Title: Automated Test Engineer
Location: Alexandria, VA/Remote Local
Clearance: Top Secret preferred, No clearance required

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. 

 We are looking for a skilled software engineer with a focus on Automated Testing to join our development team to create cutting-edge tools for forensics and biometrics, including a state-of-the-art DNA matching and tracking system. The ideal candidate has advanced software design and engineering knowledge, a good eye for detail, and a natural gift for software troubleshooting. 

You will be working with a talented team on an exciting project that solves crimes and exonerates the innocent. The ideal candidate is a great software developer who also wants to be expert using state-of-the-art automated testing frameworks. Your goal is to create an advanced automated testing environment using tools like Cypress and the React JavaScript framework. 

Job Responsibilities: 
• Design and develop software components using the React framework 
• Conduct automating testing using a framework like Cypress 
• Develop test strategies and test plans 
• Capture and monitor test-related metrics and using them to help the team improve software quality over time 

Qualifications: 
• Strong ability to write UI code in the React framework 
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in software development 
• Strong experience in conducting automated tested. (We plan to use Cypress for automated testing, but experience in Selenium or other automated frameworks is acceptable if well experienced) 
• Strong leadership experience 
• Strong experience with Agile development incorporating Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, utilizing technologies such as GIT, Jenkins, SonarQube, etc. 
• Strong ability to write effective code, including React framework, JavaScript, Java (Spring Framework), Web Services, Web Services, XML, REST, JSON, Cypress, etc. 
• Experience with relational databases 
• Ability to debug code and solve complex problems related to efficiency and performance of our software with appropriate production monitoring 
• Ability to obtain and hold a security clearance 

 

Title: Software Engineer
Location: Alexandria, VA/Remote Local
Clearance: Top Secret preferred, No clearance required
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. 

We are looking for a skilled software engineer with a focus on Front-end development to join our development team to create cutting-edge tools for forensics and biometrics, including a state-of-the-art DNA matching and tracking system. The ideal candidate has advanced software design and engineering knowledge, a good eye for detail, and a natural gift for software troubleshooting.  

You will be working with a talented team on an exciting project that solves crimes and exonerates the innocent. The ideal candidate is a great software developer who also wants to be expert using state-of-the-art automated testing frameworks.  

Job Responsibilities: 

Qualifications: 

Title: Full Stack Developer 
Location: Chantilly, VA
*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. 

Job Responsibilities:

Required Skills: 

Title: Systems Engineer, Expert
Location: Tysons, VA
*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. 

 

Title: DevSecOps Engineer, SME
Location: Tysons, VA

*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. 

Title: Test Engineer

Location: Reston, Virginia

*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 is responsible for the support and the development of products that provide solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation, and dissemination, and research activities.  The Intelligence Sector specializes in Software Development, Cloud Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Network Engineering.  

Test Engineer
Reston, VA
TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

This team is seeking consultants that have a passion for software development and testing; that can support a number of exciting customer facing engagements. Those who excel in this role are motivated self-starters who love to solve challenging problems and feel comfortable working directly with customers, as well as, on innovative internal development efforts. This role is an integral part of an elite team with diverse skill sets that designs and delivers unique solutions that integrate a wide variety of commercial hardware, software, and cloud into secure, mission critical solutions for our government customers. As part of the professional services team, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple projects and customers, share your knowledge and insights, learn the latest and greatest technology innovations, and have the freedom and autonomy to put your creative technical talents to work. 

Required Qualifications: 

Desired Qualifications:

Title: Senior Java Developer

Location: Reston, Virginia

*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 is responsible for the support and the development of products that provide solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation, and dissemination, and research activities.  The Intelligence Sector specializes in Software Development, Cloud Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Network Engineering. 

Senior Software Engineer
Reston, VA

A Top-Secret clearance is not required for this position; however, being able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance with poly is preferrable if the applicant is a US citizen.

Job Description:
Cornerstone Defense is seeking senior developers that have a passion for software development supporting exciting customer facing engagements. Those who excel in this role are motivated self-starters who love to solve challenging and leading-edge problems and who feel comfortable working directly with customers on innovative internal development teams. This role is an integral part of an elite team with diverse skill sets that design and delivers unique solutions that integrate a wide variety of Oracle commercial hardware, software, and cloud technology into secure, mission critical solutions for our government customers. Coding skills are required. As part of the consulting team, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple projects and customers, share your knowledge and insights, learn the latest and greatest technology innovations, and have the freedom and autonomy to put your creative technical talents to work. Individuals applying should have experience leading small development teams of junior and middle grade developers. Our current focus in providing cloud native solutions directly enabling our National Security clients. 

