Title: System Administrator Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. 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 of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile 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. Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
CONUS TRAVEL: N OCONUS TRAVEL: N Regular Hours Per Year: 1880 Extra Hours Per Year: 0 Night Work: N Local Travel Using a POV: N Pager Duty: N Pager Duty Comments: Work on Holidays: N Work on Weekends: N Shift Work: N WarZone: N COOP: N Unpublished Skills: N
1. Fifteen (15) years' experience as an SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. 2. Bachelors degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree. 3. DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT), Level III or higher is required.
1. Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems 2. Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems 3. Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems 4. Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems 5. Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems (U) Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. 6. Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers 7. Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning 8. Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems 9. Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets 10. Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process 11. Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance 12. Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware 13. Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) 14. Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2783
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. 9. Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue. 10. Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation. 11. Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project. 12. Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2744
Title: Configuration Manager Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the SOW.
CONUS TRAVEL: N OCONUS TRAVEL: N Regular Hours Per Year: 1880 Extra Hours Per Year: 0 Night Work: N Local Travel Using a POV: N Pager Duty: N Pager Duty Comments: Work on Holidays: N Work on Weekends: N Shift Work: N WarZone: N COOP: N Unpublished Skills: N
1. Eight (8) years experience as a CM in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelors degree in a technical or business discipline from an accredited college or university is required. A Masters degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, thereby reducing the total years of experience to six (6). Four (4) years of additional CM experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree. 2. If assigned to a developmental program, one (1) year of experience using a source code control system for a developmental program of similar scope and complexity is required.
1. Assist in implementing hardware and software version control processes, policies and procedures 2. Assist in the use of configuration management tools (e.g. DOORS, Eclipse) to store, track, and manage configuration items 3. Understand basic concepts, and assist in documenting hardware and software configuration management processes and procedures 4. Implement hardware and software version control processes, policies and procedures 5. Understand basic concepts, assist in maintaining and developing the environment for hardware and software product build, staging, testing and integration 6. Assist in defining and implementing hardware and software configuration management processes and procedures; such as creating product build scripts and procedures, and integrating those scripts with the hardware and software build process 7. Utilize configuration management tools (e.g. DOORS, Eclipse) to store, track, and manage configuration items 8. Maintain the CM environment for hardware and software product build, staging, testing and integration 9. Develop hardware and software version control processes, policies and procedures and ensure that they are followed on hardware and software development projects 10. Apply concepts and define and implement hardware and software configuration management processes and procedures, such as creating product build scripts and procedures, and integrate those scripts with the hardware and software build process 11. Serve as an advisor to (or non-voting member of) Government Change Control Board (CCB) 11. Ensure hardware and software version control processes, policies and procedures are followed on hardware and software development projects. 12. Manage, maintain and develop the CM environment for hardware and software product build, staging, testing and integration 13. Work independently and defines and implement hardware and software configuration management processes and procedures, such as creating product build scripts and procedures, and integrate those scripts with the hardware and software build process
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2743
Title: Test Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the SOW.
CONUS TRAVEL: N OCONUS TRAVEL: N Regular Hours Per Year: 1880 Extra Hours Per Year: 0 Night Work: N Local Travel Using a POV: N Pager Duty: N Pager Duty Comments: Work on Holidays: N Work on Weekends: N Shift Work: N WarZone: N COOP: N Unpublished Skills: N
1. Five (5) years experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. 2. Bachelors degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
1. Assist with any or all of the Level 1 tasks as constrained by technical training and previous testing experience 2. Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities 3. Plan and Execute Performance Analysis 4. Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support 5. Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning 6. Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use 7. Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates 8. Select, develop, & use analysis tools 9. Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks 10. Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection 11. Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points 12. Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities 13. Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes (U) Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning 14. Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning 15. Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E 16. Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test 17. Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance 18. Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans 19. Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports) 20. Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties 21. Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, & facilities 22. Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements 23. Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans 24. Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan 25. Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan 26. Define and provide technical direction and guidance for the Level 1 tasks to the Level 0 and Level 1 TEs assigned to the task 27. Recommend draft plans and reports from the Level 1 tasks for approval by the task leader 28. Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation 29. Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2689
Title: Software Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
LCAT Description: The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. 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 Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Experience developing in UNIX. Ability to perform shell scripting. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.
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.
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
Write or review software and system documentation.
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
Has experience with agile development processes.
Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being usedon any particular project.
Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.
Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.
Familiarization with queue management systems
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functionalstandards.
Develop and execute test procedures for software components.
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring withusers or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; andinvestigating problem areas.
Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance
Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematicalmodels to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions
Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications
Experience using collaboration and software development tools (ie. Atlassian).
Software development using continuous integration practices
Experience with container technologies (ie. Docker).
Unix shell scripting
Development of event driven or data driven analytics
Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies.
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints. Perform quality control on team products.
Recommend and implement suggestions 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 installation on a system and monitor performance 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.
SWE-2 Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity. OR Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity OR Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Position Description The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the design, development, test, deployment, and sustainment of a mission-focused enterprise web application. This a full stack software development position. The Software Engineer must have experience with all the various stages of the software development lifecycle. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience developing and maintaining scripts using Bash/Python
Experience developing with Python in a Linux environment
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containerd
Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML and CSS
Experience developing with the React JavaScript framework and NPM
Experience with REST API Design and Implementation
Experience with Git Version Control System
Position Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment
Familiar with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) concepts, principles and automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
Familiar using Helm Charts to package and deploy applications to a Kubernetes environment
Familiar with system monitoring tools such as Grafana/Prometheus
Familiar with AWS
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2688
Title: Software Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
LCAT Description: The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. 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 Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial OffThe-Shelf (COTS) Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Experience developing in Unix. Ability to perform shell scripting. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.
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.
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
Write or review software and system documentation.
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
Has experience with agile development processes.
Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being usedon any particular project.
Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.
Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.
Familiarization with queue management systems
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functionalstandards.
Develop and execute test procedures for software components.
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring withusers or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; andinvestigating problem areas.
Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance
Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematicalmodels to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions
Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications
Experience using collaboration and software development tools (ie. Atlassian).
Software development using continuous integration practices
Experience with container technologies (ie. Docker).
Unix shell scripting
Development of event driven or data driven analytics
Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies.
