Title: Sr. Development Engineer
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.
Sr. Development Engineer to join an exciting, complex, mission-focused software development project working with a team of qualified, diverse, individuals. The selected candidate will join a high performing software development team supporting mission enabling systems and is expected to apply best software engineering principals and Agile engineering methodologies to research, design, develop, and modify application software. This position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph and can be located in Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD.
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Title: Development Engineer SME
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.
Development Engineer SME to join an exciting, complex, mission-focused software development project working with a team of qualified, diverse, individuals. The selected candidate will join a high performing software development team supporting mission enabling systems and is expected to apply best software engineering principals and Agile engineering methodologies to research, design, develop, and modify application software. This position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph.
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Title: Research and Operations Specialist
Location: Herndon, 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.
Raytheon Technologies is seeking a professional Research Specialist that has a solid grasp of industry research techniques and understanding of the Intelligence Community. The mission of the Search Team is to run queries and complete intense research to uncover responsive copies document(s) requested by the customer. Collections can include a variety of forms including, but not limited to: electronic, hardcopy, microfilm2. This position is the focal point for providing intelligence reporting and reference services to the entire organization. The right candidate must have significant prior customer knowledge and relatable experience that they are able to utilize in order to perform the research. He or she will then analyze the results requiring the constant exercise of discretion and to determine applicability of the documents to the tasking, providing results in accordance with customer guidelines.
Typical Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Crafting queries based on system requirements, in order to uncover relevant documents;
• Reviewing hit lists for responsive documents while identifying duplicate documents, in order to provide on the cleanest copy of each document;
• Scanning documents to provide customers with an electronic response when necessary.
1. • Significant experience of searching/querying databases with ability to quickly adjust to new systems.
2. • Driven self-starter who is preemptive in seeking clarification when needed and the capability to adapt to new processes.
3. • Must be a team player willing to collaborate and develop robust relationships with clients, colleagues and technical teams.
4. • Skilled in time management with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and multitask in order to meet tight deadlines.
5. • Goal oriented individual who is able to apply critical thinking and provide out of the box solutions.
6. • Experience with data calls and quick reaction tasks
7. • Ability to communicate effectively with peers and various management levels delivering a proactive experience and approach to high quality services for all stake holders.
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Columbia 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.
Job Description
Overview
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Dev/MLOps Engineer to support on of our customer’s research areas.
The customer requires research, exploration, and development of adaptive cyber defense prototype systems. This research builds upon a fused and contextualized understanding of diverse cyber event data to reason dynamically about the state of the system, plan and execute defensive actions, and establish models for understanding and predicting adversary behavior.
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Title: Sr. Systems Administrator
*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.
As a collaborative member of a small and mostly autonomous team, this position directly supports secure enclave development networks.
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Title: Sr. Network Engineer
*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.
Sr. Network Engineer
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Title: Database Engineer (DE) Skill Level 2
Location: Laurel, 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.
Join a team introducing emerging technologies for enterprise-wide impact on daily operations.
Shape and lead new development efforts, starting from the ground up.
Engage with key stakeholders, including in a project with high visibility across the enterprise.
Opportunities expand as the technology you implement is adopted across different directorates.
Work on a team developing a series of applications that are certified, trusted sources of mission-critical data for decision-making across the enterprise.
Design, build, and maintain databases based on simple requirements.
Support UX, middleware and backend database development efforts by collaborating with developers to define and implement technical designs that meet project requirements.
Have frequent interactions with customers to gather input and feedback.
Maintain and optimize Oracle databases to ensure their reliability, security, and performance.
Monitor database health and performance, addressing any issues promptly.
Work in an agile, fast-paced team, creatively solving customer requirement challenges.
Operate with a high degree of independence and initiative, even with limited technical direction.
Oracle
Kubernetes
JavaScript
Docker
Node.js
Express
Angular JS
Linux
Selenium
JIRA
Confluence
Familiarity with AWS RDS
Familiarity with database administrative tasks such as backups, database migrations and cloning and restoring (preferably using AWS RDS)
Knowledge of PL/SQL
Familiarity with SQL Developer session/sql monitoring tools
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite
Experience working with Git for configuration management
Experience working with the JSON format
A bachelor’s degree and five (5) years' experience as a Database Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Ten (10) years of experience required In lieu of bachelor’s degree.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining a database from simple requirements
Oracle SQL experience and knowledge in areas such as creating tables, SQL queries using unions, joins (inner/outer), complex queries and views
Familiarity with Oracle Row Level Security
Experience with data ETL
Title: Database Administrator (DBA) Skill Level 2
Location: Laurel, 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.
Join a team introducing emerging technologies for enterprise-wide impact on daily operations.
Shape and lead new development efforts, starting from the ground up.
Engage with key stakeholders, including in a project with high visibility across the enterprise.
Opportunities expand as the technology you implement is adopted across different directorates.
Work on a team developing a series of applications that are certified, trusted sources of mission-critical data for decision-making across the enterprise.
Design, build, and maintain databases based on simple requirements.
Support UX, middleware and backend database development efforts by collaborating with developers to define and implement technical designs that meet project requirements.
Have frequent interactions with customers to gather input and feedback.
Maintain and optimize Oracle databases to ensure their reliability, security, and performance.
Monitor database health and performance, addressing any issues promptly.
Work in an agile, fast-paced team, creatively solving customer requirement challenges.
Operate with a high degree of independence and initiative, even with limited technical direction.
