Software Engineer Boulder CO or Longmont CO Active Top Secret/SCI Salary Range: $125,000 – $160,000
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.
Job Responsibilities:
Plans, conducts, and coordinates software development activities.
Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software within the Ground Solution.
Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle.
Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.
Ensures software standards are met.
Maintains operations of multi-user computer systems, virtual computer systems, COTS software products, and perform system administration within the scope of the contract.
Monitors and corrects system performance issues, backs up and restores files, patching system and operating system software, maintains software licenses and assists the Information Assurance (IA) Team with account management and system vulnerability management.
Works closely with the customer and peer personnel to accomplish these responsibilities.
Provides on-the-job training on system configuration, assists in deploying software/hardware deliveries, supports special projects, and assists operational crews and contractor teams in resolving system and network issues.
Assists the IA team by providing access to system logs, instructions for monitoring user accounts, and identifying and responding to security issues/incidents.
Supports integration, operations, and maintenance of the Ground infrastructure.
Provides support to the hardware, network, comm and antenna infrastructure within.
Provides real time resolution of problems to avoid and/or minimize system downtime, by monitoring, analyzing, troubleshooting, restoring outages, performing maintenance, and tracking issues.
Conducts or participates in the research, design, development, and testing of COTS or custom computing hardware and/or other electrical components.
Develops designs for the installation of and performs the integration of those components and assemblies into chassis, racks, cabinets, workstations, customer facilities, and/or shelters.
Plans, directs, reviews and coordinates preparation of project documentation to ensure customer contract and company requirements are met.
Prepares specifications, evaluates vendors, and analyzes test reports. Work is to be done in accordance with processes.
Required Skills:
Candidate will be experienced in C++, Qt framework (GUI), pub/sub messaging, PostgreSQL, Linux environments, Ansible Scripting, Agile Methodologies and the full software development cycle.
Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline, distributed systems, machine learning and multi-threaded applications is a plus.
Proficient in Java.
Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
Location:Boulder, Colorado
Type:Contract
Job#3574
Job Title: DOORs Admin/Systems Engineer (E1-E2) Job Location: Boulder or Longmont Clearance: Secret Compensation Range: $165K – $205K Hours: Part time 30 Hours
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.
Program Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to support technical planning, system integration, verification and validation (V&V), and requirements analysis for complex systems. This role involves ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of customer and product requirements into total system solutions while considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints. You will work across the full system lifecycle, from concept and design to test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal. This role requires expertise in requirements writing, decomposition, tracing, and verification, as well as hands-on experience working with satellite ground systems and Linux environments.
Job Responsibilities:
Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation (V&V), cost analysis, risk assessment, and supportability analyses
Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Develop, manage, and trace requirements using DOORs
Write, decompose, and verify system requirements to ensure alignment with mission needs
Implement and execute automated unit testing to support software validation
Utilize DXL scripting to optimize requirement management and automation
Work with C++ to support system development and integration
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system design meets customer expectations
Operate in a Linux-based development environment
Required Skills:
Hands-on experience with DOORs for requirement management
Proficiency in C++ and ability to support software/system integration
Experience with scripting languages (DXL, etc.) for requirement automation
DXL scripting with an understanding of requirements management and familiar with working in an Agile Environment.
Strong understanding of automated unit testing methodologies
Experience with satellite ground systems and mission-critical applications
Expertise in requirements writing, decomposition, tracing, and verification
Experience working in a Linux environment
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.
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.
Program Overview: Plans, conducts, and coordinates software development activities. Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software within Ground Solution. Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle. Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls. Ensures software standards are met.
Job Responsibilities:
Design, develop, document, test, and debug software within the Program
Implement and maintain DevSecOps/CI/CD full pipeline tools
Develop configuration management automation using Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or SALT
Deploy and manage infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform, HEAT, or CloudFormation
Work with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, OpenStack, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLabCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or TravisCI
Work within RedHat Linux environments, ensuring security and compliance
Utilize Ansible/Ansible Tower scripting for automation and deployment
Apply Agile methodologies to enhance software development efficiency
Collaborate on distributed systems, multi-threaded applications, and machine learning initiatives (a plus)
Required Skills:
Hands-on experience with DevSecOps/CI/CD pipelines and associated tools
Experience with configuration management automation (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SALT)
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, HEAT, CloudFormation)
Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, OpenStack, GCP)
Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLabCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, TravisCI)
RedHat Linux environment experience
Ansible/Ansible Tower scripting knowledge
Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies
Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance (Active TS/SCI preferred)
Desired Skills:
Experience with HashiCorp Vault and HashiCorp Boundary
Experience with JFrog Artifactory / Sonatype Nexus
Knowledge of Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Experience with automated testing frameworks (Selenium, Sikuli, Cucumber/Gherkin)
Familiarity with Kubernetes and distributed systems
Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
Location:Boulder, Colorado
Type:Contract
Job#3572
Job Title: Systems Integration and Verification Engineer Job Location: Boulder or Longmont Clearance: TS/SCI Compensation Range: $135k – $175k Hours: 30 – 40 hours/Week
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.
Program Overview:
Working as part of a technical team of software and integration engineers who successfully design, code, integrate, test and deploy complex systems to the customer. Contributions to detailed design, coding new content and bug fixes, contributing to unit testing, automating unit testing where possible, and contributing to integration testing as needed. Software integration projects will vary from satellite command and control software to satellite payload sensor management software, to mission specific software, to ground hardware & network control software.