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints. Perform quality control on team products.
Recommend and implement suggestions 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 installation on a system and monitor performance 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.
SWE-3 Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity. OR Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity OR Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Position Description The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the design, development, test, and sustainment of an end-to-end Big Data processing platform that provides downstream systems with aggregated analytic results and allows end-users the ability to query, visualize, and analyze event data from multiple data sources. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience with Bash/Python scripting
Experience developing Java applications in a Linux environment
Experience developing with the Spring framework including Spring Boot
Experience with processing Big Data
Demonstrated experience with system design and architecture
Experience with Web development, HTTP, and REST services
Experience with NoSQL technologies such as Elasticsearch and Accumulo
Experience with CI/CD principles, concepts, best practices and tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI
Position Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Tool suite (Jira, Confluence)
Experience with Git Version Control System
Experience with Test-driven development
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2687
Title: Software Integration Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
LCAT Description: Provides expertise in integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
The Level III Software Integration Engineer (SIE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Ability to integrate, install, configure, upgrade, compile, and support COTS/GOTS software.
Generate documentation for the full software stack.
Update software for sustainment support.
Basic Linux system administration skills and shell scripting.
Execute test codes for characterization of software performance.
Provide software product ownership for HPC tools.
Working knowledge of CM tools, web documentation, and issue tracking.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment and switch between various architectural paradigms.
SIE-3 Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. OR The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience. OR An industry recognized professional certification, as defined in the TT0s, may substitute as one (1) year experience. A Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field may substitute for two (2) years' experience.
Position Description The contractor shall be responsible for the installation, configuration, integration, evaluation, and sustainment of various COTS, GOTS, and FOSS software tools, packages and libraries. Additional tasking shall include automating system software integration plans in support of the program’s integration strategy.
Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
Experience with IaC concepts and automation tools including Ansible
Experience with Red Hat Satellite infrastructure system management software
Experience performing Linux System Administration tasks including operation system configuration, software installation, file systems and network systems
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and DevOps tools including GitLab CI
Familiar with software frameworks used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data such as Elastic Stack and Splunk
Familiar with metrics visualization technologies such as Grafana and Kibana
Position Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools (Jira, Confluence)
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience with Git Source Control System
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2685
Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
LCAT Description: The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. 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 Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial OffThe-Shelf (COTS) Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Experience developing in Unix. Ability to perform shell scripting. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.
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.
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
Write or review software and system documentation.
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
Has experience with agile development processes.
Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being usedon any particular project.
Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.
Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.
Familiarization with queue management systems
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functionalstandards.
Develop and execute test procedures for software components.
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring withusers or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; andinvestigating problem areas.
Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance
Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematicalmodels to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions
Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications
Experience using collaboration and software development tools (ie. Atlassian).
Software development using continuous integration practices
Experience with container technologies (ie. Docker).
Unix shell scripting
Development of event driven or data driven analytics
Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies.
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints. Perform quality control on team products.
Recommend and implement suggestions 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 installation on a system and monitor performance 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.
SWE-3 Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity. OR Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity OR Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Position Description The DevOps Engineer shall be responsible for implementing a Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) solution as part of an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for complex High Performance Computing Systems. DevOps activities include requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and sustainment. The primary focus is integrating COTS and FOSS products, packages, and libraries. The DevOps Engineer must have a demonstrated understanding of the software development lifecycle. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience with scripting using Bash/Python
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as
Ansible, SaltStack, and Terraform
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins
Experience developing with multiple programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Go, and Python in a Linux environment
Experience with software frameworks used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data such as Splunk and Elastic Stack
Experience with SQL technologies such as MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
Experience with NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB and Elasticsearch
Experience with designing, implementing, and using REST and/or RPC APIs
Experience with Git Source Control System
Position Desired Skills
Experience with Messaging Frameworks such as Kafka, ActiveMQ, and RabbitMQ
Experience with tools used for metrics visualization such as Grafana and Kibana
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2684
Title: Software Integration Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
LCAT Description: Provides expertise in integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
The Level IV Software Integration Engineer (SIE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Ability to integrate, install, configure, upgrade, compile, and support COTS/GOTS software.
Generate documentation for the full software stack.
Update software for sustainment support.
Basic Linux system administration skills and shell scripting.
Execute test codes for characterization of software performance.
Provide software product ownership for HPC tools.
Working knowledge of CM tools, web documentation, and issue tracking.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment and switch between various architectural paradigms.
Develop software tool plugins in the language in which the tools are written.
Determine the optimal, or best available, HPC configuration for customer needs.
SIE-4 Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and have at least ten (10) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. OR The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have at least ten (10) years of demonstrable experience. OR An industry recognized professional certification, as defined in the TT0s, may substitute as one (1) year experience. OR A Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field may substitute for two (2) years' experience.
Position Description The Software Integration Engineer shall be responsible for test and integration support services, including the testing evaluation of the software performance and capability of next-generation HPCs and SPDs. The Software Integration Engineer must be detailed oriented, have strong organizational skills, and excellent troubleshooting skills to include the identification and resolution of issues, problems, and trouble tickets related to the same. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
General HPC technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage components
Experience performing Linux System Administration tasks including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, file, network, and storage systems
Experience with Software Architecture/Engineering in software design, code development, and debugging in C/C++
Experience with HPC open source parallel programming language tools
Experience with automating test procedures
System Testing experience in a Linux operating environment
Experience performing benchmarking and system testing in a large Linux environment
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) concepts, principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack
Position Desired Skills
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Ability to develop, debug, and test applications based upon design and performance requirements
Experience with Linux cluster/node monitoring tools such as NHC (Node Health Check)
Familiar with InfiniBand network communications
Familiar with parallel file systems such as Lustre
Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2682
Title: Software Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
LCAT Description: The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. 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 Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial OffThe-Shelf (COTS) Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Experience developing in Unix. Ability to perform shell scripting. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.
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.
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
Write or review software and system documentation.
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
Has experience with agile development processes.
Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being usedon any particular project.
Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.
Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.
Familiarization with queue management systems
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functionalstandards.
Develop and execute test procedures for software components.
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring withusers or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; andinvestigating problem areas.
Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance
Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematicalmodels to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions
Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications
Experience using collaboration and software development tools (ie. Atlassian).
