. This experience shall include: creating, modifying and deleting user accounts, performing system back-ups, and maintaining system configuration files. Individual shall have a fundamental understanding of operating systems ad be familiar with either UNIX or NT commands or utilities at the user level. Experience shall include the installation and configuration of hardware, operating systems, and commercial software packages. Individual shall be able to develop and implement enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration and consolidation, and verification of the health and status of the entire IT infrastructure. Individual shall be able to provide support for enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, security protection mechanisms, and the interoperability of UNIX and NT based systems.

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IV for STORAGE
(U) In addition to the above qualifications, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IV FOR STORAGE must have the following qualifications required by the relevant TTO: Installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting, and administration of:
• SGI IRIX based Operating System
• SGI systems with direct attached and FC SAN attached storage
• Network Appliance clustered servers with direct attached and FC SAN storage
• Network Appliance and SGI IRIX supported applications
• Multivendor clustered filesystems such as GPFS, Lustre
• Brocade FC switch network
• Enterprise class arrays
• Solid State Disk (SSD)
• NFS/CIFS based server/storage appliance
• HPSE
• Data Domain and similar deduplication products
• Cloud based storage solutions such as HADOOP, and IBM BigInsights
• Trouble ticket management utilizing Remedy

*IAT Level II Certification Required*

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3239

Title: Systems Administrator III
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $155k – $175k
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.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Professionals in this mid-level role manage essential infrastructure services, ensuring high availability and performance of data center services, physical and virtual server-class systems and storage. They are expected to lead medium-to-large scale projects, design and implement system policies, conduct advance troubleshooting, and are pivotal in the direct recovery efforts during critical system failures. They also mentor Tier I/II staff members. Professionals in this role are expected to have the ability to work alone and as part of larger team to complete projects on time.
Technologies:
• Advanced expertise in VMware suite, CentOS and RHEL 7/8/9 system administration, and VDI (specifically VMware Horizon, Citrix VDI). They need in-depth experience with Active Directory, LDAP and Centrify for identity management, Infoblox for core network services, and proficiency in using Nagios and Splunk for comprehensive system monitoring and analytics. Skills in automation scripts and experience with Salt and Ansible for configuration management are crucial.
• Lead security vulnerability assessments and mitigation efforts on Linux systems and other devices, leveraging advanced features of Tenable Nessus.
• Experience with Linux provisioning server tools such as Kickstart and Cobbler to facilitate the automation of network-based system installations of multiple computer operating systems.
• Develop, refine and implement sophisticated security mitigation strategies, contributing to the enterprise’s cyber framework.
• Enterprise-level management of Hyper-converged Infrastructure, vendor hardware and software across multiple data centers.
• Experience using Atlassian’s team collaboration software suite like Jira and Confluence to help organize teams, discuss and complete shared work.
• Experience using ServiceNow or other enterprise digital workflow tools.
Years of Experience:
• 5-9 years of experience in a similar role
Degree Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
o Degree can be substituted with additional 2 years of relevant experience.
Certification Requirements:
• CompTIA Security+ CE (required)
• *CompTIA Linux+ or equivalent certification (required by 6/30/2024 for TTO6)
• VMware Certified Professional, Red Hat Certified System Administrator or Red Hat Certified Engineer a plus.