Job Responsibilities:
Develop test plans, test objectives, scenarios, and test procedures
Conduct integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) activities
Work closely with software engineers and DevOps teams to ensure seamless software integration
Develop and execute automated tests, including unit and integration testing
Support CI/CD pipeline automation to streamline software deployment
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve software and integration issues
Contribute to software requirements development and delivery
Maintain and manage test documentation
Collaborate on ground systems and satellite operations testing
Ensure compliance with security and mission requirements
Required Skills:
Prior experience with automated test tools such as Selenium and Sikuli
Strong understanding of the Integration & Verification (I&V) Life Cycle
Experience using DOORs and/or CAMEO for requirements management
C++ experience, with a basic understanding of Boost and Qt
Familiarity with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Automated unit testing experience
Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or working in a DevOps environment
Experience with satellite ground systems and mission-critical software
Experience working in a Linux environment
Strong understanding of software requirements for complex systems
DXL scripting with an understanding of requirements management and familiar with working in an Agile Environment.
Ability to generate code for and execute automated testing
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience as a system operator (a plus)
OPIR (Overhead Persistent Infrared) program experience/exposure
Familiarity with ground network control software
SBIRS and NGG knowledge along with understanding software development lifecycles is a plus
Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
Location:Boulder, Colorado
Type:Contract
Job#3536
Hardware Engineer Longmont, CO or Boulder, CO Active Top Secret/SCI Compensation Range: $120,000 – $155,000
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.
Job Responsibilities:
The Hardware Engineer supports the design, development, and integration of all types of IT and RF hardware for the Next Generation Geo (NGG) Satellite Ground system infrastructure, focusing on system-level IT hardware implementation and documentation.
Provides engineering support throughout the system lifecycle, including hardware system design, development, integration and deployment.
Develops and maintains system documentation for each step in the lifecycle while working as part of a multidisciplinary team of Hardware, Network, Radio Frequency (RF), and systems engineers as well as system administrators and DevOps engineers to deliver fully functional satellite ground systems infrastructure.
Designs, generates, and maintains IT infrastructure documentation, including system interconnect documents, cable tables, and installation and test plans.
Considers power, cooling, and other impacts of integrating new systems, while developing lab and site installation and initial testing procedures.
Maintains essential documentation including Bills of Materials (BOMs), rack layouts, and system architecture diagrams.
Works with other teams, and stakeholders to test and troubleshoot data flows across integrated systems.
Work involves installing, integrating, and testing system-level IT infrastructure including servers, routers, network switches, firewalls, and some specialty ground hardware and RF components, implemented in accordance with installation best practices and established hardware processes.
Required Skills:
Demonstrated experience in system-level IT hardware integration and testing with an understanding of data center infrastructure including power, cooling, and space requirements.
Experience creating and maintaining critical design documentation.
Must possess strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and ability to work effectively within a team environment.
Desired Skills:
Strong understanding of IT data center infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, workstations, and servers.
Experience with system integration projects, documentation development, and the full engineering lifecycle of delivering new IT infrastructure is highly valued.
Additionally, experience with RF devices and systems, as well as a foundation in RF principles, is preferred.
Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
Location:Boulder, Colorado
Type:Contract
Job#3518
Software Engineer Boulder CO or Longmont CO Active Top Secret/SCI Salary Range: $125,000 – $160,000
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.
Job Responsibilities:
Plans, conducts, and coordinates software development activities.
Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software within the Ground Solution.
Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle.
Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.
Ensures software standards are met.
Maintains operations of multi-user computer systems, virtual computer systems, COTS software products, and perform system administration within the scope of the contract.
Monitors and corrects system performance issues, backs up and restores files, patching system and operating system software, maintains software licenses and assists the Information Assurance (IA) Team with account management and system vulnerability management.
Works closely with the customer and peer personnel to accomplish these responsibilities.
Provides on-the-job training on system configuration, assists in deploying software/hardware deliveries, supports special projects, and assists operational crews and contractor teams in resolving system and network issues.
Assists the IA team by providing access to system logs, instructions for monitoring user accounts, and identifying and responding to security issues/incidents.
Supports integration, operations, and maintenance of the Ground infrastructure.
Provides support to the hardware, network, comm and antenna infrastructure within.
Provides real time resolution of problems to avoid and/or minimize system downtime, by monitoring, analyzing, troubleshooting, restoring outages, performing maintenance, and tracking issues.
Conducts or participates in the research, design, development, and testing of COTS or custom computing hardware and/or other electrical components.
Develops designs for the installation of and performs the integration of those components and assemblies into chassis, racks, cabinets, workstations, customer facilities, and/or shelters.
Plans, directs, reviews and coordinates preparation of project documentation to ensure customer contract and company requirements are met.
Prepares specifications, evaluates vendors, and analyzes test reports. Work is to be done in accordance with processes.
Required Skills:
Candidate will be experienced in C++, Qt framework (GUI), pub/sub messaging, PostgreSQL, Linux environments, Ansible Scripting, Agile Methodologies and the full software development cycle.
Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline, distributed systems, machine learning and multi-threaded applications is a plus.
Proficient in Java.
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.