Software development using continuous integration practices
Experience with container technologies (ie. Docker).
Unix shell scripting
Development of event driven or data driven analytics
Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies.
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints. Perform quality control on team products.
Recommend and implement suggestions 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 installation on a system and monitor performance 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.
SWE-3 Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity. OR Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college oruniversity, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similarscope, type, and complexity OR Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Position Description The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the design, development, and sustainment of an end-to-end processing platform that provides downstream systems with aggregated analytic results and allows end-users the ability to query, visualize, and analyze event data from multiple data sources. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience with Bash/Python scripting
Experience developing Java applications in a Linux environment
Experience developing with the Spring framework including Spring Boot
Demonstrated experience processing Big Data
Experience with Web development, HTTP, and REST services
Experience with NoSQL technologies such as Elasticsearch and Accumulo
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience with CI/CD principles, concepts, best practices and tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI
Position Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Tool suite (Jira, Confluence)
*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.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – US Citizenship required Includes TopSecret/SCI with Poly Required
Preferred Qualifications:
6 + years Oracle Database Administration
4+ years of experience with security and vulnerability patches
Experience with Nexxus scans
Familiar with windows 2012 and 2016 Window administration
Weblogic and java experience is a plus, but not a requirement
Intermediate experience with SQL and SQL Tuning.
Experience with Project Management tools such as Primavera is a plus
Strong analytical troubleshooting and performance evaluation skills.
Must be an effective team member with strong communications skills and the ability to follow-through, stay motivated, and collaborate with all team members.
Qualifications: Technical Manager leads experienced consulting teams and responsible for the day-to-day implementation and operations aspects of the system for high quality, integrated solutions within constraints of time and budget. Develops detailed design of Oracle IT capabilities which may involve integration with third party products and/or GOTS capabilities. This includes designing, implementing, testing, and deploying more complex extensions or configurations needed to address customer unique business processes and workflows. Works on substantive and unique issues that identifies risks and risk mitigations. Develops methods, techniques and evaluation criteria providing functional and technical experience on on-premise, cloud, and hybrid based solutions.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Direct Hire
Job#2679
Linux-Savvy CNO Devloper
Clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Supporting the Most Exciting and Meaningful Missions in the World
Are you looking to make great use of your reverse engineering (RE) and embedded development skills, while continuing to sharpen them? If you're hungry to support an amazing mission, work as a team to leverage your skills to make a difference, and learn from / collaborate with our existing embedded development / vulnerability research / reverse engineering subject matter experts, we have the perfect position for you to help start a new stage of your career at Parsons, to support a recently awarded 5 year contract!
You'll get the opportunity to do reverse engineering and embedded development to support a critical customer mission and develop much needed capabilities. You'll get to work at our local contractor site, integrated into the our team which includes several subject matter experts, learning from their mentorship to grow your skills and support our customer's mission. Your CNO skills will be stretched to the limit as you utilize your creativity to discover new solutions to problems, implement capabilities, and help better protect our country.
Required Qualifications: – 10+ years of software engineering / reverse engineering / vulnerability research experience (or 5 years experience + a Masters) – Experience with Linux/Unix internals – Expertise with the C programming language
Title: System Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Support key EUM business activities such as budget management from a technical perspective including providing technical implications of the termination of services
Provide support to oversight and reporting of vendors' mission assurance/continuity of operations (coop) planning and architecting experience in specific portfolios
Information System Security Engineering (ISSE) functions and performance to ensure Corporate End User Services and Systems are compliant, meet command cyber readiness inspection and security requirements throughout their lifecycle.
Assist in creating thresholds and objectives of program outcomes in direct support of program/project goals and objectives.
Support leadership's efforts to organize information, communicate with customers, and create artifacts for up chain and customer consumption.
Provide overarching programmatic and acquisition support to other relevant programs and organizations that deliver unclassified IT services and roll those plans and schedules up to the larger initiatives.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2636
Title: Program Integrator Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
PI3 – Coming
Building and maintaining cost models
Developing budget profiles and spend plans
Interfacing with Portfolio Leads
Understanding of financials and correlation to program objectives and schedules
Preparing point papers, briefing charts, spreadsheets and other materials
Would prefer if this PI3 could have the ability to submit into the financial systems; however, if not possible – then the PI3 will prepare data to assist the BFM in submissions.
Support includes but is not limited to: • Development and maintenance of budget plans, acquisition artifacts, and programmatic artifacts; • Execution of funding; • Identifying and resolving Budget issues; • Program management planning; • Very strong Excel skills required to include formulas, pivot tables, and slicers; • Ability to work in a fast-paced mission environment.
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
Create, track and maintain detailed project schedules for development efforts
Work with project team to understand and assist with tracking all work, task and project assignments.
Track project activities and team communication.
Participate in program meetings, coordinate meetings, and prepare and / or edit meeting minutes and presentations.
Responsible for software project planning and development oversight.
Work with other IC members to gather system / project requirements and develop and implement solutions.
Evaluate, test, and document available technologies against requirements.
Document white papers, user guides, installation procedures, status reports, test plans and procedures, security authorization artifacts such as; Privileged User Guides, Configuration Management Plan documents, and Security Concept of Operations Documents if required.
Understand agile methodologies for software engineering projects.
Must be able to develop in Python and Pearl. JavaScript, PHP and other languages is a plus.
Must have a strong Web technology background (HTML5, etc.)
Must have experience using Jira and GitLab
Required Experience
At least 7 years as a Systems Engineering and Project Management
Experience with MS Projects, Visio, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
Experience with documenting technical guides.
Experience with documenting requirements and evaluating products.
Qualifications:
Practice/Technical Manager leads experienced consulting teams and responsible for the day-to-day implementation and operations aspects of the system for high quality, integrated solutions within constraints of time and budget. Develops detailed design of Oracle IT capabilities which may involve integration with third party products and/or GOTS capabilities. This includes designing, implementing, testing, and deploying more complex extensions or configurations needed to address customer unique business processes and workflows. Works on substantive and unique issues that identifies risks and risk mitigations. Develops methods, techniques and evaluation criteria providing functional and technical experience on on-premise, cloud, and hybrid based solutions.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2627
Title: Linux System Administrator Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
6 years of experience with all facets of Linux system administration to include:
Willingness to interact with customer watch facilities
Understanding/appreciation of customer mission requirements
Qualifications:
Principal Consultant is a mid-level member of a project team assisting with implementation and testing of individual components of the Oracle product or technology based on guidance from the lead. Assists with the development and configuration of detailed solutions based on customer requirements. Assists in operations and maintenance of the customer system.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2626
Title: MySQL Database Administrator Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Description: Candidate will be providing MySQL database administration support. Skills:
10+ years experience administering to, and engineering solutions with, Oracle MySQL.