Responsibilities Include:

Required Qualifications: 

Experience with any of the following is an added bonus:

Title: Senior Java Developer

Location: Reston, Virginia

*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 is responsible for the support and the development of products that provide solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation, and dissemination, and research activities.  The Intelligence Sector specializes in Software Development, Cloud Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Network Engineering.  

Senior Software Engineer
Reston, VA
TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

A Top-Secret clearance is not required for this position; however, being able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance with poly is preferrable if the applicant is a US citizen.

Job Description:
Cornerstone Defense is seeking senior developers that have a passion for software development supporting exciting customer facing engagements. Those who excel in this role are motivated self-starters who love to solve challenging and leading-edge problems and who feel comfortable working directly with customers on innovative internal development teams. This role is an integral part of an elite team with diverse skill sets that design and delivers unique solutions that integrate a wide variety of Oracle commercial hardware, software, and cloud technology into secure, mission critical solutions for our government customers. Coding skills are required. As part of the consulting team, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple projects and customers, share your knowledge and insights, learn the latest and greatest technology innovations, and have the freedom and autonomy to put your creative technical talents to work. Individuals applying should have experience leading small development teams of junior and middle grade developers. Our current focus in providing cloud native solutions directly enabling our National Security clients. 

Responsibilities Include:

Required Qualifications: 

Experience with any of the following is an added bonus:

Title: Data Scientist

Location: Reston, Virginia

Clearance: TS Eligible

 

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 is responsible for the support and the development of products that provide solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation, and dissemination, and research activities.  The Intelligence Sector specializes in Software Development, Cloud Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Network Engineering.  

 

Data Scientist
Reston, VA
TS Eligible
Individuals with a Top Secret are the target of this opening. Those with lesser clearances will be considered if they agree to upgrade their clearance. The position requires U.S. Citizenship.

We are looking for a Data Scientist to strengthen our ability to deliver unique, intuitive, and exciting analytic applications and data concepts for our innovative emerging technologies.  We’re charting new territory in analytic enablement—and need imaginative and talented DS developers to provide new ways to select, see, use, and exploit data.  We’re solving difficult analytic problems and empowering users through dynamic, flexible, and intuitive capabilities.  We’re seeking high performing candidates to design and implement novel mechanisms that enable users to collate data, discover insights, unearth buried tidbits, and tell compelling analytic stories.  This role will develop Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning technologies, leverage advanced algorithms, and implement top-level analytic innovations.  We want someone with an extensive background in data analytics development who loves to work with multi-disciplinary teams to construct truly revolutionary ways to enable analysis.  We need individuals who can incorporate ideas from diverse perspectives and implement algorithms in creative ways–including ways to understand, consume, and enhance data.  You’ll advocate for advancements that you know will resonate with the user.  You’ll impact and influence how analysis is done.

What you’ll do (Big picture)

Into the details

Required Skills:

Title: Data Scientist

Location: Reston, Virginia

*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 is responsible for the support and the development of products that provide solutions to the United States Government for information collection, operations, exploitation, and dissemination, and research activities.  The Intelligence Sector specializes in Software Development, Cloud Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Network Engineering.  

Data Scientist
Reston, VA
TS/SCI with Polygraph
Individuals with a Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Poly are the target of this opening. Those with lesser clearances will be considered if they agree to upgrade their clearance. The position requires U.S. Citizenship.

We are looking for a Data Scientist to strengthen our ability to deliver unique, intuitive, and exciting analytic applications and data concepts for our innovative emerging technologies.  We’re charting new territory in analytic enablement—and need imaginative and talented DS developers to provide new ways to select, see, use, and exploit data.  We’re solving difficult analytic problems and empowering users through dynamic, flexible, and intuitive capabilities.  We’re seeking high performing candidates to design and implement novel mechanisms that enable users to collate data, discover insights, unearth buried tidbits, and tell compelling analytic stories.  This role will develop Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning technologies, leverage advanced algorithms, and implement top-level analytic innovations.  We want someone with an extensive background in data analytics development who loves to work with multi-disciplinary teams to construct truly revolutionary ways to enable analysis.  We need individuals who can incorporate ideas from diverse perspectives and implement algorithms in creative ways–including ways to understand, consume, and enhance data.  You’ll advocate for advancements that you know will resonate with the user.  You’ll impact and influence how analysis is done.

