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Web Developer - SWE1

Cornerstone Defense

Posted 1 month ago

Job Requirements

Annapolis, MD
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph
Career Level not specified
$190,000 - $210,000

Job Description

Title: Web Developer
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Pay Range: 190 - 210K

Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense, in partnership with our military, intelligence, and civil government customers, supports U.S. operations worldwide through the use of satellite, launch, and cyber technologies. Cornerstone's Cyber Sector develops and supports solutions for computer network operations, including exploitation, defense, signals intelligence, and information technology missions. Supported organizations include the National Security Agency, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Aberdeen Proving Ground, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and several commercial entities.

You will contribute as a core engineer on a small team delivering enterprise web services deployed in AWS. This mid-level role expects you to take ownership of features end-to-end, contribute to design decisions, and improve reliability and maintainability across multiple applications.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement features across the stack (API, UI, and data layer) with limited supervision; write clear technical approaches when needed.
  • Own services in production, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot incidents, and drive root-cause fixes to improve reliability.
  • Contribute to system architecture and technical direction (tradeoffs, scalability, security), and participate actively in code reviews.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver iteratively in an Agile environment.

Required skills:

Professional work experience with one or more of the following:
- PHP
- .Net C#
- Java
- Node.js
- Python
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Vue.js
- React
  • Experience deploying and operating software on Linux (service configuration, logs, basic networking, automation).
  • Solid understanding of APIs, authentication/authorization basics, and secure coding practices.
  • Working knowledge of relational databases and performance basics (indexes, query tuning at a practical level).

Desired skills:
  • Hands-on AWS experience (IAM, EC2, ALB, S3, RDS, CloudWatch) and/or Azure equivalents.
  • Experience with Nginx/Apache/Tomcat configuration and performance tuning.
  • Scripting/automation with PowerShell and/or Python; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience supporting production services and participating in on-call/incident response.
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About Us
Cornerstone Defense LLC is a Small Business servicing the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Cornerstone Defense specializes in cloud architecture, enterprise engineering, systems and network engineering, systems and network security, and application and software development. Our team is a network of professionals who are dedicated to providing agile, secure, and efficient solutions to support mission success. With Cornerstone Defense, you’re not just choosing a service provider, but a committed, steadfast team with a culture designed to excel.

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Job Category
IT - Software
Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI