Title: Cyber Project Engineer Location: Reston, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
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 *
Required Skills:
1. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in computer science, information technology, system administration or a related discipline 2. Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following: Computer networking in Windows AND Linux, Use of common online services in a persona-specific environment, Website configuration, Basic software development knowledge. 3. Demonstrated experience strategically planning efforts, identifying issues, negotiating changes, proactively anticipating needs, and analyze complex requirements with stakeholders, and allocate resources in a given timeline to achieve desired mission outcomes. 4. Demonstrated experience eliciting information on complex technical problems from non-technical personnel for use in diagnosis, analysis, resolution of problems. 5. Demonstrated experience making decisions and managing competing priorities, schedules, risks, stakeholder requirements and interdependencies on a variety of technical, resource, and organizational issues, even in ambiguous or high-pressure situations. 6. Demonstrated experience effectively communicating (oral and written) to convey complex technical information for a variety of audiences (i.e., technical and non-technical). 7. Demonstrated experience with customer regulations and standards, including Information Security (INFOSEC) and Communications Security (COMSEC). 8. Demonstrated experience managing security aspects of deployed infrastructure and technical solutions, in addition to day to day security operations.
Desired Skills:
1. Demonstrated experience evaluating emerging technologies and identifying areas of improvements to meet requirements. 2. Demonstrated experience with customer systems, architectures and applications. 3. Demonstrated experience with Project Management concepts and principles. 4. Demonstrated experience with IT tools, methodologies, technologies, and industry trends (to include social media and web). 5. Demonstrated experience with Rapid7, WebInspect, AppDetective, CIS-CAT, and other vulnerability assessment tools and processes. 6. Information security certifications such as CISSP, CISSE, CISA, CEH, CCSP, etc. 7. Demonstrated experience with computer and network vulnerabilities (e.g., malware, zero-day attacks, denial of service attacks, etc.)
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3448
Cybersecurity Analyst Reston, VA, College Park, MD, or Colorado Springs, CO Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Salary Range: $135,000 – $175,000
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:
As a Cybersecurity Analyst with a focus on Government System ATO support, you’ll be responsible for guiding government clients through the intricate process of obtaining and maintaining Authority to Operate certifications for their information systems.
You will leverage your expertise in government cybersecurity standards and regulations to monitor, analyze, and respond to potential security incidents and threats.
Your role will ensure that our government clients' systems meet the stringent security requirements necessary for ATO compliance while aligning with government-specific cybersecurity guidelines.
Collaborate with government clients to thoroughly understand their system architectures, security requirements, and objectives for achieving and maintaining ATO status within the context of government regulations.
Conduct exhaustive security assessments and risk analyses that cater to government system compliance, identifying vulnerabilities and potential threats specific to government systems.
Monitor security systems, logs, and network traffic with a keen focus on government cybersecurity guidelines, identifying any suspicious activity, intrusions, or unauthorized access attempts.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain government-aligned security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, data encryption, and access controls.
Investigate and analyze security incidents to determine their cause, impact, and appropriate response.
Develop and implement incident response plans, including containment, eradication, and recovery strategies.
Required Skills:
At least 6 years of experience as a cybersecurity analyst with a specialization in Government System ATO support, demonstrating deep knowledge of government ATO principles, methodologies, and tools.
Strong experience in government regulatory frameworks, compliance requirements, and security standards specific to ATO (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, RMF, ICD 503, FISMA, FedRAMP).
Demonstrated and repeat experience achieving and maintaining ATO for cloud services and solutions from IL5 to IL6+ on NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS.
Understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and infrastructure components.
Strong proficiency in incident response, security incident handling, and forensic analysis techniques.
Expertise with government specific ATO assessment tools, vulnerability scanning tools, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
CISSP or equivalent certification to support DoD 8140 requirements
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:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3447
Cybersecurity Engineer Reston, VA, College Park, MD, or Colorado Springs, CO Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Salary Range: $145,000 – $185,000
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:
As Cybersecurity Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in safeguarding our organization's digital assets and sensitive information.