Extensive experience with database design and modeling; as well as, the collection and interpretation of customer requirements relevant to database migration, troubleshooting, performance observation and tuning.
Installing and configuring new MySQL servers (5.x and 8.x)
Design and development of MySQL stored procedures.
Upgrading MySQL databases, both major and minor revisions
Administering MySQL account access, backups and table spaces
Migrating MySQL databases
Monitoring MySQL server performance
BS in CS or related course of study, or equivalent year’s experience.
Must be an independent worker with strong communications skills.
Must be COMPTIA Security Plus certified
Qualifications:
Managing/Senior Principal Consultant designs and implements individual components of the Oracle products based on area of expertise. Analyzes detailed requirements and develops detailed design for a specific Oracle product or technology. Provides implementation services for a specific product to include extensions and additional configurations necessary to implement customer unique business processes and workflows. Performs routine health checks and optimizations of system performance, availability, access controls and security. Performs system optimization, performance tuning and assists in capacity planning. Performs proactive analysis of potential issues, risks and roadblocks during system implementation and operations.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2625
Title: Senior System / Network / Server Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in various areas of IT technical management and system engineering
Experience in planning, system engineering, budgeting, acquisition, development, and integration of IT and mission infrastructure including: networks, repositories, high performance computers, and desktop infrastructures.
Experienced with hardware systems architecture, network architectures and system engineering process.
Supports long term planning activities (Service Strategy) for the program by providing technical strategies and implementing plans.
Leads engineering (Service Design) activities for near term initiatives.
Responsible for developing and maintaining design processes and artifacts for program initiatives.
Conducts business case analysis & maps outcomes to business strategy.
Evaluates and recommends solutions and strategies to program leadership.
Promotes the architecture vision to management, stakeholders and staff.
Have knowledge with monitoring network performance, solving technical issues, deploying, configuring and upgrading network equipment, managing firewall changes, ensuring network security and providing customer service. This position will collaborate with other departments and vendors to plan, design, implement and oversee all network services including wireless, virtual private networking (VPN), firewall, Internet, switching and routing.
IT infrastructure technologies, including network issues with wireless, firewall, storage, and servers on-premise and in cloud environments
Experience with network infrastructure, testing and security such as switches, firewalls, routers, wireless access points, Internet circuits, server rooms, network closets, and Disaster Recovery environments
Document the design, operation, and troubleshooting of network platforms and procedures in tools like Confluence
Experience with creating and updating network diagrams, network infrastructure performance reports and dashboards in tools like Visio, Solarwinds, ThousandEyes, ExtraHop and Sumo Logic
Qualifications:
Minimum General Experience: At least ten (10) years developing and delivering IT Architectures or IT systems design/ engineering services or supported that activity with an organization.
Functional Responsibility: Provides architecture and business consulting services. Functions as lead consultant and project manager on technically complex projects.
Minimum Education: A BS in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2624
Title: Senior System Engineer / Project Manager Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in various areas of IT technical management and system engineering
Must have experience with project planning and scheduling with tools such as Microsoft Project.
Experience in various areas of IT technical management and engineering.
Experience in planning, system engineering, budgeting, acquisition, development, and integration of IT and mission infrastructure including: networks, repositories, high performance computers, and desktop infrastructures.
Must have experience with requirement gathering
Must have experience with Systems
Experienced with hardware systems architecture, network architectures and system engineering process.
Supports long term planning activities (Service Strategy) for the program by providing technical strategies and implementing plans.
Leads engineering (Service Design) activities for near term initiatives.
Responsible for developing and maintaining design processes and artifacts for program initiatives.
Conducts business case analysis & maps outcomes to business strategy.
Evaluates and recommends solutions and strategies to program leadership.
Promotes the architecture vision to management, stakeholders and staff.
PMP Certification is a plus
Conducts business case analysis & maps outcomes to business strategy.
Document the design, operation, and troubleshooting of network platforms and procedures in tools like Confluence
Experience with creating and updating network diagrams, network infrastructure performance reports and dashboards in tools like Visio, Solarwinds, ThousandEyes, ExtraHop and Sumo Logic is a plus
Qualifications:
Minimum General Experience: At least ten (10) years developing and delivering IT Architectures or IT systems design/ engineering services or supported that activity with an organization.
Functional Responsibility: Provides architecture and business consulting services. Functions as lead consultant and project manager on technically complex projects.
Minimum Education: A BS in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2623
Title: Senior Systems / Hardware / AutoCad Engineer
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
Must have AutoCad and Visio experience.
Must have experience with researching, designing, documenting and diagraming networks, equipment and systems
Experience with network infrastructure performance reports and dashboards in tools like Solarwinds, ThousandEyes, ExtraHop and Sumo Logic
Experience in various areas of IT technical management and system engineering
Experience in planning, system engineering, budgeting, acquisition, development, and integration of IT and mission infrastructure including: networks, repositories, high performance computers, and desktop infrastructures.
Experienced with hardware systems architecture, network architectures and system engineering process.
Supports long term planning activities (Service Strategy) for the program by providing technical strategies and implementing plans.
Leads engineering (Service Design) activities for near term initiatives.
Responsible for developing and maintaining design processes and artifacts for program initiatives.
Conducts business case analysis & maps outcomes to business strategy.
Evaluates and recommends solutions and strategies to program leadership.
Promotes the architecture vision to management, stakeholders and staff.
Experience with network infrastructure, testing and security such as switches, firewalls, routers, wireless access points, Internet circuits, server rooms, network closets, and Disaster Recovery environments
Document the design, operation, and troubleshooting of network platforms and procedures in tools like Confluence
Qualifications:
Minimum General Experience: At least ten (10) years developing and delivering IT Architectures or IT systems design/ engineering services or supported that activity with an organization.