What you’ll do (Big picture)

Into the details

Required Skills:

Title: Systems Administrator
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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. 

Cornerstone Defense is looking for a Linux System Administrator to join the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS)/Red LAN program located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Responsibilities:

Required Skills:

Desired Skills:

Title: IT Specialist
Location: Colorado Springs, CO 
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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. 

General Requirements:

Required Experience:

 

Title: Systems Administrator
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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. 

General Requirements:

Desired Experience:

 

Title: Security Operations Center Engineer
Location: Colorado Springs, CO 
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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. 

General Requirements:

Required Experience:

Title: Network Operations Center Engineer
Location: Colorado Springs, CO 
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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. 

General Requirements:

Required Experience:

 

Title: Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO 
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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. 

General Requirements:

Required Experience:

 

Title:  Cloud Data Business Analyst

*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. 

We are seeking a highly motivated Cloud Data Business Analyst to join our multi-million dollar National Intelligence program supporting the Cloud Investment Multi-Cloud Management (CIMM) team. As a contributor to the Intelligence Community’s first multi-cloud initiative, you will be at the epicenter of emergent cloud computing technologies, establishing a foundation that will evolve to include all agencies within the IC.
Cloud Data Business Analyst, you will gather and analyze data to identify trends, and develop valuable insights to assist with solving problems and informing business decisions.
Your responsibilities will include the following:
· Analyzing user needs and software requirements to determine approach and feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
· Aggregating, maintaining, analyzing, updating, and reporting cloud service consumption, ordering, billing, spending, and utilization metrics
· Aggregating, maintaining, analyzing, updating, and reporting workload performance metrics such as workload placement, trends, thresholds, alerts, breaches, issues, problems, and recommendations
· Cleaning, analyzing, interpreting, and displaying data using different approaches and business intelligence tools such as Microsoft Power BI
· Conducting trend analysis activities and providing recommendations
· Conducting analysis to assess the quality and meaning of data
· Transforming raw data into meaningful statistics, information, and explanations
· Maintaining databases and data systems
· Reorganizing data in a readable format
· Preparing reports for management using relevant data to display trends, patterns, and predictions
· Preparing final analysis reports for stakeholders to understand the data analysis steps, enabling them to make significant decisions based on various facts and trends
Qualifications – Required
· Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
· Bachelor’s Degree in STEM domain or related field
· 5+ years of experience with data and trend analysis
· 5+ years of experience using data analytics and visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and/or Qlik
· Previous experience as a business analyst, data analyst, data scientist, or requirements analyst
· Knowledge of programming languages such as SQL, Oracle, R, MATLAB, and/or Python
· Strong mathematical skills to assist with collecting, measuring, organizing, and analyzing data
· Adept at using data processing platforms such as Apache Hadoop and Spark
· Adept at queries, writing reports, and making presentations
· Problem-solving skills
· Accuracy and attention to detail skills
· Excellent verbal and written communications skills
· Ability to work well independently and in a team environment Qualifications – Desired
· Experience in a cloud and/or hybrid environment
· Experience working on multiple cloud platforms
· Experience with requirements analysis tools and processes
· Certification: o AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
 

Title:  Python/C++ Programmer
Location: Dulles, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI  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. 

Job Description:
Cornerstone Defense is supporting Tactical Space Systems Division in their development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of satellite ground software. This position is located onsite on our Dulles, VA campus and requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance with SAP. After hours or extended work week may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications: 

Title:  Full Stack Developer

*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. 

Seeking a full stack developer to join a collaborative agile team in a highly mission-focused environment.  The candidate will refine and enhance existing applications to better meet the customer’s mission design, as well as develop and provide O&M for multiple tools.  Additionally, the candidate will develop solutions to software architecture problems and broader design solutions.  The candidate will participate in software development efforts through all aspects of the software engineering life cycle to include scope and work estimation, design, documentation, testing, and integration.  Responsibilities include: 

Candidate must be a dynamic, innovative, self-starting problem solver who is able to investigate and seek new and innovative ways to improve the customer experience. Must have the aptitude and attitude to tackle unsolved technical challenges and capable of working in fast-paced development environment with little assistance.   
Required 

Desired 

Title: Cybersecurity Engineer/ISSO – Space/Satellite Systems
Clearance: Top Secret/SCI 
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. 