Oracle
Kubernetes
JavaScript
Docker
Node.js
Express
Angular JS
Linux
Selenium
JIRA
Confluence
Familiarity with AWS RDS
Familiarity with database administrative tasks such as backups, database migrations and cloning and restoring (preferably using AWS RDS)
Knowledge of PL/SQL
Familiarity with SQL Developer session/sql monitoring tools
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite
Experience working with Git for configuration management
Experience working with the JSON format
A bachelor’s degree and five (5) years' experience as a Database Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Ten (10) years of experience required In lieu of bachelor’s degree.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining a database from simple requirements
Oracle SQL experience and knowledge in areas such as creating tables, SQL queries using unions, joins (inner/outer), complex queries and views
Familiarity with Oracle Row Level Security
Experience with data ETL
Title: Senior Targeter
Location: McLean, 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.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Customer within a technical and transnational mission center is seeking technical targeting assistance with directing multiple technology-focused initiatives. These efforts will advance collection operations against high-priority technology goals for the Customer. The candidate will utilize all-sources, Intelligence Community databases, and cross-community relationships to develop an integrated approach to targeting emerging technology information gaps in support of Customer requirements. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Required Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Systems Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA
Top Secret
Required Skills:
Systems/Infrastructure Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA
Top Secret
Requirements:
Title: Data Scientist
*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.
| Customer Labor Category: Data Scientist – – Customer Skill Level(s): Expert Position Description: Day to day responsibilities include: • The Contractor shall perform end-to-end quality assurance of data feeds and data sets. • The Contractor shall provide support for data triage and assessment at the Sponsor’s site. • The Contractor shall identify and document areas for improvement in workflows or systems. • The Contractor shall attend regular stand-up meetings. • The Contractor shall provide input to code reviews. • The Contractor shall cross-train on existing collection tools. • The Contractor shall support building, monitoring, alerting, and reporting out (e.g. dashboards). • The Contractor shall support new use cases. • The Contractor shall research and document options for collecting or aggregating data from a variety of web based and internal Sponsor platforms. • The Contractor shall evaluate web based platforms’ ability to detect or deny access. • The Contractor shall make recommendations on approaches to acquire information. • The Contractor shall use appropriate tools and computer programming languages, such as Python scripts, to collect and process data from a variety of sources. • The Contractor shall use Sponsor-network APIs to programmatically access data. • The Contractor shall create, maintain, and enhance systems in support of data exploitation. • The Contractor shall create or improve custom collection scripts written in Python. • The Contractor shall create or improve scripts leveraging APIs for collection needs. • The Contractor shall automate data clean-up and conditioning of collected data. • The Contractor shall automate data management and dissemination steps. REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated experience programming in Python. • Demonstrated experience performing statistical analysis, testing, and modeling using Python or R. • Demonstrated experience analyzing questions, formulating requirements, determining suitable analytic approaches, evaluating results, and communicating findings to partners and stakeholders. • Demonstrated experience working with data in a variety of structured and unstructured formats. • Demonstrated experience with a variety of database tools, such as SQL and Presto, and data lakes/S3 data. • Demonstrated experience with data visualization tools, such as notebook-based visualization libraries, especially Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Tableau. • Demonstrated ability to translate complex, technical findings into an easily understood narrative in graphical, verbal, or written form. • Demonstrated experience with AI/ML, such as natural language processing in a production environment. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated experience programming in common compiled or interpreted languages, such as Python and R. • Demonstrated experience with data management tools, such as Hadoop, MapReduce, or similar. • Demonstrated experience with technical operations. • Demonstrated experience with technical targeting. • Demonstrated experience conducting data science using the Apache Zeppelin and Jupyter notebooks platforms and Spark/Pyspark. • Demonstrated experience collaborating with colleagues to develop customer-tailored products. |
Title: Machine Learning Engineer
Location: McLean, 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.
| Customer Labor Category: Machine Learning Engineer – – Customer Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert Position Description: REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated experience tuning neural networks, such as LLMs, on custom data sets and applying results to specific use cases. • Demonstrated professional or academic experience developing models and ensembles in the AI/ML space, including selecting the best Python libraries for a given task, choosing appropriate pre-processing actions, performing analysis, and assessing model performance. • Demonstrated professional or academic experience using Python or R. • Demonstrated professional or academic experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Keras. (KEY EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMER) • Demonstrated professional or academic experience and proficiency with SQL to include using common table expressions, set operations, aggregated functions and nested subqueries. • Demonstrated professional or academic experience with version control systems such as Github and Jenkins. • Demonstrated experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing. (KEY EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMER) HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated professional or academic experience with the HuggingFace Transformers library and hub. • Demonstrated experience with cloud computing development and architecture. • Demonstrated experience with front-end web development frameworks such as Flask. • Demonstrated experience creating machine learning models that conduct text classification and topic modeling in Python using standard machine learning (SciKit Learn-) or deep learning models. • Demonstrated experience developing applications for semantic search. • Demonstrated professional or academic experience and proficiency with Tableau to produce visualizations and dashboards. • Demonstrated academic or professional experience communicating methodological choices and model results. • Demonstrated experience with verification and validation test benches. • Demonstrated experience with Explainable AI (XAI) techniques. • Demonstrated experience with ONNX (Open Neural Net Exchange). |
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Chantilly, 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.