Functional Responsibility: Provides architecture and business consulting services. Functions as lead consultant and project manager on technically complex projects.
Minimum Education: A BS in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience designing and deploying Cisco routing/switching technologies as well as incorporating Cisco firewalls into a large, diverse network.
Experience with network management tools such as SolarWinds.
Experience with logging tools such as Splunk.
Experience creating / maintaining detailed system / network diagrams.
Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks
Experience with enterprise networking including virtual networking experience (VxLAN, MPLS, with segment routing, traffic management, QoS) is a plus
Experience with Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3 IT cloud infrastructure technologies is a plus
Installing, configuring, and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS and DHCP
Configuring firewalls, routing, and switching to maximize network efficiency and security
Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
Updating network equipment to the latest firmware releases
Demonstrate strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Evaluates and recommends solutions and strategies to program leadership.
Promotes the architecture vision to management, stakeholders, and staff.
Have knowledge with monitoring network performance, solving technical issues, deploying, configuring, and upgrading network equipment, managing firewall changes, ensuring network security, and providing customer service. This position will collaborate with other departments and vendors to plan, design, implement and oversee all network services including wireless, virtual private networking (VPN), firewall, Internet, switching and routing.
Programing in Python and Perl.
Document the design, operation, and troubleshooting of network platforms and procedures in tools like Confluence
Experience with creating and updating network diagrams, network infrastructure performance reports and dashboards in tools like Visio, Solarwinds, ThousandEyes, ExtraHop and Sumo Logic
Computer Science background is required.
Qualifications:
Minimum General Experience: At least ten (10) years developing and delivering IT Architectures or IT systems design/ engineering services or supported that activity with an organization.
Functional Responsibility: Provides architecture and business consulting services. Functions as lead consultant and project manager on technically complex projects.
Minimum Education: A BS in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2591
Title: Information System Security Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Twenty (20) years experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity within the Federal Government is required. A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to eighteen (18) years of experience. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 3 is required. Both CISSP and either ISSEP or ISSAP certifications are required.
The ISSE is responsible for conducting information system security engineering activities that capture and refine information security requirements and ensures their integration into information systems through purposeful design and configuration. Specific duties include: • Leading a small team of ISSEs. • Validating and verifying system security requirements, conducting security control assessments, and establishing system security designs for cloud-based and hybrid systems. • Identifying and implementing appropriate information security architectures and configurations to ensure compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations. • Recommending and developing technical solutions based on current and desired system security architecture. • Proposing, assessing, coordinating, implementing, and enforcing information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies. • Assessing and mitigating system security threats and risks throughout the system life cycle. • Analyzing and assessing system implementation against multiple security compliance policies, identifying points of vulnerability and non-compliance, and recommending and implementing mitigation strategies. • Evaluating the impact of new development on the operational security posture of the system and formulating security compliance requirements for new system features. • Auditing and assessing system security configuration settings using common methodologies and tools. • Leading and/or contributing to the security planning, assessment, and authorization activities for various systems and networks spanning multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements. • Supporting risk assessment, risk management, continuous monitoring, incident response, and other IA program support functions. • Working closely with system owners and developers to ensure that systems and services successfully implement appropriate security controls and meet security requirements for processing classified information. • Serving as a subject matter expert in security architecture, to include providing advice and guidance to Program Managers and internal program teams. Required Skills: • Knowledge of and experience with common security tools (such as Nessus and Splunk), communication protocols, and encryption techniques/tools. • Knowledge of and experience with NIST and CNSS control documentation, the RMF, STIG compliance, and the DoD Assessment & Authorization process • Knowledge of and experience with Windows and Linux Operating Systems • Strong analytical skills • Strong verbal and written communication skills Desired Skills: • Knowledge of and experience with securing cloud-based systems • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification • Scripting knowledge • Understanding of regular expressions
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2590
Title: Help Desk Specialist Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Three (3) years of Help Desk experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in a Business, Technical or Math related field. Five (5) years with an Associate’s Degree or seven (7) years’ experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree.
Provides 365 days, 4 days a week, 10 hour a day shift (0600 – 2200) Help Desk support as defined by first response/Tier 1 and 2 support. Work with a small team providing service availability monitoring and help desk support for internet-like collaboration services hosted on a government intranet for a large and diverse community of users • Provide health and status monitoring, and taking appropriate measures when a service outage occurs. Utilize SOPs to perform basic troubleshooting steps to identify the problem, then restart service and/or servers to resolve the issue. • Document and communicate outage information to co-workers and customers • Provide tier 1 and 2 response to customer service requests received via phone, email, chat, and tickets. • Document all communications in a ServiceNow ticket system, escalate tickets as needed • Provide basic instructions on how to use services to both external and internal customers • Troubleshoot customer accounts and users’ ability to logon to the collaboration environment • Train and mentor junior members of the team IMPORTANT: DoD 8570 Compliance with IAT level 1 is required.
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Work in an environment supporting multiple applications that rely upon Microsoft SQL Server as their backend database. Looking for a self-motivated individual that wants to learn new skills as well as contribute to the growth and maturity of the processes used to support and maintain databases by a small, talented, and hardworking database administration team. This team creates, maintains, and troubleshoots Microsoft SQL Server databases on multiple networks using multiple architectures. The environment consists of databases hosted both in on-premise datacenters and in cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience creating, maintaining, patching and troubleshooting issues related to Microsoft SQL Server databases, knowledge of AWS Cloud technologies, works well in a small team setting, has a desire to automate processes where possible, and a willingness to think outside the box to find solutions. Daily Tasks: • Windows Security Update Patching • Security team task mitigation • Daily Windows Log, SQL Server Log, and SQL Server Service Reviews • Database Backup, Backup Verification, and Restore • SQL Server Process Documentation • Troubleshooting Reported Service Support Issues Required skills: • Intermediate level of understanding of MS SQL Server and the following MS SQL Server features and/or tasks • SQL Server AlwaysOn • SQL Server Database Backup and Restore • SQL Server Failover Cluster • SQL Server full text index management • SQL Server Agent Job Creation and Management • Junior/Intermediate level of understanding of MS Windows Server and the following Windows Server features and/or tasks • Windows Failover Cluster • Windows Cluster • Windows Event Log Filtering • Windows Task Scheduler Setup and Management Desired skills: • Powershell • Commvault backup solutions • Sharepoint DoD 8570 Compliance with IAT level 1 is required.