 Qualifications:

Title: Systems Administrator – Space/Satellite Systems
Clearance: Top Secret/SCI 

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. 

 Our Tactical Space Systems Division is seeking multiple System Administrators to support Tactical Space Systems Division in their development and deployment of satellite ground software to customer resources while implementing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines in an agile environment.

To be successful in this role, you should enjoy learning and learn quickly, be motivated by the opportunity to solve hard problems with challenging boundary conditions, work well with a motivated and mission-focused team, enjoy working with both speed and accuracy, and take great pride in your work and the work of the team(s).  You should have demonstrated experience in technical problem solving, to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring.  System administrators will be a critical member of one or more Agile Scrum Teams.  After hours or extended work week hours may be required.

Qualifications:
 

Title: DevOps Engineer
Clearance: TS/SCI 

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. 

We have an opening for a DevOps Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This work will primarily be performed in a SCIF environment so onsite work is required.

Job Responsibilities

Qualifications:

 

Title: DevOps Engineering Lead
Location: Sterling, VA

Clearance: TS/SCI 

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. 

We have an opening for a DevOps Engineer to lead our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This work will primarily be performed in a SCIF environment so onsite work is required.

Job Responsibilities

Qualifications:

 

Title: Agile Systems Integrator
Location: Chantilly, VA
*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.

Equal Opportunity Employment
Cornerstone Defense is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all employees and to upholding diversity in our recruiting and hiring processes. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, age, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Title: Cloud Developer – Senior

*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. 

Responsibilities
A cloud developer’s main job is to work on cloud application development projects. You can think of a cloud developer as a cloud engineer because they develop programs and software for the virtual and global cloud network.

Qualifications
TS/SCI w/Poly

8+ years of combined educational and technical experience

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or combination of education and technical experience

Coding – Python, Bash (Linux), AWS such as Lambda, Microsoft Azure, CI/CD – Powershell
 

Title: Cloud Engineer SME

*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. 

Responsibilities
Cloud engineers are IT professionals who design, implement, and manage cloud-based systems for businesses. They develop and implement cloud-applications, migrate existing on-premise applications to the cloud, and debug cloud stacks.

Qualifications
TS/SCI w/Poly

15+ years of combined educational and technical experience

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or combination of education and technical experience

AWS Support/Optimization/Automation; Azure Support/Optimization/Automation; C2E/Multi-Cloud/Cloud-based Support, Optimization, & Automation

 

Title: Technical Trainer
Location: McLean, VA

*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. 

Responsibilities
Responsible for translating the client’s business requirements into specific systems, applications or process designs for very large complex IT solutions and integrating architecture. Acts as an advocate for the client as the ultimate authority on the architecture designed to address client business problems. Plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintains enterprise-wide solutions to total system or subsystems using internally created and/or off the shelf products. Analyzes and identifies all or part of a company's existing or new peripheral, network, and telecommunications systems requirements, taking into consideration the special technology needs. Establishes functional and technical specifications and standards, solves hardware/software interface problems, defines input/output parameters, and ensures integration of the entire system or subsystem. Provides direction for design activities. Often project-based, sometimes working at customer sites.
 
The Systems Intigrator (SI) will help the training university, focusing on information technology tradecraft to provide project management support to manage foundational skills of several university occupations.   The SI shall also work with Leadership to analyze data, map skills to learning content and identify IT learning or skills gaps.   Additionally, the SI shall assist the developing learning execution strategies to address these gaps either through design/development of Sponsor-led course content or acquisition and delivery of commercial content. Responsibilities shall include:
 

Qualifications

Title: Data Engineer
Location: Fairfax, VA

*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. 

Responsibilities
Seeking a Data Engineer who wants to take their career to the next level.  This position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph and will be located on customer site in Northern VA. 
 
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Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Fairfax, VA

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. 

Responsibilities
Seeking Software Engineers who want to take their career to the next level.  This position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph and will be located on customer site in Northern VA. 
 

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Title: Software Developer
Location: Fairfax, VA

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. 

Responsibilities
Seeking Software Engineers who want to take their career to the next level.  This position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph and will be located on customer site in Northern VA. 
 
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Title: Software/Application Support
 

*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 Applications Support Specialist
Herndon, VA

The SW Apps Support Specialist is responsible for providing professional and efficient helpdesk support. A strong customer service mindset is the key to succeeding in this role.