| Customer Labor Category: Software Engineer – – Customer Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert Position Description: The Contractor shall participate in all Lean Agile scrums, sprints and grooming sessions. The Contractor shall consult and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification. The Contractor shall work in partnership with an integrated team of staff and contractors. The Contractor shall understand the cloud environments, such as AWS or Azure. The Contractor shall coordinate and collaborate with security, operations, engineering, testing and other teams to provide system information and technical support. The Contractor shall design, develop and modify software systems. The Contractor shall document and track vendor software roadmaps for software and patch version updates. The Contractor shall unit test their software and perform code reviews. The Contractor shall modify and integrate commercial software into cloud environment. REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated experience working in Lean Agile Development environment. • Demonstrated experience developing detailed design and associated deliverables. • Demonstrated experience translating customer and system requirements into design. • Demonstrated experience designing system interfaces. • Demonstrated experience developing Single Page Applications using HTML5, CSS3, and Angular 2+. • Demonstrated hands-on experience developing RESTful web services using Java 8+ or other technologies such as Spring Framework 4+, or Spring Security 4+. • Demonstrated hands-on experience with and troubleshooting of Internet and Web related protocols and technologies such as Tomcat, Nodejs, Web Services, or SSL. • Demonstrated hands-on experience developing JUnit and Jasmine tests. • Demonstrated experience with testing platforms such as Jest or Karma. • Demonstrated hands-on experience working with DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, or Nexus • Demonstrated hands-on experience working with enterprise search technologies such as, Lucidworks Fusion 4.2.6 and higher. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE Other skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not mandatory to perform the work, include: • Demonstrated experience developing accessibility standards. • Demonstrated recent experience with the Sponsor’s Lean Agile methodology and ErDoS for reporting sprint MVI burn-up and top line charts, as well as MVI features and user stories. • Demonstrated experience with FLSS, and NES and Lucidworks Fusion 4.2.6 and higher. |
Title: Cloud Engineer
Location: Tyson's Corner
*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.
| Customer Labor Category: Cloud Engineer – – Customer Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert Position Description: REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated experience with modern, modular, event-driven micro-services architectures. • Demonstrated experience deploying and operating service and applications in an Amazon AWS infrastructure environment (EC2, S3, RDS/PostgreSQL, NLB,), including experience with Ansible. • Demonstrated experience using Python to develop web backend services. • Demonstrated experience using Go to develop data processing services and web applications using Go Templates and a PostgreSQL database. • Demonstrated experience developing web applications using ReactJS for front-end UI/UX. • Demonstrated experience with NIST 800-53 security controls and the software accreditation process on secure networks. • Demonstrated experience securing systems deployed on AWS including host security (Linux), networking and load balancing, and PKI. • Demonstrated experience with AWS Services. • Demonstrated experience with Ansible and Cloud Formation scripts. • Demonstrated experience with log management, Amazon AWS networking, AWS hosts (Linux), and general micro-services architectures. • Demonstrated experience with software written in JavaScript (NodeJS), Python, and Go. • Demonstrated experience with diagnosing problems with systems deployed to AWS. • Demonstrated experience working with Linux-based host systems, including command line operations. • Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining web services using Python, REST APIs, and JSON data. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated experience with Go HTML Templates and AlpineJS/htmx JavaScript libraries. • Demonstrated experience with Cloud Formation in AWS. • Demonstrated experience deploying and operating Python-based ML libraries and services. • Demonstrated experience with the Sponsors security processes. |
Title: Web Developer
Location: McLean, 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.
| Customer Labor Category: Web Developer – – Customer Skill Level(s): Senior Position Description: Required qualifications: Minimum 1-2 years of experience developing CI/CD pipelines Minimun 1-2 years of experience with Amazon Web Services and cloud-based infrastructure management in the customer environment Experience with Jenkins or similar automated deployment and configuration management tools Knowledge of git workflows and deployment proesses Experience with software and/or development project program management Experience with agile methodologies and best practices Preferred qualifications: Familiarity with automated testing tools and processes Experience with JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks for web application development Familiarity with development and deployment in AWS cloud environments Experience building and deploying python applications |
Title: Software Developer (Systems Software)
Location: McLean, 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.
| Customer Labor Category: Software Developer (Systems Software) – – Customer Skill Level(s): Expert Position Description: ***NOTE: Focus of the applications and software solutions will be to deliver AL/ML capabilities to analysts. Customer emphasis on the following: – Demonstrated experience using Python, Javascript, SQL, and Git – Demonstrated experience operating in cloud environment and leveraging cloud resources to develop software solutins. – Demonstrated experience designing and deploying software systems for intelligence analysts, displaying a deep understanding of how to fill all of the front-end and back-end parts together. – Demonstrated experience in data visualization. – Any particular experience working with cloud-based GPU resources and applications involving AI models such as large language models or computer vision models would be highly desirable. . REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE Full Stack Software Development • Demonstrated professional experience in the development, customization, and use of developing applications for intelligence analysis. • Demonstrated professional experience using Python, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL stack. • Demonstrated experience with CSS, HTML, or web based development. • Demonstrated professional experience using containerization such as Docker or developing and deploying containerized applications and databases. • Demonstrated experience with user-centered design principles and practices, web standards, typography and color, and web usability standards. • Demonstrated experience using Git for versioning. • Demonstrated experience developing algorithms to support graph theory-based methods. . HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE • Demonstrated experience with Full Stack Development in Sponsor’s cloud environment. • Demonstrated familiarity with the Sponsor’s data environment. • Demonstrated experience working in a Sponsor analytic mission area, specifically involving research on analyst user needs. • Demonstrated experience organizing and structuring solutions to complex problems. • Demonstrated strong coordination and collaboration skills. . NARRATIVE WORK REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor Team shall perform activities related to Full Stack Development in Sponsor’s cloud environment. The Contractor Team shall complete all steps in the product-design process from conceptualization, detailed user interface, functional design, through implementation and usability review. The Contractor Team shall develop innovative user-interface designs in response to marketing requirements, user analyses, product innovation, technology, and business needs. The Contractor Team shall develop conceptual models, workflows, design prototypes, and user-interface specifications. The Contractor Team shall ensure user-interface guidelines and standards are followed during the development and maintenance of the product. The Contractor Team shall conduct or participate in product usability tests. The Contractor Team shall communicate and work effectively with cross-functional team members. |
The Space Command and Control (SC2) program in Colorado Springs, CO continues to grow. We are seeking a Senior Network Designer to support Battle Management, Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) programs in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In this Senior Network Designer role, you will perform as part of a high-performing team and have the opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of innovative technology in an agile environment interfacing with internal and external stakeholders to include a Joint Industry Partnership Team (JIPT) and Working Groups.
Job Responsibilities:
Required Skills:
Desired Skills:
Job Title: Office Admin and Marketing Assistant
Salary: $50,000/year, Full Time, (4 days per week in-office, 1 day per week remote)
Location: Herndon, VA
Are you ready to step into a dynamic role where your organizational prowess meets your creative spark? At Cornerstone Defense, we're not just looking for an Office Admin and Marketing assistant; we're seeking a visionary multitasker, a proactive problem-solver, and a trendsetting innovator. Join us in redefining the standard for a workplace that simultaneously values hard work, personal and professional growth, excellence, and great company culture. Here, you won't just be a cog in the machine; you'll be an integral part of a team that values your talents, fosters your growth, and celebrates your successes. If you're eager to roll up your sleeves, dive into exciting projects, and make a real impact, then Cornerstone Defense is the place for you! Come be a part of something extraordinary. As the Office Admin and Marketing Assistant of Cornerstone Defense, you'll play a dual role, managing office operations and providing crucial support to our Director of Marketing and Operations.
Office Management and Administrative Tasks:
–Answering phones and providing excellent customer service
–Receiving and filing daily mail and coordinating with accounting for its receipt
–Receiving guests, deliveries, etc. at front reception desk of the office
–Various daily, weekly and monthly admin tasks such as sending out employee work anniversary certificates or new hire swag bags
–Intranet and website administration assistance
–Managing office inventory, replenishing kitchen snacks/food/drink, and overseeing office supplies
–General office maintenance, scheduling repairs, and coordinating with relevant departments
–Coordinating and assisting with office lunches/meetings
–Assisting with Job Boards/Job Publishing via our CRM
–General office support
–Occasional Executive members support
Marketing Support:
–Assisting in the creation of social media content for Instagram, Facebook, and –LinkedIn as per the Marketing Director's yearly plan
–Assisting with scheduling social media posts and content calendar management
–Designing internal/external graphics such as the company newsletter, company info/capability sheets, etc.
–Supporting/creating/sending biweekly communications to the internal and external persons
–Active participation on the company social committee, assisting in event planning, invites, RSVPs, and attending company bi-monthly social events
–General support to Director of Marketing and Operations
Preferred Qualifications:
–Ability to work in a fast-paced environment (and have fun doing it!)
–Very strong organizational and multitasking skills, ability to prioritize, strong attention to detail
–Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
–Extremely self-motivated and driven to grow and develop (Cornerstone Defense provides ample benefits for continuing training/education and opportunity for career advancement.)
–Efficient Computer Skills
–Familiarity with office tech equipment (printers, scanners, IT/computer set up/etc.)
–Experience with WordPress, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for professional use
–Graphic design skills as well as proficiency in graphic design tools
Canva and Adobe Suite experience preferred, but training opportunities are also available
–Ability to work independently and collaboratively
–Previous experience in office administration and/or marketing support preferred (or other relevant experience)
–Flexibility and adaptability to handle changing priorities and deadlines
–Ability to troubleshoot technical problems, or identify and resolve issues, with little to minimal guidance
–Availability to work occasional evenings or weekends for special events or projects (only a handful of times a year)
–Willingness to take on additional responsibilities as needed
–A positive attitude and willingness to learn and grow within the role
If you're ready to be a vital part of a dynamic team and contribute to our company's success, apply now! Join us in creating a positive work environment where growth and fun go hand in hand.
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:
The Cornerstone Defense LLC’s comprehensive benefits program was 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 and 401(k) and PTO, but also a number of other benefits and perks to help our employees realize that Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice in the industry. Other benefits include generous Tuition Reimbursement and Training Assistance, Incentive and Reimbursement Programs, Corporate Perks and more.
Title: Cyber Security Analyst
Location: Mclean, 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.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Creation, editing, and management of signatures, custom rules and filters for specialized network defense systems including but not limited to:
Network and host-based IDS, IPS, firewall, web application firewall
SOAR
Proxy
SIEM systems
Manage and administer the tuning of rules, signatures, and custom content for specialized CND applications and systems
Identify potential conflicts with implementation of any CND tools within the enterprise and develop recommendations to remediate these conflicts
Participate in inter-agency relationships with partner organizations to facilitate mission execution
Provide innovation and creative solutions to challenging problems
Provide logical use case development
Provide and track requirements to engineering partners
Identify gaps in visibility or coverage of cyber defense systems
Prepare data analytics and reporting
Detection Assurance and rule validation
Required Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in Cyber Security, InfoSec, Security Engineering or Network Engineering with emphasis in cyber security issues and operations, computer incident response, systems architecture, data management
Experience with Mitre ATT&CK
Experience using computer programming language(s) such as Python, JavaScript, Yara or Snort
Familiarity with the following classes of enterprise cyber defense technologies:
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems (Splunk and/or Splunk Enterprise Security)
SysMon
Network Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
Host Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention Systems (EDR/IDS/IPS)
Network and Host malware detection and prevention (EDR/NDR)
Network and Host forensic applications
Web/Email gateway security technologies
SOAR
Azure
Ability to demonstrate expertise utilizing SIEM tools for use case development and application
DOD 8570 IAT Level I or CSSP-IR Certification (can be obtained after hire)
Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other closely related Information Technology field of study
Ability to demonstrate interpersonal, organizational, writing, communications, and briefing skills
Ability to effectively use analytical and problem-solving skills
Title: Cyber Security Analyst
Location: McLean, 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.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide strategic and tactical direction to cyber hunters and leadership based on trends and actionable intelligence related to threat capabilities
Coordinate hunt activities between various internal and external hunt groups
Construct and exploit threat intelligence to detect, respond, and defeat advanced persistent threats (APTs)
Fully analyze network and host activity in successful and unsuccessful intrusions by advanced attackers
Build fly-away kits utilizing an agile approach to identify the appropriate tools and technologies necessary to conduct hunt missions
Conduct advanced threat hunt operations using known adversary tactics, techniques and procedures as well as indicators of attack in order to detect adversaries with persistent access to the enterprise
Create and add custom signatures, to mitigate highly dynamic threats to the enterprise using the latest threat information obtained from multiple sources. Perform malware analysis on samples obtained during an investigation or hunt operation to create custom signatures
Develop and produce reports on all activities and incidents to help maintain day to day status, develop and report on trends, and provide focus and situational awareness on all issues
Piece together intrusion campaigns, threat actors, and nation-state organizations
Manage, share, and receive intelligence on APT adversary groups
Generate intelligence from their own data sources and share it accordingly
Identify, extract, and leverage intelligence from APT intrusions
Expand upon existing intelligence to build profiles of adversary groups
Leverage intelligence to better defend against and respond to future intrusions
Correlate data from intrusion detection and prevention systems with data from other sources such as firewall, web server, and DNS logs
Notify the management team of significant changes in the security threat against the government networks in a timely manner and in writing via established reporting methods
Coordinate with appropriate organizations within the intelligence community regarding possible security incidents. Conduct intra-office research to evaluate events as necessary, maintain the current list of coordination points of contact.
Review assembled data with firewall administrators, engineering, system administrators and other appropriate groups to determine the risk of a given event
Maintain knowledge of the current security threat level by monitoring related Internet postings, Intelligence reports, and other related documents as necessary
Required Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Security Engineering or Network Engineering, including cyber security issues and operations, computer incident response, systems architecture, data management
Experience with working nation state intrusion sets
Experience with and expert level proficiency in one or more of the following disciplines:
Windows and/or Linux operating systems
Network forensics
Expertise at enterprise scale:
SysMon or EDR solutions for host-based Cyber Threat Hunting, or
Netflow/pcap or NDR solutions for network-oriented Cyber Threat Hunting
Malware analysis/reverse engineering
Exploit development
On-net pursuit/response
Incident response, forensics, or threat hunting in AWS or Azure
Knowledge of the following classes of enterprise cyber defense technologies:
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems
Network Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
Host Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
Network and Host malware detection and prevention (NDR/EDR)
Network and Host forensic applications
Web/Email gateway security technologies
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Ability to demonstrate effective interpersonal, organizational, writing, communications, and briefing skills
Ability to use advanced level analytical and problem-solving skills to solve complex issues
Ability to obtain a CISSP or CEH Certification within 6 months of start date
DoD 8570 IAT Level III or CSSP-SPM within 6 months of start date
Active/Current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other closely related Information Technology field of study
Title: Software Developer
Location: Herndon, 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.
This role requires a highly skilled problem-solver who has the business knowledge and technological expertise to build upon, maintain, and grow an innovative data analytics platform that supports the ever-changing needs of our customers.
Required Qualifications:
2+ years' experience with programming and scripting
Knowledge of software version control systems
Experience consuming Application Programming Interfaces (APls) and manipulating large datasets
Experience with defining enterprise information system requirements, performing system or application design, developing capability prototypes, and transitioning applications to production
Knowledge of AWS cloud services, such as Lambdas, EC2s, or S3
Knowledge of analytic platforms, such as Splunk, Elasticsearch/Kibana or others
Current/Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience programming an/or scripting in Python
Experience using Git
Experience working in AWS or other cloud environments
Knowledge of drafting technical program documentation, such as end user operational instructions or training guidelines
Ability to collaborate with others who are conducting research in the same, similar, or different areas (strong teamwork skills)
Effective research and analytical skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong oral and written presentation skills and the ability to brief others on your findings and recommendations
Title: Data Engineer
Location: Herndon, 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.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Create robust and resilient data pipelines to connect data sources to analytics tools
Work with various analysts to craft requirements
Enumerate the necessary datasets and design the data model and schemas to support the requirements
Provide platform support, including problem solving and debugging, for production issues
Interact and collaborate across the services and communities involved in multi-domain Cyber Defense to achieve breakthrough improvements in capabilities
Required qualifications:
5+ years of experience with data engineering in an enterprise-scale environment
Experience working with various file formats such as JSON, XML or similar
Experience working with analytic platforms such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kibana or similar
Knowledge of AWS cloud services and tools, such as Lambdas, EC2s and S3
Knowledge of the data ETL pipeline, including data retrieval
Experience with programming, coding, or scripting
Active/Current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in technical field of study such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or similar field
Experience writing code or scripts in Python
Experience with relational and non-relational databases
Experience briefing other stakeholders on your findings and recommendations
Knowledge of data extraction, transformation, normalization, enrichment, correlation, storage, and API development and integration
Ability to demonstrate effective research, analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to demonstrate effective organizational skills and attention to detail
Title: Full Stack Developer
Location: Chantilly, 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.
Primary Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications:
Title: Information Systems Security Engineer
Location: Chantilly, 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.
In this role you will work on the design and implementation of IT services that adhere to required security guidelines and configurations. You will support security taskings for technical security efforts.
Primary Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Title: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Chantilly, 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.
Tasks can include:
Primary Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
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.
IT System Admin (Herndon, VA Onsite)
Are you in the IT field and looking for a company to help grow your skills? Have you been searching for jobs but each one says you need a clearance to apply? Well, if you said yes to both of those questions, we have the opportunity for you. We are currently looking to add an energetic individual to our IT department. In this role, you will be maintaining and updating our enterprise Microsoft 365 environment and keeping the company updated on NIST 800-171 and CMMC Compliance.
Eligible candidates should have an Intermediate understanding of Microsoft products, have a can-do attitude, and have the ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Government Clearance. Below is a list of the technologies that you will be both exposed to, as well as trained on, once on board.
Job Description
Requirements
Title: System Engineer Skill Level 1
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.
Description:
Join a team developing a series of applications that are certified, trusted sources of critical mission data that will be used to answer mission and leadership questions across the Enterprise. Play a pivotal role in introducing emerging technologies into the Enterprise. This initiative is agency-wide, and its successful implementation will have a significant impact on daily operations. You'll have the unique opportunity to shape this effort from its inception, essentially building it from the ground up. It's a high-visibility project that will involve engaging with high-ranking stakeholders throughout the Enterprise. By joining as an initial architect, you can become one of the few subject matter experts (SMEs) for this new development effort.
Technology Stack of application(s) with which this role will interact
Desired Skills:
Qualifications:
Title: PMO Analyst Supply Chain Resource Management
Location: Bethesda, 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.
Education:
| High School Diploma/GED + 12 Years Associate Degree + 10 Years Bachelor's Degree + 8 Years Master's Degree + 6 Years PhD + 4 Years
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Description:
| 1. Responsible for supporting the Program Management Office (PMO) to include: • Governance and control, and implementing standards across the portfolio. • Tracking, monitoring, and updating status of program deliverables. • Application of processes to ensure data currency, validity, and relevance. • Maintaining a library of PMO documents and building a repository of project templates for both technical and management to support the project managers. • Supporting project, program, and portfolio-level business process analysis, mapping, improvements, reporting, market research, and internal outreach and communications. • Translating business processes into workflows and dashboards. • Updating and keeping current organizational IT lifecycle documentation and supporting materials pertaining to both Waterfall and Agile software development methodologies – engaging in defining, developing, and keeping current engineering (SDLC) and architecture artifacts and standard, and providing oversight of Enterprise SDLC reviews, including change management to ensure compliance with standards and required guidance. • Supporting IT roadmap updates. • Maintaining the artifacts related to the process of providing guidance and expertise on applicability of industry standards and best practices such as ITIL, CMMI, SAFe, Agile, and DevOps, and other leading industry practices. |
Title: Program Support Specialist, Data Conditioning
Location: Bethesda, 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.
Education:
| Entry: High School Diploma/GED + 6 Years Associate Degree + 4 Years Bachelor's Degree + 2 Years Master's Degree + 0 Years Full Performance:
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Description:
| 1. Responsible for supporting the Program Management Office (PMO) to include: • Governance and control, and implementing standards across the portfolio. • Tracking, monitoring, and updating status of program deliverables. • Application of processes to ensure data currency, validity, and relevance. • Maintaining a library of PMO documents and building a repository of project templates for both technical and management to support the project managers. • Supporting project, program, and portfolio-level business process analysis, mapping, improvements, reporting, market research, and internal outreach and communications. • Translating business processes into workflows and dashboards. • Updating and keeping current organizational IT lifecycle documentation and supporting materials pertaining to both Waterfall and Agile software development methodologies – engaging in defining, developing, and keeping current engineering (SDLC) and architecture artifacts and standard, and providing oversight of Enterprise SDLC reviews, including change management to ensure compliance with standards and required guidance. • Supporting IT roadmap updates. • Maintaining the artifacts related to the process of providing guidance and expertise on applicability of industry standards and best practices such as ITIL, CMMI, SAFe, Agile, and DevOps, and other leading industry practices. |
Title: IT Program Coordinator
Location: Bethesda, 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.
Education:
| High School Diploma/GED + 12 Years Associate Degree + 10 Years Bachelor's Degree + 8 Years Master's Degree + 6 Years PhD + 4 Years |
Job Description:
| 1. Responsible for supporting the Program Management Office (PMO) to include: • Governance and control, and implementing standards across the portfolio. • Tracking, monitoring, and updating status of program deliverables. • Application of processes to ensure data currency, validity, and relevance. • Maintaining a library of PMO documents and building a repository of project templates for both technical and management to support the project managers. • Supporting project, program, and portfolio-level business process analysis, mapping, improvements, reporting, market research, and internal outreach and communications. • Translating business processes into workflows and dashboards. • Updating and keeping current organizational IT lifecycle documentation and supporting materials pertaining to both Waterfall and Agile software development methodologies – engaging in defining, developing, and keeping current engineering (SDLC) and architecture artifacts and standard, and providing oversight of Enterprise SDLC reviews, including change management to ensure compliance with standards and required guidance. • Supporting IT roadmap updates. • Maintaining the artifacts related to the process of providing guidance and expertise on applicability of industry standards and best practices such as ITIL, CMMI, SAFe, Agile, and DevOps, and other leading industry practices. |
Title: Financial Resource Analyst
Location: Bethesda, 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.
