Software Engineer V

Cornerstone Defense LLC; Aurora, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC seeks a Software Engineer – ENG05 to design, develop, test, and maintain software for satellite ground systems in Aurora, Colorado.

You will work with engineers and leaders in an Agile environment, applying modern DevSecOps, multi-tier architectures, and AWS services to deliver secure software for defense programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience developing object-oriented software using Java and C++ in a Linux environment.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship are required for eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for cutting-edge satellite ground systems.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment with engineers, architects, and leaders.
• Apply modern DevSecOps and CI/CD techniques to software delivery.
• Work with multi-tier architectures and AWS web services.
• Support software lifecycle practices for defense projects.
• Work on satellite ground system technologies including command & telemetry, flight dynamics, planning and scheduling, and spacecraft operations.

Skills

Java

C++

Linux

DevSecOps

Agile/Safe

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Bitbucket

Kubernetes

Oracle

Postgres

SonarQube

WebLogic

WIGS/Angular

Job description

Software Engineer – ENG05

Aurora, CO

TS/SCI

Compensation Range: $135,000 - $175,000

Company Overview:

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for cutting-edge satellite ground systems.
• Work with talented teams of engineers, architects, and leaders in an Agile environment.
• A breadth of advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design.
• Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques.
• Software lifecycle practices for large-scale defense projects.
• Satellite ground system technologies including command & telemetry, flight dynamics, planning and scheduling, and spacecraft operations.

Basic Quals:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Experience developing object-oriented software using Java and C++.
• Experience developing software in a Linux environment.
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket.
• Experience developing software on the M2C2 or Rushmore program
• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Preferred Quals:

• Software development lifecycle experience using the SAFe Agile methodology.
• Experience developing software using Python.
• Experience with AMMP, Cucumber, GIT, Khaos (M2C2 FD), Kubernetes, Oracle, Postgres, SonarQube, Weblogic, WIGS/Angular.
• Experience with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and CI/CD processes.
• Experience working with full stack development.