The ideal candidate is a dedicated professional with a strong background in cybersecurity, a deep understanding of current threats and vulnerabilities, and the ability to implement robust security measures.
As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of our cybersecurity infrastructure while staying abreast of emerging trends in the field.
Design, implement, and manage security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, endpoint protection, and encryption mechanisms to ensure the organization's networks and systems remain secure.
Conduct regular security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications.
Develop and implement incident response plans to effectively address security breaches, incidents, and breaches.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures.
Monitor network traffic, system logs, and security alerts to detect and respond to potential security incidents.
Analyze and investigate anomalies and security breaches, taking appropriate actions to mitigate risks.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, software development, and compliance, to integrate security into all phases of the development lifecycle and ensure a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity.
Maintain thorough and accurate documentation of security processes, procedures, and configurations. Prepare detailed reports on security findings, incidents, and actions taken.
Required Skills:
At least 6 years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer with a specialization in designing and building implementations of required security controls; and implementing continuous monitoring and auditing of solutions for compliance with security controls.
Strong skills in specifying and implementing log collection into tools such as Splunk, and performing querying and analysis of aggregated logs to identify security-relevant anomalies or risks
Strong experience in implementing security controls from government regulatory frameworks and security standards (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, RMF, ICD 503, FISMA, FedRAMP).
Experience with implementing controls for cloud, container, and DevSecOps services and solutions within IL5 to IL6+ environments.
Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and infrastructure components.
Proficiency in incident response, security incident handling, and forensic analysis techniques.
Experience with security tools such as Fortify, Acunetix, and Prisma Cloud
Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
CISSP or equivalent certification to support DoD 8140 requirements
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:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3429
DevSecOps Engineer III Reston, VA Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
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:
As a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer III, you’ll play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure and efficient software development and deployment pipelines.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security practices seamlessly into the development and operations lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, secure, and reliable software solutions.
Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle.
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that incorporate automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks.
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) templates and configurations, ensuring security best practices are applied to cloud resources and infrastructure components.
Perform regular security assessments, code reviews, and penetration testing to identify and address vulnerabilities and weaknesses in applications, code, and infrastructure.
Monitor and analyze system and application logs to detect and respond to security incidents.
Implement and manage identity and access management (IAM) solutions, ensuring appropriate authentication and authorization mechanisms are in place.
Collaborate with software engineers to provide guidance on secure coding practices and assist in remediation of security findings.
Participate in incident response activities, helping to investigate and mitigate security incidents in a timely manner.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of security policies, procedures, and documentation.
Required Skills:
At least 10 years of experience as a DevSecOps Engineer or similar role, with a focus on integrating security into the software development lifecycle.
Expert experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, SonarQube, Selenium, Fortify, Acunetix, and Prisma Cloud).
Expert experience building DevSecOps solutions at scale across IL5 to IL6+ classification domains
Expert understanding of AWS and familiarity with other cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP) and securing cloud-based applications and services.
Strong experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
Strong experience in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and tool integration.
Hands-on experience with security tools for static code analysis, dynamic application security testing (DAST), and vulnerability scanning, using tools such as Fortify, Acunetix, and Prisma Cloud
Knowledge of security best practices, common vulnerabilities, and exposure to security frameworks (e.g., OWASP, NIST).
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:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3428
DevSecOps Engineer I Reston, VA Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
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:
As a DevSecOps Engineer I, you’ll play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure and efficient software development and deployment pipelines.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security practices seamlessly into the development and operations lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, secure, and reliable software solutions.
Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle.
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that incorporate automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks.
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) templates and configurations, ensuring security best practices are applied to cloud resources and infrastructure components.
Perform regular security assessments, code reviews, and penetration testing to identify and address vulnerabilities and weaknesses in applications, code, and infrastructure.
Monitor and analyze system and application logs to detect and respond to security incidents.
Implement and manage identity and access management (IAM) solutions, ensuring appropriate authentication and authorization mechanisms are in place.
Collaborate with software engineers to provide guidance on secure coding practices and assist in remediation of security findings.
Participate in incident response activities, helping to investigate and mitigate security incidents in a timely manner.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of security policies, procedures, and documentation.
Required Skills:
At least 6 years of experience as a DevSecOps Engineer or similar role, with a focus on integrating security into the software development lifecycle.
Strong experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, SonarQube, Selenium, Fortify, Acunetix, and Prisma Cloud).
Strong Experience building DevSecOps solutions at scale across IL5 to IL6+ classification domains
Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and securing cloud-based applications and services.
Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and tool integration.
Knowledge of security best practices, common vulnerabilities, and exposure to security frameworks (e.g., OWASP, NIST).
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:Reston
Type:Contract
Job#3331
Information System Security Manager Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph Reston, VA
Supporting the Most Exciting and Meaningful Missions in the World
Cyber and Information Security Specialist (INFOSEC) perform functions in support of the directorate’s Information System Security Manager (ISSM) and deliver outcomes as follows:
Review and analyze systems architecture diagrams and networks.
Support Assessment and Authorization (A&A) requirements and process and apply ICD 503, NISPOM, and other federal guidelines in support of systems used at contractor facilities.
Assist program systems owners and/or service providers throughout the risk management framework (RMF), including the assessment and authorization (A&A) processes, as follows:
Provide advice to program system owners and/or service providers on the creation of required system documentation or body of evidence; review and provide recommendation for approval or disapproval, as appropriate.
Assess security and privacy controls and data protection in sponsor information systems and environments of operation as part of the initial security assessment and during operational changes affecting information systems’ security posture.
Assist the security control accessors (SCA), as appropriate, in performing security systems assessments and reviewing risk elements in the executive Risk System (ERS) report.
Create plans of action & milestones (POA&Ms) and/or request risk acceptance through a security assessor(SA) , who will certify the ERS report to the appropriate authorizing official (AO) or designated AO.
Regarding the RMF and A&A processes, produce an annual A&A report of trends, challenges, and risk with recommended mitigation and process improvements.
Provide oversight and guidance to ensure compliance with program information security regulations and policies on processes and request, such as Data Transfer Request; Access Request; Service/Change Request; Purchase Request; Accountable Property Management; Waivers, including medical devises and introduction (use) of equipment /devises into SCIF; and Equipment Transport. Produce a Weekly Activity Report.
Facilitate development, maintenance and security review of AIS security plans for computers, networks, and information systems deployed and used at contractor facilities, ensuring that sponsor and program approving signatures are acquired and documented.
Conduct technical exchange meetings to facilitate AIS security solutions for both industrial contractors and government systems; and produce comprehensive solutions to technically complex systems and challenges.
Ensure documentation is complete and accurate in accordance with sponsor and program AIS policies and requirements.
As necessary, support the investigation of virus/malware alerts/incidents to determine root cause, entry point of code, damage risk, and report this information.
Write reports based on technical analysis of sponsor or industrial partners systems, and as applicable provide recommendations for mitigating issues in the future.
Analysis systems , including forensically, for malware, misuse, and/or unauthorized activity.
Ensure discovered cyber incidents and data spills are reported per program SOP; support investigations and remediation/clean up as necessary, and provide guidance in coordination with program security management and other groups as appropriate.
Provide information security training and refine, edit, and maintain training material, as necessary to ensure it is up to date with current policies, regulations, and best practices.
Participate in project review meetings and provide technical cyber security advise/expertise to program personnel.
Advise on technical and performance characteristics of new technologies, as relates to sponsor policies and regulations.
Review complex sponsor and industrial partners system designs for security risk and compliance with sponsor policy and regulations; propose resolution and preventive strategies.
Communicate complex technical concepts, project information, and security policy clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Provide briefings and/or training on sponsor’s INFOSEC policies and regulations.
Provide a quarterly Security Control Status Report (SCSR) that identifies security risk and trends through the ranking of the 77 Control Families.
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3315
Business Intelligence/Data Reporting Analyst *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Location: Reston, Virginia 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.
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Seeking a Business Intelligence/Data Reporting Analyst responsible for working closely with Client Customer Engagement project teams to provide the customer with business analysis expertise, report creation, and dashboard design in a tactical capacity, evaluate internal and external client requirements, and implement effective solutions in a timely manner. The selected candidate will gather, analyze, and document functional/reporting requirements (e.g., user stories using interviews, documentation analysis, site visits, use cases, and scenarios) and design, assemble, and deliver reports and dashboards for Client’s AEON Business Process Management platform in a manner consistent with client expectations.
Job Requirements:
Must have an Active TS/SCI with polygraph ONLY, all others need not apply.
Ability to consolidate, interpret, and present data in reports/dashboards for Executives, Team Leads, and Individual End Users focused on Acquisition and Financial Information.
Analytical mindset that allows you to look at the data available and drive into meaningful insights for the end user(s).
Ability to produce reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI, SSRS, and other data tools.
Experience using SQL to create queries and general knowledge of SQL database structure/relational databases
Ability to define and document customer business processes and report/dashboard content needs, including business process diagrams, data maps, and data modeling.
Consult with project team members and customer stakeholders to identify, define, and document business needs and objectives, current reporting capabilities, and challenges related to the business functions, such as those supporting the Federal Acquisition Lifecycle.
Collaborate with theproject manager, technical analysts, and customer end-users in the analysis, design, configuration, testing, and maintenance of the Business Intelligence module of AEON Business Process Management Platform to ensure desired operational performance and capabilities.
Track and document changes for functional and business specifications; write detailed universally understood procedures for testing use cases, knowledge capture, and training purposes.
Achieve proficiency in all major Reporting/Analytic products, including the AEON software suite: through internal staffing training, self-guided tutorials, and daily exposure to individual product feature sets.
Provide support for various meetings, demonstrations, and program activities related to Business Intelligence.
Test reports/dashboard projects following business and functional design following best practices for quality assurance.
Record and track defects uncovered during test execution and assist in defect resolution (troubleshooting and researching).
Comprehension of change management processes.
Other duties as assigned.
Experience and Skills Required Experience.
3+ years prior business analyst experience.
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment for a matrixed organization.
Strong knowledge and experience with data reporting tools, including Microsoft Power BI, SSRS, Tableau, etc.
Strong knowledge of productivity tools like Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Experience with Agile and SCRUM processes and methodologies.
Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) practices, principles, and techniques as they apply to the Agile development process.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, proven ability to listen and relate to customers.
Ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external customers.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Proven ability to communicate technical details to a non-technical audience.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Strong team player willing to help other team members at all times.
Desired Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience.
Knowledge of SQL Databases and Query Creation
Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Lifecycle or commercial contracting.
Knowledge of Federal financial systems or commercial accounting.
Ability to develop training materials and conduct end-user training sessions.
Experience with Federal government contracting and/or program office organization's business processes.
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3312
Title: ServiceNow Developer Location: Reston, VA *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Position Summary We are looking for an experienced ServiceNow developer with Agile project management expertise. Job Description The Sponsor’s office collects, exploits, and disseminates publicly available information in a timely, mission-impactful way. The Sponsor’s office environment is fast paced and requires specialized skills in cloud-based IT management, workflow automation, IT project management, innovative software development and integration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) based applications. The Systems Engineer (SE) should have ServiceNow development skills including Service Portal, Service Catalog, Widget development, Record Producers, Scripting in the Portal space and UI16, Flow Designer, UI Policy, Client Script, UI Actions, Script Includes, importing data sources, etc. The SE will design, develop, and modify software systems; document and track vendor software roadmaps for software and patch version updates; unit test their software and perform code reviews; and modify and integrate commercial software into cloud environment. They should understand multi-cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, Google, and others and will provide the Sponsor estimated costs of deploying system components to the target environment. They will coordinate and collaborate across the appropriate groups within security, operations, testing and other teams to provide system information and technical support; create, manage, and update work tickets; ensure that applications and services that fall under their purview are running up to date software versions to include code libraries; and provide weekly status updates regarding schedule deliverables, risks, and dependencies. The Systems Engineer will also work with and follow change and configuration management process and tools, manage the progress of COTS product integration and development efforts, comply with the existing programmatic methodologies, and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification. They will also coordinate IT program management activities including scheduling of meetings and preparation of briefings and presentations; create, maintain, and brief Project Management Review (PMR) slides for projects; and work in partnership with an integrated team of Sponsor staff and contractors.
