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Software Engineer VI with Security Clearance

Cornerstone DefenseAurora, CO🇺🇸United StatesPosted 15 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career with a competitive salary of $175,000-$200,000 and hybrid flexibility at Cornerstone Defense, where you'll tackle complex national security challenges using cutting-edge technologies. This role is perfect for experienced software engineers with a TS/SCI clearance who thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to contribute to impactful defense projects. Apply today to join a team dedicated to your professional growth and work-life balance.

Quick Overview

Salary
$175k - $200k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Aurora, CO, United States
Posted
1 month ago
SAFeOracleAWSSonarQubeAgileAngularConfluenceCucumberC++GitJavaJiraKubernetesPython

Job Description

Software Engineer Aurora, CO Active TS/SCI Compensation Range: $175,000 - $200,000 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: • 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 Qualifications: • Requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 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 Qualifications: • 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.

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