Software Engineer
Tysons, VA
Active Secret
Compensation Range: $125,000 – $150,000

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:

Preferred Skills:

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: UI/UX Designer

Location: Tysons, 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.

Collaborate to define a future customer experience-led vision for the business, and required capabilities to deliver it. Assess the impact and contribute to the business case. Conduct business analysis and opportunity modeling through stakeholder interviews and customer experience touchpoint design. Lead customer-centric strategy focused project streams and pitches. Ensure alignment with defined business goals throughout the service design process and the creation of services roadmaps. Interpret customer needs to effectively communicate and present service strategies. Inform Go To Market strategy for experiences to maximize value.
A creative problem solver and design leader, skilled in the team sport of crafting solutions that are smart, simple and lovable. You analyze the needs of the target users and how they perform tasks to create an optimized user experience.  Expertly apply complex user interface & interaction design principles. Guide persona, archetype, or mindset development, user journey/flow creation, task analysis, and information architecture creation. Define & guide the planning, execution, & synthesis of user research and usability testing, and ensure research translates into meaningful ideation and actionable recommendations.

 

Required:
·   5-8+ years experience delivering interface design solutions for clients
·   5+ Years experience demonstrating proficiency or expertise in relevant professional design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (with an emphasis on XD), InVision, and more.
·   5+ years experience with user research and usability testing
·   Excellent written and oral presentation skills, including facilitation of small to large groups (5-30+ people)
·   Ability to provide clear, articulate rationale for design choices and approach
·   Expertise with Agile methodology and ability to work in iterative product design cycles
·   Bachelor’s degree
Desired:
·   Experience using scrappy design tools like paper and slides
·   Background in Software Engineering or familiarity with custom development practices to effectively communicate with a highly technical, multidisciplinary team
·   Experience delivering design products across multiple networks
·   Experience leading teams of designers/creatives (3-7+ people)
·   Ability to translate user research findings into design requirements and design deliverables

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 *
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Title: Systems/Business Analyst
Location: Tysons, 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.

Description: 

The Systems / Business Analyst supports an application delivery program by understanding and documenting requirements, dependencies and constraints. Acts as a liaison between clients, stakeholders, and the development team to ensure alignment and clear communication. Produces supporting documentation to include requirements, flow charts, technical and training documentation.  Provides end-user support, including training, troubleshooting, and addressing any issues or concerns.
 

Required:
·   3+ years of capturing, validating, and refining business requirements for systems design and development.
·   Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills in a client-facing capacity
·   Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
·   Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
·   Ability to work across distributed teams.
·   Experience working within Agile software development environment.
·   Ability to support creation and maintenance of user support documentation.
·   Ability to support system quality and verification in collaboration with other team members.
Desired:
·   Previous consulting experience
·   Lean six sigma certification
·   Experience with the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)
·   Requirements (intermediate)
·   Change Management  &Communications (Intermediate)
 
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 *

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Title: Software Developer
Location: Tysons, 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.

Description:
The Full Stack Software Developer works with the Lead Engineer to deliver a completed software solution. Developers help with design and then implements all levels of the solution: data layer, application code, user interface. Working with Lead Engineer on Design and coding and delivering APIs and integrations with other software systems and databases.  Developers will have experience in the following: Delivering the design and development of software applications. Programming/coding from the data layer through the application layer, through the user interface. Decomposing functional requirements into technical specifications and tasks. Software development and maintenance tools and languages such as Java, C#/.NET, SQL, JavaScript libraries, HTML, etc. Database and data management and analytics technologies, such as SQL, XML, Python, R, etc. Developing and maintaining unit test scripts. Developing APIs and web services for integration between system and data sets.

Required:
·   Application layer programming languages (e.g. Java, C#)
·   Database / data layer experience (e.g. SQL, unstructured data, Python, R, data management and analytics tools)
·   Front end development skills (e.g. modern javascript frameworks, HTML, CSS, bootstrap, etc.)
·   Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining systems on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
·   Experience in Agile / Scrum

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 *

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Customer Labor Category: Security Control Assessor – – –
       
Position Description: Security Control Accessor 
Location: Tysons
Core Hours: 9 am – 3 pm
Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
Evaluates the security controls within network systems to identify vulnerabilities and recommend actions to correct problems working either alone or as part of a team. Ensures integrity of IT systems by identifying and mitigating potential avenues of exploitation including system level attacks and user level attacks.
o Applies experience with RMF, CNSSI 1253, NIST SP 800-53, and NISPOM
o Applies experience with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker (SCC)
o Demonstrated experience conducting hands on security testing, analyzing results, documenting risks, and recommending countermeasures
o Demonstrated experience developing risk assessment reports based on review of security plans and interviews with developer/customer assess systems against information assurance policies, regulations and instructions
o Demonstrated experience providing threat analysis based on identified security vulnerabilities
o Develops and documents security evaluation test plans and procedures
o Demonstrated experience testing security architectures of cloud-based systems and applications, identifying vulnerabilities and providing security remediation
2+ years of technical related experience
Required Skills:
Compliance and vulnerability scanning tools (XACTA, RedSeal, Nessus, Splunk, McAfee ePO, and/or other vulnerability scanners)
Strong understanding of the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process
Excellent oral and technical writing skills
Desired Certifications: CASP, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, or GCIH

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 *