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Work in an environment where you can design the architecture and develop solutions to meet the organization’s needs while enhancing your skillset and advancing your career. Looking for an innovative, and motivated individual to join a small, talented, and hardworking development team creating enterprise level web base services. This team designs, creates, maintains, and troubleshoots multiple web based applications that are deployed in both cloud and local on premise environments. Required skills: • Experience with/Exposure to one or more of the following: o Java o HTML o CSS o JavaScript • Exposure to MariaDB, MS SQL, MySQL, or Oracle • Excellent troubleshooting skills • Self-motivated and willing to learn new technologies • Strong desire to learn and grow Desired skills: • Experience with AWS or Azure cloud environments • Experience working in an Agile development environment DoD 8570 Compliance with IAM level 1 is required.
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
The ServiceNow candidate will configure/customize the ServiceNow system, including: creating workflows. Build service requests from customer requirements. Use scripting tools and ServiceNow functionality to create script to automate rote tasks being done in ServiceNow. Work with IT managers to generate views and reports as needed. Perform system and integration testing with sample and live data, and monitor health, usage and overall compliance of the application.
Mid level: Perform integrations and process automation using ServiceNow Orchestration. Gather specifications from the IT department and deliver a product/release that meets the needs presented. Create requirements definitions and technical specifications documentation plus load, manipulate and maintain data between Service-now and other systems. Asses existing ServiceNow usage and recommend forward evolution of ServiceNow capabilities to maximize their use within the development environment.
Work individually and as part of a team. Utilize software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Train and mentor junior members of the team.
Required: • JavaScript • Excellent troubleshooting skills • Self-motivated and willing to independently learn new technologies and skills • Strong desire to learn and grow
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
A Master’s Degree in a Technical, Computer or Math related field with five (5) years experience in the following: Domain Name Server (DNS), Network Time Protocol (NTP) and IP routing protocols. A Bachelor’s Degree with seven (7) years experience; an Associate’s Degree with ten (10) years of experience may be substituted for the Master’s Degree. No degree with 10 years of experience implementing information technology solutions is acceptable. Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, traffic management and cloud computing experience are desired.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2585
Title: System Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Fourteen (14) years experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity within the Federal Government is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Ten (10) years experience as a DBA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional DBA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
No demonstrated experience is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of system administration experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Description: Federal Government – US Citizenship Required Includes TopSecret/SCI with Full Scope Poly Required Preferred Qualifications:
4 + years working with Database Design, Development and Administration
Advanced experience with Oracle Database design
Advanced experience with SQL and SQL Tuning.
Experience with PL/SQL
Strong analytical troubleshooting and performance evaluation skills.
Experience with JAVA is a plus
Must be an effective team member with strong communications skills and the ability to follow-through, stay motivated, and collaborate with all team members.
BS in CS or related course of study, or equivalent year’s experience.
Qualifications:
Managing/Senior Principal Consultant designs and implements individual components of the Oracle products based on area of expertise. Analyzes detailed requirements and develops detailed design for a specific Oracle product or technology. Provides implementation services for a specific product to include extensions and additional configurations necessary to implement customer unique business processes and workflows. Performs routine health checks and optimizations of system performance, availability, access controls and security. Performs system optimization, performance tuning and assists in capacity planning. Performs proactive analysis of potential issues, risks and roadblocks during system implementation and operations.
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Description: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – US Citizenship required Includes TopSecret/SCI with Full Scope Poly Required Required Qualifications:
6+ years of experience with all facets of Java Development:
Expert experience of Java SE 8 technologies and APIs.
Advanced experience developing enterprise solutions with Java EE and related technologies such as persistence frameworks, build tools, version control systems, and continuous integration tools.
Willingness to interact with customer watch facilities
Understanding/appreciation of customer mission requirements
Strong analytical troubleshooting and performance evaluation skills.
Must be an effective team member with strong communications skills and the ability to follow-through, stay motivated, and collaborate with all team members.
Education:
BS in CS or related course of study, or equivalent years’ experience.
Qualifications:
Practice/Technical Manager leads experienced consulting teams and responsible for the day-to-day implementation and operations aspects of the system for high quality, integrated solutions within constraints of time and budget. Develops detailed design of Oracle IT capabilities which may involve integration with third party products and/or GOTS capabilities. This includes designing, implementing, testing, and deploying more complex extensions or configurations needed to address customer unique business processes and workflows. Works on substantive and unique issues that identifies risks and risk mitigations. Develops methods, techniques and evaluation criteria providing functional and technical experience on on-premise, cloud, and hybrid based solutions.
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2580
Title: Sr. Linux System Administrator – Technical Team Lead Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Description: Contractor will be supporting an enterprise wide mission environment. Minimum of 10 years experience as a Linux System Admin / Eng. This position will serve as the technical team lead. The candidate must have sufficient technical depth to lead a team of System Admins and DBAs deploying and maintaining data protection services. The team lead will need to establish and document processes to streamline/automate quarterly patches, STE/STN compliance, system upgrades, health system monitoring, and reporting and responding to event notifications. Will work closely with project manager to meet customer objectives and needs to have strong written and oral communication skills. The team lead will need to advise the customer and make technology recommendations. Required: Linux – (CentOS/RHEL) Linux admin certification desired Required: Extensive experience installing, configuring, maintaining JBoss. Required: VMWare VM creation, configuration, and operation experience Required: Security + 2 / IAT 2 certification Highly Desire: Experience with RH Ansible Other Desired experience:
Storage
Management (ex LG, PV, LVM
Protocols (ex NFS, SAMBA, ISCSI)
SAN Storage configuration
Understanding of network storage (ex. NAS and SAN)
Networking
Understanding of networking concepts and principles
Routing, IPSec
Security Compliance
YUM Patching
IAVA Remediation
Server certificate management
Automation (ex. Ansible, Puppet, SALT)
SELinux
Authentication
Users and Group Management
Understanding of Active Directory and DNS
User certificate management
Scripting: Shell, Python preferred
Physical Server Administration
Other Desired Skills, Education, or familiarization
Oracle Database and possibly some DBA experience
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
Centrify Work Location: National Business Park, Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Duty Hours: Monday – Friday 0800 – 1700 (Flexible). Note: Project requires scheduled OCB's on Saturday evenings on an as needed basis. Some after-hours call-in support may be needed, but no weekly rotations call-in. Qualifications:
Minimum General Experience: At least twelve (12) years developing and delivering IT Architectures or IT systems design/ engineering services or supported that activity with an organization.