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3213
Applications Developer
Assist with maintenance of existing legacy applications and support the transition to a new system architecture.
Mandatory Skills – Significant years of Full Stack development experience; Java Preferred – Demonstrated experience with Java and JavaScript – Experience working on an application built on client/server based architecture – Experience developing, implementing and maintaining complex functions, scripts, stored procedures and triggers in support of applications – Experience working in an Agile development environment – Proficiency in GitHub – Proficiency with Jenkins – Proficiency with JIRA Optional Skills – Familiarity with ElasticSearch and ELK stack – Familiarity with the Sponsor's A&A process – Familiarity with DevOps – Demonstrated experience using C# software language – Design and deploy bug fixes written in the C# software language to support an existing legacy system – B.S. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#3044
Title: Software/Application Support Specialist
*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.
Software Application Support Specialist Herndon, VA
The Software Application Support Specialist is responsible for providing professional and efficient helpdesk support. A strong customer service mindset is the key to succeeding in this role.
Job Requirements:
Serve as the first point of contact for customers seeking technical assistance over a ticketing system.
Perform remote troubleshooting through diagnostic techniques and pertinent questions.
Determine the best solution based on the issue and details provided by customers.
Walk the customer through the problem-solving process.
Direct unresolved issues to the next level of support personnel.
Provide accurate information on IT products.
Record events and problems and their resolution in logs.
Follow-up and update customer status and information.
Pass on any feedback or suggestions by customers to the appropriate internal team.
Identify and suggest possible improvements on procedures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
Proven experience in Supporting COTS products in a customer support role.
Good understanding of computer systems, and other tech products.
Ability to diagnose and resolve basic technical issues.
Excellent communication skills.
Customer-oriented and cool-tempered.
Understanding of Ticketing systems.
Desired Experience:
Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition lifecycle or commercial contracting.
Knowledge of Federal financial systems or commercial accounting.
Experience with Federal government contracting and/or program office organizations.
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2892
Senior Cyber Technical Analyst Chantilly, VA
Cornerstone Defense is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Cyber Technical Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's cyber security assurance processes. This includes developing and implementing security policies and procedures, conducting security assessments, and monitoring the organization's cyber security posture.
Duties and Responsibilities
Plans, prepares, and executes tests of systems to evaluate results against specifications and requirements as well as analyze/report test results.
Performs assessments of systems and networks within the network environment or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6/3), and may make recommendations on process tailoring.
Performs analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommends additional security requirements and safeguards.
Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.
Periodically conducts of a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.
Provides guidance and leadership to less-experienced cybersecurity personnel.
Education Requirement
BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
Experience Requirement
5-7 years of experience
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2891
COO/Technical Targeter Chantilly, VA
Cornerstone Defense is looking for a highly motivated and experienced expert Cyber Security Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of cyber security principles and practices, as well as experience with a variety of security technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall security of our organization's information systems and networks.
Duties and Responsibilities
Uses data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs) to analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats.
Interprets, analyzes, and reports all events and anomalies in accordance with computer network directives, including initiating, responding, and reporting discovered events.
Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures and systems, including access management for hardware, firmware and software
Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards
Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.
Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks.
Provides advanced guidance and leadership to less- experienced cybersecurity personnel.
