• Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #2871

Title: Senior Software Engineer 
(Telework available 3-4 days a week)
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government.  Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission.  Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems.  If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a contractor in the Intelligence Community.
• Familiarity with and ability to build Encryption Libraries and Key Management Services.
• Establish and apply best practices, to ensure successful implementation of solution designs through collaborative project team communication, planning documentation, system testing, and defect resolution.
• Participate in project planning and project status communications.

Required Qualifications:

• United States citizenship
• Top Secret/SCI with Poly
• BS computer science or related field (or 8 years of equivalent work experience)
• Ability to communicate effectively and build rapport with team members and clients
• 8 or more years experience of Java
• 8 or more years experience with modern development practices
• Deep understanding of Agile methodology

Desired Qualifications:  Our environment not only encourages you to learn new, emerging technologies to expand your skill set; it also provides you with opportunity to share your knowledge with our team of elite professionals. Skill or experience in the following is highly desired:

• Experience with encryption and understanding of key management
• 5 or more years experience with REST APIs
• AWS experience
• React.JS experience
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) experience
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes
• Strong analytical troubleshooting and performance evaluation skills.
• Must be an effective team member with strong communications skills and the ability to follow-through, stay motivated, and collaborate with all team members.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and partner with virtual teams
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Detailed Description and Job Requirements
 An experienced consulting professional who has a broad understanding of solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes or technology designs within a product/technology family. Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, to implement products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices.
Demonstrates expertise to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements. Effectively consults with management of customer organizations. Ability to build rapport with team members and clients.
Telework 3-4 days/week is available.

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