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# Software Engineer 3 (Monitoring Capabilities)

- **Company:** Cornerstone Defense
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $190,000 - $210,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Frameworks, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, Big Data, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Visualization, Linux, Elasticsearch, Python (Programming Language), Messaging Application Programming Interface, MongoDB, Nagios, NoSQL, Ansible, Prometheus, Scripting, Grafana, Git, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Apache Kafka, Tools for Reporting, Splunk, Docker
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9314835/software-engineer-3-monitoring-capabilities

## About the Role

Master's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
OR
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
OR
Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity., * Experience using the Linux CLI

 * Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
 * Experience developing with Java in a Linux environment
 * Experience with software frameworks used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data such as Splunk, and Elastic Stack
 * Experience with monitoring and alerting tools including Prometheus
 * Experience with data visualization and analytics tools including Grafana
 * Experience developing with messaging frameworks including Kafka
 * Experience with noSQL technologies such as Elasticsearch and MongoDB
 * Experience with Key/Value and Time-series databases such as OpenTSDB
 * Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools including Ansible
 * Experience with CI/CD concepts, principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
 * Experience with Git Version Control System

Desired Skills:

 * Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
 * Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker

## Description

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 *, The Software Engineer shall be responsible for developing rapid experimental prototypes of particular capabilities associated with the improvement and modernization of metrics and monitoring capabilities within the Y33 organization. Tasking shall also include demonstrations to validate concepts and to prove operational capability and scalability.