Education:
| High School Diploma/GED + 12 Years Associate's Degree + 10 Years Bachelor's Degree + 8 Years Master's Degree + 6 Years PhD + 4 Years |
Job Description:
| 1. Responsible for supporting the Program Management Office (PMO) to include: • Governance and control, and implementing standards across the portfolio. • Tracking, monitoring, and updating status of program deliverables. • Application of processes to ensure data currency, validity, and relevance. • Maintaining a library of PMO documents and building a repository of project templates for both technical and management to support the project managers. • Supporting project, program, and portfolio-level business process analysis, mapping, improvements, reporting, market research, and internal outreach and communications. • Translating business processes into workflows and dashboards. • Updating and keeping current organizational IT lifecycle documentation and supporting materials pertaining to both Waterfall and Agile software development methodologies – engaging in defining, developing, and keeping current engineering (SDLC) and architecture artifacts and standard, and providing oversight of Enterprise SDLC reviews, including change management to ensure compliance with standards and required guidance. • Supporting IT roadmap updates. • Maintaining the artifacts related to the process of providing guidance and expertise on applicability of industry standards and best practices such as ITIL, CMMI, SAFe, Agile, and DevOps, and other leading industry practices. |
Title: Program Support Specialist, Group Coordinator
Location: Bethesda, 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.
Education:
| High School Diploma/GED + 12 Years Associate Degree + 10 Years Bachelor's Degree + 8 Years Master's Degree + 6 Years PhD + 4 Years
|
Job Description:
| 1. Responsible for supporting the Program Management Office (PMO) to include: • Governance and control, and implementing standards across the portfolio. • Tracking, monitoring, and updating status of program deliverables. • Application of processes to ensure data currency, validity, and relevance. • Maintaining a library of PMO documents and building a repository of project templates for both technical and management to support the project managers. • Supporting project, program, and portfolio-level business process analysis, mapping, improvements, reporting, market research, and internal outreach and communications. • Translating business processes into workflows and dashboards. • Updating and keeping current organizational IT lifecycle documentation and supporting materials pertaining to both Waterfall and Agile software development methodologies – engaging in defining, developing, and keeping current engineering (SDLC) and architecture artifacts and standard, and providing oversight of Enterprise SDLC reviews, including change management to ensure compliance with standards and required guidance. • Supporting IT roadmap updates. • Maintaining the artifacts related to the process of providing guidance and expertise on applicability of industry standards and best practices such as ITIL, CMMI, SAFe, Agile, and DevOps, and other leading industry practices. |
Network Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA
Active Secret or Top Secret
Job Responsibilities:
Required Skills:
Title: Program Integrator (PI) Skill Level 3
*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.
Program Integrator (PI) Skill Level 3
The Program Integrator shall assist individual program managers, initiative leads, and PEO leadership with monitoring and reporting on the overall health of programs, initiatives, and/or a portfolio. Perform holistic analysis across multiple contracts and government activities to identify cost, schedule and performance concerns for a program or initiative. Perform cross-program analysis to assist in responding to Investment Portfolio (IP) actions and producing execution reports. Draft acquisition and program documents such as TTOs, Statements of Work (SOWs), Program Management Plans (PMPs), Risk Management Plans, program schedules, Technical CICA memorandums, and Acquisition Strategies. Prepare presentations to report analysis findings as well as program/portfolio status.
Description:
Qualifications:
Title: Engineer
Location: Herndon, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI 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.
Job Responsibilities:
Title: Project Integrator
Location: McLean, 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 Requirements: Operate, maintain, and evolve the Sponsor's networks and corresponding infrastructure as required within the scope of this effort. Maintain all required approvals for the Sponsor's operation networks and document Sponsor's systems. Ensure Sponsor's operational networks undergo the assessment and accreditation (A&A required by the Sponsor's approved methods every 24 months. Develop and execute a response plan, with Sponsor coordination, to any findings from A&A assessments. Coordinate stakeholder engagements, such as user requirements sessions. Implement changes and deliver development requirements as requested by Sponsor. Collaborate on Sponsor and third-party technical and communications solutions under Sponsor review and validate the Sponsor's requirements. Ensure proper review and approval of all (proprietary, third party, or otherwise) technical and communications solutions via Sponsor's required methods and by various governance bodies. Take ownership to deploy and operate and maintain Sponsor and Sponsor-approved third party technical and communication solutions. Conduct routine analysis on all-source information of topical interest to Sponsor Perform due diligence research on any and all technology products and companies with which the Sponsor uses in solutions or conducts business with. Provide effective communication (oral and written) to internal and external stakeholders and partners to include reports, succinct technical summaries, test plans, etc. Work effectively independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environment to complete tasks. Understand and utilize blockchain/crypto currency to support Sponsor activities |
Title: Software Engineer
Location: McLean, 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.
