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Software Integration Engineer 3 (Systems & Cloud)

Cornerstone Defense
Annapolis, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/18/2026
  • Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #3969

Title: Software Integration Engineer 3 (Systems & Cloud)
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $220 -$240K
*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.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Position Description:
The Software Integration Engineer shall be responsible for the integration, test, deployment, and troubleshooting of various production-ready mission services deployed in an on-prem enclave and AWS Cloud environments.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. OR

The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience. OR

An industry recognized professional certification, as defined in the TT0s, may substitute as one (1) year experience. A master's degree in computer science or related field may substitute for two (2) years' experience.

Position Required Skills:
  • Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools
  • Experience developing Bash/Python scripts to automate manual processes
  • Proficient performing Linux System Administration
  • Experience installing, configuring, and sustaining COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a Linux environment
  • Foundational knowledge of DevOps Tooling (e.g., CI/CD, Git)
  • Experience with Cloudera Hadoop ecosystem (NiFi, HDFS, Map/Reduce)
  • Experience with installing, configuring, and sustaining multiple NoSQL databases including MongoDB and Accumulo
  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman, containerd)
  • Experience with IaC principles and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Salt, Puppet)
  • Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools (e.g., PrometheGrafana)

Position Desired Skills:
  • Familiar with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd
  • Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
  • AWS Cloud experience

Salary : $220,000 - $240,000

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