May serve as a team or task leader. (Not a people manager)
Education Requirement
BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
Experience Requirement
11+ years of experience
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2890
Intel Ops Support Advisor Chantilly, VA
Cornerstone Defense is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Intelligence Operations Support to join our team. The ideal candidate is responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence information to support decision-making at all levels of the organization. This includes collecting, triaging, and reviewing information from a variety of sources. The Intelligence Analyst then analyzes this information to identify trends, patterns, and threats. Finally, the Intelligence Analyst disseminates this information to decision-makers in a clear and concise way.
Duties and Responsibilities
Oversees current and emergent intelligence reporting to customers, updating, maintaining, and disseminating intelligence products
Oversees, executes, and tracks intelligence sharing amongst multiple stakeholders
Provides continuous intelligence watch, maintaining communication with respective components and partner agencies
Monitors Indications and Warning (I&W); determines when a threat needs to be communicated to relevant authority
Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies and subject areas
May coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals
May serve as a team or task lead
Desired Skills and Abilities
Advanced knowledge of the principles, methods, processes, and applicable regulations involved in intelligence operations
Experience supporting intelligence operations (e.g.: watch operations or knowledge management)
Specific certifications or education/training may be required, depending on job assignment
Education Requirement
BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
Experience Requirement
8-10 years of experience
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2889
Intel Ops Support Chantilly, VA
Cornerstone Defense is looking for a highly motivated Intelligence Operations Support Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate is responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence information to support decision-making at all levels of the organization. This includes collecting, triaging, and reviewing information from a variety of sources. The Intelligence Analyst then analyzes this information to identify trends, patterns, and threats. Finally, the Intelligence Analyst disseminates this information to decision-makers in a clear and concise way.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provides current and emergent intelligence reporting to customers, updating, maintaining, and disseminating products
Executes and tracks intelligence sharing amongst multiple stakeholders
Provides continuous intelligence watch, maintaining communication with respective components and partner agencies
Monitors Indications and Warning (I&W) and is responsible for determining when a threat needs to be communicated to relevant authority. May participate in Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) as required
Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies and subject areas
Desired Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the principles, methods, processes, and applicable regulations involved in intelligence operations
Experience supporting intelligence operations (e.g.: watch operations or knowledge management)
Specific certifications or education/training may be required, depending on job assignment
Education Requirement
BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
Experience Requirement
<5 years of experience
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2888
Technical Targeter Chantilly, VA
Cornerstone Defense is looking for a highly motivated and experienced expert Cyber Technical Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's cyber security assurance processes. This includes developing and implementing security policies and procedures, conducting security assessments, and monitoring the organization's cyber security posture.
Duties and Responsibilities
Plans, prepares, and executes tests of systems to evaluate results against specifications and requirements as well as analyze/report test results.
Performs assessments of systems and networks within the network environment or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6/3), and may make recommendations on process tailoring.
Performs extensive analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommends additional security requirements and safeguards.
Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.
Periodically conducts of a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.
Provides advanced guidance and leadership to less- experienced cybersecurity personnel.
May serve as a team or task leader. (Not a people manager)
Education Requirement
BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
Experience Requirement
11+ years of experience
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2887
Cyber Technical Analyst Advisor Chantilly, VA
Cornerstone Defense is looking for a highly motivated and experienced expert Cyber Technical Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's cyber security assurance processes. This includes developing and implementing security policies and procedures, conducting security assessments, and monitoring the organization's cyber security posture.
Duties and Responsibilities
Plans, prepares, and executes tests of systems to evaluate results against specifications and requirements as well as analyze/report test results.
Performs assessments of systems and networks within the network environment or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6/3), and may make recommendations on process tailoring.
Performs extensive analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommends additional security requirements and safeguards.
Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.
Periodically conducts of a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.
Provides guidance and leadership to less-experienced cybersecurity personnel.
May serve as a team or task leader. (Not a people manager)
Education Requirement
BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
Experience Requirement
8-10 years of experience
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2836
Title: Cyber Security Engineer Location: Reston, VA *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
The Sponsor is seeking support in the domain of Endpoint Security Engineering. The focus is primarily on working in a mission technology area, which uses multiple IT systems and networks that operate in both the secure and unsecure environments. The unsecure cloud networks are primarily within Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. The Sponsor is transforming its networks, systems, and applications processes to build a secure and trusted computing environment while providing the capabilities for secure information sharing across the enterprise. The Cyber Security Engineer will provide risk mitigation recommendations for systems and applications and provide support on information security policies, regulations, and technical implementations regarding facets of cyber operations, and the Sponsor’s Accreditation and Authorization (A&A) process. They will provide support to projects teams overviewing the Sponsor’s A&A platform and streamline communications/processes between projects, ISSMs, and Sponsor Cyber Security teams. The Cyber Security Engineer will shepherd an educational initiative for system evaluation against NIST 800-53, Risk Management Framework (RMF), DISA STIGS, Zero Trust M-22-09, FedRAMP and other security standards and publications, as well as the Sponsor’s internal security regulations; orchestrate the acceleration of control selection, and acceptance for project teams and system owners towards Approval to Operate (ATO); and actively participate in or shepherd technical exchange meetings and application review boards, to verify and validate systems security controls, and provide guidance with respect to after action items/requirements. They will also provide routine briefing on system status and mitigations activities as required by the Sponsor.
1. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience with A&A processes and procedures. 2. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience providing vulnerability guidance as it pertains to analysis results and mitigation plans for addressing security problems. 3. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience providing risk mitigation for systems, and application in the cloud environment. 4. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience reviewing reports generated by Nexpose, AppDetective, RunZero, and WebInspect. 5. (Desired) Demonstrated experience leading A&A teams, security initiatives, and executive level briefings. 6. (Desired) Demonstrated experience leading Technical Exchange Meetings regarding A&A and project status updates. 7. (Desired) Demonstrated experience providing guidance and writing Standard Operating Procedures for project teams which expedites the A&A Process. 8. (Desired) Demonstrated experience recommending continuous process improvement on A&A processes within the Sponsor’s environment.
Location:Reston, Virginia
Type:Contract
Job#2835
Title: Systems Architect Location: Reston, VA *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply * Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
The Sponsor is seeking support in the domain of Endpoint Security Engineering. The focus is primarily on working in a mission technology area, which uses multiple IT systems and networks that operate in both the secure and unsecure environments. The unsecure cloud networks are primarily within Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. The Sponsor is transforming its networks, systems, and applications processes to build a secure and trusted computing environment while providing the capabilities for secure information sharing across the enterprise. The Systems Architect will develop and document design concepts that are consistent with Sponsor architectural guidance and industry best practices to address current infrastructure enhancements, new user/system requirements, transitions to the Sponsor technical environment, and enhancements to performance. They will analyze the schedule and performance implications of alternative design concepts for application components and the supporting infrastructure and support the analysis and evaluation of related legacy business processes, the design of improved processes, and the efforts necessary to substantiate new efforts. The Systems Architect will identify mission impacts because of new information technology services, ensure the interoperability of current and future systems and software releases for all supported applications, and analyze and study complex system requirements, proposing technical solutions to Sponsor management. They will also perform strategic systems planning and analysis, reporting results to Sponsor management; coordinate, review, and integrate the deliverables of information and technology architects into cohesive solutions architectures; and design all data solutions in alignment with applicable policies, standards, and practices.
1. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience with network and system development and deployment. 2. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience with information processing fundamentals and best practices. 3. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience with integrating COTS, GOTS, and custom software into an enterprise solution for knowledge management. 4. (Mandatory) Demonstrated experience with CI/CD pipeline and Agile best practices. 5. (Desired) Demonstrated experience in several IT domains such as software development, networking, security, cloud computing, data management, and systems integration. 6. (Desired) Demonstrated experience designing IT systems that are efficient, reliable, scalable, and secure..