Functional Responsibility: Provides architecture and business consulting services. Functions as lead consultant and project manager on technically complex projects.
Minimum Education: A MS in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
Location:Annapolis Junction
Type:Contract
Job#2567
Title: Systems Engineering Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
The Level 1 System Engineer (SE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) — Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)
Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)
Qualifications:
Seven (7) years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Position Description The System Engineer shall be responsible for creating, sustaining, and troubleshooting complex operational data flows including data storage, data transport, data management, data security, data compliance, and knowledge store management. Additional tasking includes working with the mission customer to perform exploratory data analysis on raw data to clean, enrich, transform and convert the raw data into the required formats. The contractor shall also be responsible for devising methods to improve existing operational data flow processing, distribution, and reliability. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience creating, managing, and troubleshooting complex operational data flows
Experience using Apache NiFi canvas to process and distribute data
Experience with Corporate data flow processes and tools
Experience with Corporate data security and compliance procedures and policies
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
Position Desired Skills
Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
Experience with IaC principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack
Experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch/Kibana/Logstash/Beats)
Experience with time-series visualization tools such as Grafana
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2566
Title: Systems Engineering Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
Description: Analyzes user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies. Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology. Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations. Develops technical documentation. Develops system Architecture and system design documentation. Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
The Level 3 System Engineer (SE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) — Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc
Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)
Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)
Implement comprehensive SOA solutions
Implement operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards
Review and/or approve system engineering documentation to ensure that processes and specifications meet system needs and are accurate, comprehensive, and complete
Capture all interface designs in a common interface control format, and store interface data in a commonly accessible repository
Assess each risk to the program and determine the probability of occurrence and quantified consequence of failure in accordance with an approved risk management plan
In conjunction with system stakeholders, plan the verification efforts of new and unproven designs early in the development life cycle to ensure compliance with established requirements
Prepare time-line analysis diagrams illustrating the flow of time-dependent functions
Establish a process to formally and proactively control and manage changes to
requirements, consider impacts prior to commitment to change, gain stakeholder buy-in, eliminate ambiguity, ensure traceability to source requirements, and track and settle open actions
Manage and ensure the technical integrity of the system baseline over time, continually updating it as various changes are imposed on the system during the lifecycle from development through deployment and operations & maintenance
Support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes)
Support the development and review of Joint Capability Integration Development System (JCIDS) documents (i.e., Initial Capability Document, Capabilities Description Document, IA Strategy)
Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
Develop scenarios (threads) and an Operational Concept that describes the interactions between the system, the user, and the environment, that satisfies operational, support, maintenance, and disposal needs
Conduct quantitative analysis in non-functional system performance areas like Reliability, Maintainability, Vulnerability, Survivability, Produce ability, etc.)
Establish and follow a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces
Develop comprehensive SOA solutions
Develop operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards
Conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life-cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas
Use validated models, simulations, and prototyping to mitigate risk and reduce cost of system development
Ensure effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, both hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system
Serve as a member of the CCB
Develop system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth
Develop alternative courses of action, workarounds, and fall-back positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones. Monitors risks using earned value management (EVM) data
Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest. Apply and enforce use of suitable standards to ensure consistency and interoperability of developer hardware and software
As a participant within an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) effort, recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria adjusted for reasonableness and validity of assumptions, technology limitations, environmental impact, and life-cycle costs
Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
Improve standard integration strategies based upon rationale for previous decisions that resulted in improved integration performance
Fully define interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics for software; and electrical and mechanical characteristics for hardware
Qualifications: Twenty (20) years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required. Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Position Description The System Engineer shall provide technical leadership for creating, tracking, and managing the integration of system requirements, software design, and various technology stacks into a scalable/sustainable/highly available mission solution. The System Engineer shall be responsible for the technical integrity of the work performed and deliverables associated with the System Engineering area of responsibility. The System Engineer shall also communicate with other program personnel, government stakeholders, and senior executives. In addition, the System Engineer shall provide Agile SCRUM Master leadership for one or more software development teams. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience with creating/modifying scripts using Bash/Python
General technical HPC knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage system components
Familiar with traditional software development life-cycle
Experience with design and development of complex technical systems
Experience working with Product Owners and project stakeholders to gather and track project requirements
Experience working with internal and external partners to communicate project status, activities, and achievements
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Position Desired Skills
Experience with Git Version Control System
Familiar with CI/CD infrastructure tools including build, test, versioning and packaging
Familiar with metrics visualization technologies such as Grafana and Kabana
Experience with IaC principles and automation tools such as SaltStack, and Ansible
Familiar with containerization technologies such as Docker
Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
Location:Annapolis Junction
Type:Contract
Job#2565
Title System Administrator Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
The Level 3 System Administrator (SA) shall possess the following capabilities:
Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems
Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems
Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning
Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems
Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets
Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware
Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration
Qualifications: Fifteen (15) years' experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Position Description The System Administrator shall be responsible for providing network management and systems administration to maintain the Agency’s High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure and HPC development environment. The Systems Administrator shall require SYS1 access and must have the Security+ certification. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
Experience performing System Administration including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS software, packages, and libraries in a Linux and Windows environment
Experience with Network Appliance clustered servers and applicable software with direct attached FC San storage
Experience with hands-on troubleshooting, customer interfacing, issue resolution, discrepancy tracking, and report generation
Familiar with software frameworks used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data such as Splunk and Elastic Stack
Experience with Linux configuration regarding Storage, Networking, Load Balancing, Memory Management, VMs, Firewalls, and System Monitoring
Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies, procedures, and tools
Experience with corporate SSP accreditation processes
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
Position Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
Experience with sanitization of hardware, firmware, and / or software removed from computing environment in accordance with USG policies and procedures
Experience with NetBackup and/or tape backup systems and archiving
Experience with ePolicy Orchestrator and McAfee
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2564
Title: Test Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
LCAT Description: Tester Engineer analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance areas.
The Level 3 Test Engineer (TE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities
Plan and Execute Performance Analysis
Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning
Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use
Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates
Select, develop, and use analysis tools
Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by Testing Tasks
Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection
Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to sync T&E events with supported decision points
Establish and employ Data and Configuration Management capabilities
Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
Assess operation and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning
Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test
Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance
Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports)
Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, and facilities
Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re-conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
Participate in T&E WIPT and/or integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans
Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan
Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and reports/Briefings, Data management Plan
Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution
Communicate issues and solutions to the broader government and contract management structure as requested by Leadership
Ensure the appropriate level of independence of the team from the solution provider to support government management of objectivity risk
Manage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and products
Coordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and products
Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team as needed to ensure proper coordination of T&E activities
Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving T&E status to help manage program risk; develop alternative courses of action, work-arounds, and fall-back positions with a recommendation course of action for each risk, monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones.
Qualifications: Eight (8) years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline form an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Position Description The Test Engineer shall be responsible for the testing and integration of support services, including the testing and evaluation of the software performance and capability of next-generation HPCs and SPDs. Position Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience developing/maintaining scripts using Bash/Python
Experience creating test plans and strategies for unit, integration, validation, and performance testing from software requirements documents
Experience with testing and evaluation of software and system level capabilities
Experience with automating the execution of test suites
Experience generating test reports to capture the results of software and system level testing
Experience with creating and implementing CI/CD strategies
General ability to read and understand one or more programming languages such as Python, C, and Java
Experience with Git Source Control System
Position Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Experience with performing benchmark testing
Experience with testing frameworks such as Cypress, Postman, and Junit
Software development experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, C, and Java
Experience with Node, React, and/or Terraform
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2563
Title: Test Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
LCAT Description: Tester Engineer analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance areas.
The Level 3 Test Engineer (TE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities
Plan and Execute Performance Analysis
Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning
Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use
Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates
Select, develop, and use analysis tools
Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by Testing Tasks
Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection
Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to sync T&E events with supported decision points
Establish and employ Data and Configuration Management capabilities
Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
Assess operation and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning
Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test
Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance
Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports)
Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, and facilities
Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re-conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
Participate in T&E WIPT and/or integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans
Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan
Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and reports/Briefings, Data management Plan
Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution
Communicate issues and solutions to the broader government and contract management structure as requested by Leadership
Ensure the appropriate level of independence of the team from the solution provider to support government management of objectivity risk
Manage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and products
Coordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and products
Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team as needed to ensure proper coordination of T&E activities
Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving T&E status to help manage program risk; develop alternative courses of action, work-arounds, and fall-back positions with a recommendation course of action for each risk, monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones.
Qualifications: Eight (8) years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline form an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Task Description The Senior Test Engineer shall be responsible for leading test engineers in developing, executing, and maintaining integration test plans/test suites for integrated software modules of a large complex enterprise management and monitoring suite of solutions. Task Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
General knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
Experience leading a large software testing effort
Experience developing and executing test plans, test suites, and test cases for the integration of software modules across a multi-component system
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
Experience with automating tests
Experience with testing frameworks such as Postman, Selenium, and JUnit
Experience testing API interfaces between software modules across a large multi-component system
Experience collaborating with multiple teams to establish cross team test plans
Task Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Experience with Git Version Control System
Experience with QA tools such as REST Assured
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2562
Title: Test Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
LCAT Description: Tester Engineer analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance areas.
The Level 2 Test Engineer (TE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities
Plan and Execute Performance Analysis
Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning
Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use
Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates
Select, develop, and use analysis tools
Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by Testing Tasks
Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection
Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to sync T&E events with supported decision points
Establish and employ Data and Configuration Management capabilities
Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
Assess operation and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to fram and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning
Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test
Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance
Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports)
Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, and facilities
Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re-conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
Participate in T&E WIPT and/or integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans
Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan
Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and reports/Briefings, Data management Plan
Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
Qualifications: Five (5) years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline form an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Task Description The Test Engineer shall be responsible for the development, execution, and sustainment of test plans/test suites for the testing and evaluation of user interface visualization software solutions against documented requirements and established QA metrics. Task Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
General knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
Experience developing test plans/test suites for UI and visualization software solutions
Experience automating testing procedures
Experience writing clear, concise, and comprehensive bug reports and test cases
Experience with UI Testing tools such as Parasoft Selenic, Katalon, Selenium, mabi, TestIM, Functionize, Perfecto, TestCraft, Squish, and AutonomIQ
Experience testing APIs using tools such as Postman
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
Task Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Experience with Git Version Control System
Location:Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Type:Contract
Job#2561
Title: Test Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of many different types of intelligence, satellite, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone’s Intelligence Sector provides solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation and dissemination, and research activities. Our Team specializes in software development, cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, systems integration, agile management, as well as targeting operations and intelligence analysis. Our support to our mission customers includes cyber network operations, exploitation and defense, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and critical missions and networks.
LCAT Description: Tester Engineer analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance areas.
The Level 2 Test Engineer (TE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities
Plan and Execute Performance Analysis
Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning
Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use
Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates
Select, develop, and use analysis tools
Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by Testing Tasks
Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection
Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to sync T&E events with supported decision points
Establish and employ Data and Configuration Management capabilities
Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
Assess operation and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to fram and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning
Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test
Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance
Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports)
Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, and facilities
Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re-conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
Participate in T&E WIPT and/or integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans
Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan
Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and reports/Briefings, Data management Plan
Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
Qualifications: Five (5) years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline form an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Task Description The Test Engineer shall be responsible for the development, execution, and sustainment of test plans including the testing, evaluation, and validation of REST APIs. Additional tasking shall include designing and implementing automated test frameworks. Task Required Skills
Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
General knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
Experience creating test plans and strategies for unit, integration, validation, performance, and security using different test techniques
Experience with automating testing procedures
Experience with testing automation tools such as Postman, Selenium, Cypress, and JUnit
Experience with writing clear, concise, and comprehensive bug reports and test cases
Experience with REST API testing
Task Desired Skills
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)