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Title: Digital Network Exploitation Analyst
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

*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.

Responsibilities

Title: Digital Network Exploitation Analyst
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

*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.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Education: Degree in Computer Science. Degree in related fields (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics) may be considered relevant if programs contain a concentration of courses in the following foundational CS areas: algorithms, computer architecture (not network architecture), programming methodologies and languages, data structures, logic and computation, and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics). Information Technology (IT) and Information Security (IS) degrees may be considered relevant if the programs contain the amount and type of coursework equivalent to a Computer Science (CS) major.

Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis roles.  In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration.  Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) may be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course may count as 6 months of experience). 

Title: Computer Network Defense Analyst
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

*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.

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Qualifications

Education: Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Up to 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate degree.
Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering.  Additionally, must have experience in network or system administration.  If not credited toward education requirements, completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course), Undergraduate Cyber Training (UCT), Network Warfare Bridge Course (NWBC)/Intermediate Network Warfare Training (INWT), Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20- to 24-week courses will count as 6 months of experience; 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience). In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level. The total of all experience equivalencies is capped at half of the required years of experience.

 

Title: Exploitation Analyst
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

*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.

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.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Education: Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Note that 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate degree.
Relevant Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis.  In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration.  Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) will be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course will count as 6 months of experience). In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level.

Senior .NET Developer
Herndon, VA

Seeking a highly motivated .NET Developer/Engineer to build and implement functional software solutions. Who can thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment and possess the ability to engage in open and animated peer review sessions. The candidate must be able to change direction quickly, have an eagerness to learn new technologies and succeed in a team-oriented environment.

All development resources will experience full exposure to application lifecycle management (ALM), allowing employees the opportunity to learn and work across many functional areas including UI/UX, business layer, database design, application architecture, etc.

The ideal team member is a self-starter with effective problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and a curiosity for new challenges and experiences. Additionally, candidates will ideally have experience that highlights their critical thinking skills, lifelong learning habits, and effective presentation skills to help team members and clients understand issues, opportunities, and proposed solutions.
 
The selected candidate will build and implement functional software solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment and can engage in open peer review sessions, to change direction quickly, and possess an eagerness to learn new technologies.
 
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Title: Systems Admin/DevOps Engineer
 

*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.

Systems Administrator (DevOps)
Herndon, VA
Seeking a Systems Administrator responsible for working closely with Customer Engagement project teams to provide first line support for customer implementations.
The selected candidate will provide support for customer deployments and assist with installation and administrative configuration as required. Candidate will assist with triaging and routing incoming requests, troubleshooting applications or environment issues and remediating them. Acting as the initial point of contract for the customer, the candidate will work closely with project team to advance solutions requested by the customer.

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Linux Administrator

Colorado Springs, CO
 

*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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.

 

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Boeing VA
Lorton, VA
TS/SCI with Poly

Linux Administrator:

Desired Experience:
Satellite Systems Engineer with SIGINT
Clearance:
TS/SCI with Poly
Chantilly, VA
 
We are looking for team-members with creative talent who are ready to take on the challenge of Satellite Systems Engineer with SIGINT to work collaboratively in order to further advance cutting-edge technology, products, and services.
 
Space and Satellite Systems Engineer with a RF background focusing on asset inheritance, system of systems interoperability, enterprise level test plan/report/procedure execution, mission CONOPS development, analysis and planning, and requirements verification. This individual must be adaptable and flexible enough to fit mission needs with an intrinsic ability to engage, learn, and share knowledge. This position is not daily operations as partner organizations complete the actual day-to-day operations, but a percentage of future time may require satellite mission planning, please keep reading…
Roles and responsibilities potentially include:
 
The Satellite System Engineer will be part of a small team that supports a larger program. This small team through a keen understanding of mission purpose and system capability monitors and analyzes various overhead sensing platforms as well as associated ground systems and networks. As system capabilities are added or enhanced, the engineer will assist the team to understand if these enhancements continue to support mission requirements. The ability to review software plus system requirements, then plan and execute enterprise level testing may be required with discrepancies and gap analysis fed back into the SAFe development lifecycle. The engineer may also provide technical assistance in the development of next generation programs by creating day-in-the-life scenarios, contributing to overall mission CONOPs, and share lessons learned with the wider organization. The engineer will work directly with the team lead, SETAs, and customer.
 
This position is within the customer work environment and requires a calm demeanor, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to act with technical precision and speed.
 
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