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

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

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

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

Responsibilities include:

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

Qualifications

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

Desired Qualifications:

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

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

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

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

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

Duties include:

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

Active TS/SCI with poly is required
Minimum Education: B.S. or relevant experience in Program Management.
10+ years of related experience in program and project management and or business process analysis / PMO Analyst type of role
Experience using Agile Scrum Methodology and working knowledge of JIRA
Ability to work with minimal supervision
IT knowledge and experience
Familiarity with Cloud technology desirable
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
PMP preferred
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Title: Cloud Systems Engineer  
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $170,000 – $195,000

Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government.  Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission.  Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems.  If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Position Description:      

Required Technical Skills:

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

Title: Cyber Security Engineer   
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Compensation Range: $175,000 – $195,000
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government.  Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission.  Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems.  If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Position Description:      
A successful candidate will work with others on program security team to provide for all aspects of security to include but not limited to the following:
• Work with others on program security team to provide for all aspects of security to include but not limited to the following Activities:
• Provide expert-level knowledge, both in context and execution with the Risk Management Framework to support a NIST SP 800-53 HHM systems through the A&A process.
• Construct thorough and complete security documentation to include, but not limited to, System Security Plans (SSPs), Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms), and any other artifacts to support the Body of Evidence (BOE), for sponsor's approval.
• Identify security controls and work with engineering, development and testing staff to construct proper test plans and procedures.
• Implement security audit reviews verifying that the audit records are collected and reviewed.
• Coordinate all security testing exercises, working with external assessment teams and technical staff.
• Configure and support various AWS services to protect the security posture of the system
Desired Skills:
• Demonstrated strong technical skills and analytic abilities, as well as experience performing system security analysis and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience with security in the Amazon Web Services environment.
• Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks in pursuit of overall goals with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated experience in translating an understanding of systems and applications into security test plans and perform hands on security testing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk management methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience to analyze test results and suggest mitigations for security problems.
• Demonstrated technical experiences with system configuration, development, and design specifically around enterprise systems and hypervisors.
• Demonstrated experience with Linux and virtual platforms.
• Documented working experience with public and private information security groups and organizations.
• Possesses experience with communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to senior executives.
• Possess a broad knowledge of Information Security policies and guidance, as well as the ability to assist in researching, evaluating, and developing relevant security policies and guidance.

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

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

Technical skills:

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

Title: Financial Resource Analyst
Compensation Range: 
$130-145k
Location: Bethesda, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ CI Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government.  Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission.  Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems.  If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Job Description:

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