HOW SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
By using the following general language skillsets:
Java (AOP, IOC)
Javascript, React/Redux, AngularJS
SQL, NoSQL, Graph
C++
And applying the general required concepts:
Experienced in Microservice API development and integration (gRPC/REST)
Deploy micro and macro services in NodeJS or JBoss
Manage communication endpoints in gRPC or REST
REST based service level integration, API negotiation, Threading and Load Balancing
Heavily use ETL concepts and engines to decouple solutions
Apache NIFI
Creating and maintaining orchestration templates, modifying templates provided from unclassified teams into classified space
GraphDB, SQL and NoSQL data modeling / visualization / querying
MS SQL Server, OmniSci, Accumulo/Hadoop preferred
Reactive application development in a web browser –
Write and manage large applications in React/Redux, rxJS, Reactive Streams
Manage and bug triage legacy applications in AngularJS
Debug and troubleshoot applications in customer space
Applications range from Java to C++ at priority determined by customer
Leverage messaging engines and HA clusters
Kafka streams/ KsqlDB
Use and manage containers and orchestration such as: Docker/Kubernetes
Creating containers, deploying containers, managing container orchestration
Managing scalability of deployed software products
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Skilled at applying and executing highly advanced technologies, principles, theories and concepts
Willing to learn in one discipline/field and developing working knowledge in adjacent disciplines/fields
Proficient understanding and application of engineering principles, concepts, practices, and standards
Use JIRA to manage daily, sprint, and increment metrics, performance, and backlogs
Experience developing within an Agile framework; Sprints, Demonstrations, Scrum
Demonstrated ability to communicate issues, impacts, and corrective actions
Demonstrated ability to easily and effectively communicate project topics to a diverse audience
Demonstrated ability to clearly report relevant information
Demonstrated ability to anticipate technology, process, and skill needs
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:
A Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering, a related specialized area or field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience or a Master's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
Proven problem-solving skills in complex environments
Title: Field Engineer
Location: McLean, 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 selected candidate will work a shift to support 24/7 operations alongside various teams and perform technical activities that impact the health, maintenance, and running of systems, software, and applications, including our FMV exploitation capabilities: the Multi-INT Analysis and Archiving System (MAAS). HOW A FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WILL MAKE AN IMPACT Work with collaborative teams to support technical activities that impact mission critical systems, software, and applications Drive innovation to modernize technology and improve operations Drive resolutions for system interdependencies/issues Identify, recommend, and problem solve system issues to ensure systems, software, and applications are properly configured and running to meet customer needs Support team members, end users, and other engineer teams with a focus on communicating effectively across all stakeholders in a 24/7 operational environment Follow industry and department trends and developments to ensure services are consistent with/superior to industry best practices REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS MS Windows 10, Server 2016, Server 2019, SQL Server 2014/ 2016/ 2019 Vshpere 6+, HP DL360+, HP MSA Visual Studio, Eclipse, Powershell 6+, SQL Script, PHP JBoss EAP 7.1, Active Directory, IIS 7+ MS Office Suite 2016, Symantec Anti-Virus, Veritas Back-up Exec, Mediawiki Jira ticketing system Basic windows script knowledge and ability to understand a batch file. This includes following the path of the configuration in the batch file; creating your own batch files to perform desired tasks; and troubleshooting batch files to see where they may be broken. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: 5 years of related experience Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, OR equivalent 4 years job-related experience OR Master's degree with 3+ years of job-related experience. TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance required Strong communication and collaboration skills, a self-starter who does not need training in system administration/Tier 1 support fundamentals, and flexible enough to work on a variety of different tasks and technologies. Experience with MAAS, Video processing and distribution experience, and SOP creation and maintenance is highly desirable. |
Title: Data Analyst
*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.
| .QUALIFICATIONS · Bachelor’s degree in a related business or technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS · 2 or more years of related software engineering and ETL experience · Demonstrated experience building and maintaining data flows in NiFi or Pentaho or Java · Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS · Demonstrated experience with the following languages: Java/J2EE, C, C++, SQL, XML, XQuery, XPath, HTML/XHTML, CSS, Python, Shell Scripting, JSON, JavaScript · Demonstrated experience translating data insights into tools or analytic capabilities that inform operational decisions and/or improve processes · Demonstrated experience with relational databases (ex – Oracle / MySql) · Demonstrated experience with GPU processing · Demonstrated experience with search architecture and data visualization tools (ex – ElasticSearch, OmniSci) · Demonstrated experience applying machine learning methodologies to build high-quality prediction models · Familiar with servers operating systems; Windows, Linux, Distributed Computing, Blade Centers, and cloud infrastructure · Familiar with database methodologies · Familiar with Source code management and integration (ex – GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, RunDeck) · Familiar with Data Science frameworks such as Keras, Tensorflow, or Theano · Ability to work well in a fast-paced, constantly evolving work environment with a focus on continual process improvement and a proactive approach to problem solving KEY RESPONSIBILITIES · Provide support in the areas of data extraction, transformation and load (ETL), data mapping, analytics, operations, databases, and maintenance of data and associated systems · Develop and manage complex data flows, or makes significant enhancements to existing pipelines · Troubleshoot complex problems and provide customer support for the ETL process · Resolve complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations · Conduct investigations and tests of considerable complexity · Research emerging technologies to determine impact on application execution · Communicate clearly and effectively with teammates, customers, and external partners · Prepare written and verbal communications on analyses, findings, and project progress · Write and maintain technical documentation · Advise hardware engineers on machine characteristics that affect software systems, such as storage capacity, processing speed, and input/output requirements |