NT Concepts
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, Next Tier Concepts, Inc. (NT Concepts) is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end data and technology solutions that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative “big idea” problem-solving.
Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented and diverse teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients’ most critical challenges. Here, you’ll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.
If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we’d love to have you move forward with us.
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Python Developer
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NTC OVERVIEW: We are seeking a Software Developer to join our team. Working at NT Concepts means that you are part of an innovative, agile company dedicated to solving the most critical challenges in National Security. We’re looking for the best and the brightest to join us in supporting this mission. If meaningful work, initiative, creativity, and continuous self-improvement are important to your career, join our growing team and discover What's Next for you.
Mission Focus: As a Software Developer you will have the unique opportunity to solve hard problems and help turn complex concepts into reality to advance and enhance systems supporting the defense of our nation. You will be part of a solutions-oriented, cross-functional modern agile team designing and developing custom applications and components to support innovative data science capabilities.
Our delivery teams are driven to explore new ideas and technology, and care deeply about collaboration, feedback, and iteration. We follow SAFe agile practices, embrace the Ops ethos (DataOps/DevSecOps/MLOps) to “automate-first”, use modern tech stacks, and constantly challenge each other to grow and improve.
If cutting edge data science projects resonate with you, and you care deeply about joining a mission-driven company with a strong growth direction and diverse culture, we'd love to learn more about you. Check out the details below, and let’s connect.
Technical members of our solutions teams require little guidance, but love to learn, collaborate, and problem solve. This position requires mid to senior level of experience, a passion for mission support, and a strong desire to solve our customers’ hardest technical and data challenges.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI Clearance preferred. Minimum of active secret clearance required.
Location/Flexibility: Herndon, VA with remote flexibility. Must be local to the DC Metro area.
Responsibilities:
- Develop full-stack web applications with modern front-end frameworks and Python back-ends
- Design and implement REST APIs for ML model serving and data processing
- Write comprehensive unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Build and deploy microservices in containerized Kubernetes environments
- Integrate and deploy PyTorch models into production systems
- Collaborate with Software Architect on technical design and architecture decisions
Qualifications:
We are seeking a Full Stack Python Developer to work under Technical Lead, building scalable web applications and REST APIs that power machine learning workloads in a cloud-native, containerized environment.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI
Software Development (5+ years):
- Strong Python expertise with solid Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles (SOLID, design patterns, class design)
- Front-End Development: Proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue.js, or Angular), HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design
- Back-End Development: Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs using Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django)
- Unit Testing: Expertise with PyTest including test-driven development (TDD), mocking, fixtures, and maintaining high code coverage
Machine Learning Workloads:
- Understanding of ML model lifecycle: training, serving, inference, and monitoring
- Experience building APIs and services that support ML model endpoints
DevOps & Infrastructure (Mid-Level):
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD preferred)
- Experience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes deployment
- Familiarity with microservices architecture patterns and implementation
- Exposure to deploying ML workloads on Kubernetes clusters (EKS experience is a plus)
Cloud & Databases:
- Working knowledge of AWS services (EKS, S3, ECR, Lambda)
- Experience with both SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databases
- Comfortable in Linux environments
Collaboration:
- Experience with code reviews and Agile development practices
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments delivering AI/ML solutions
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.
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About NT Concepts
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end data and technology solutions that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative “big idea” problem-solving.
Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients’ most critical challenges. Here, you’ll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.
If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we’d love to have you move forward with us.
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Machine Learning Engineer
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NTC OVERVIEW: We are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join our team. Working at NT Concepts means that you are part of an innovative, agile company dedicated to solving the most critical challenges in National Security. We’re looking for the best and the brightest to join us in supporting this mission. If meaningful work, initiative, creativity, and continuous self-improvement are important to your career, join our growing team and discover What's Next for you.
Mission Focus: As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will have the unique opportunity to support research, design, and implement cutting edge algorithms for a program focused on building robust computer vision algorithms. This requires coding in Python with PyTorch, implementing and maintaining development environments and supporting ML tools, such as Kubeflow and MLFlow. Additionally, you will contribute to the program’s source code, implementing data science techniques.
Our delivery teams are driven to explore new ideas and technology, and care deeply about collaboration, feedback, and iteration. We follow modern agile practices, embrace the Ops ethos (DataOps/DevSecOps/MLOps) to “automate-first”, use modern tech stacks, and constantly challenge each other to grow and improve.
If cutting edge data science projects resonate with you, and you care deeply about joining a mission-driven company with a strong growth direction and diverse culture, we'd love to learn more about you. Check out the details below, and let’s connect.
Technical members of our solutions teams require little guidance, but love to learn, collaborate, and problem solve. This position requires mid to senior level of experience, a passion for mission support, and a strong desire to solve our customers’ hardest technical and data challenges.
Clearance: TS/SCI Clearance required.
Location/Flexibility: Vienna, VA and Chantilly, VA with remote flexibility
Responsibilities:
As a Machine Learning Engineer, you'll be part of the Agile team delivering machine learning applications and software systems at scale. You'll implement computer vision machine learning applications using existing and emerging technology platforms to deliver business value to our clients. You'll have the opportunity to continuously learn and apply the latest innovations and best practices in machine learning engineering. You’ll also mentor other engineers and develop your technical knowledge and skills to keep our team at the cutting edge of technology.
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team comprising other ML Engineers, Software Engineers, DevSecOps Engineers, and Data Scientists.
- Develop machine learning models and pipelines that are integral to mission success within this computer vision platform.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of relevant hands-on experience developing and implementing ML algorithms
- Practical experience training and deploying Machine Learning models. Ideal candidate would have experience with PyTorch, NumPy, TensorFlow, VS Code)
- Understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, data mining, and statistical analysis.
- Experience with cloud platform (AWS, Azure and GCP), AWS experience preferred
- Proven experience with modern software development and engineering practices including scrum/agile, Git, and DevSecOps specifically GitLab CI/CD
- Experience building and maintaining machine learning pipelines
- Experience with container applications such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift. Kubernetes is preferred
- Practical programming and scripting skills (Python preferred)
- Understanding of data structures, data modeling and software architecture.
- A passion for (and track record of) innovation, an interest in exploring and leveraging new data modalities, and working across interdisciplinary teams
- Experience with synthetic data generation for training and evaluation of ML Models is a plus
- Experience working with customers to better optimize their ML objectives
- Fast learner, analytical thinker, creative, hands-on, strong communication skills
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience working with LLMs for problem solving and code production in a safe and responsible manner
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.
#JT
About NT Concepts
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end data and technology solutions that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative “big idea” problem-solving.
Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients’ most critical challenges. Here, you’ll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.
If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we’d love to have you move forward with us.
Ready to apply?
Apply to NT Concepts
Software Engineer
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We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our team. Working at NT Concepts means that you are part of an innovative, agile company dedicated to solving the most critical challenges in National Security. We’re looking for the best and the brightest to join us in supporting this mission. If meaningful work, initiative, creativity, and continuous self-improvement are important to your career, join our growing team and discover What's Next for you.
Mission Focus:
As a Software Engineer you will have the unique opportunity to solve hard problems and help turn complex concepts into reality to advance and enhance systems supporting the defense of our nation. In particular, you will implement cutting edge solutions for a program focused on state-of-the-art robust computer vision algorithms. You will be part of a solutions-oriented, agile SCRUM team designing and developing custom methods and components to support innovative data science capabilities.
Our delivery teams are driven to explore new ideas and technology, and care deeply about collaboration, feedback, and iteration. We follow SAFe agile practices, embrace the Ops ethos (DataOps/DevSecOps/MLOps) to “automate-first”, use modern tech stacks, and constantly challenge each other to grow and improve.
If cutting edge development projects resonate with you, and you care deeply about joining a mission-driven company with a strong growth direction and diverse culture, we'd love to learn more about you. Check out the details below, and let’s connect.
Technical members of our solutions teams require little guidance, but love to learn, collaborate, and problem solve. This position requires mid to senior level of experience, a passion for mission support, and a strong desire to solve our customers’ hardest technical and data challenges.
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. An active Secret clearance or higher is preferred.
Location/Flexibility: Herndon, VA with remote flexibility. Must be local to the DC Metro area.
Responsibilities:
- Support design, development, implementation and maintenance recommendations for software systems
- Design, code, test, debug and document solutions
- Ensure compliance with software design, development, testing, integration and sustainment standards
- Research technology solutions, prioritize assignments, and work to resolve issues based on customer and business requirements
- Ensure that products are designed and developed for scalability, robustness, maintainability, and interoperability
- Create, implement and adopt Development Best Practices
- Serve as a leader for junior developers on the team
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience with Python or other programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, GoLang)
- Ideal candidates will have experience working with Pytorch and supporting machine learning efforts
- Experience with API design and implementation
- Experience supporting code reviews
- Experience with Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP, and Azure) preferably AWS
- Experience working in a fast-paced agile environment
- Demonstrated proficiency with Git version control systems
- Experience working in Linux environments
- Familiarity with microservices design and development patterns
- Familiarity with container-based applications (Docker, OpenShift) and Kubernetes management
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods setting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.
About NT Concepts
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end data and technology solutions that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative “big idea” problem-solving.
Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients’ most critical challenges. Here, you’ll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.
If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we’d love to have you move forward with us.
Ready to apply?
Apply to NT Concepts
Machine Learning Engineer
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We are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join our team. Working at NT Concepts means that you are part of an innovative, agile company dedicated to solving the most critical challenges in National Security. We’re looking for the best and the brightest to join us in supporting this mission. If meaningful work, initiative, creativity, and continuous self-improvement are important to your career, join our growing team and discover What's Next for you.
Mission Focus: As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will have the unique opportunity to support research, design, and implement cutting edge algorithms for a program focused on building advanced simulations using 3D tools such as PyTorch3D, Unity, or Unreal Engine to train computer vision models. This requires coding in Python with PyTorch/PyTorch3D, implementing and maintaining development environments and supporting ML tools. Additionally, you will contribute to the program’s source code, implementing data science techniques.
Our delivery teams are driven to explore new ideas and technology, and care deeply about collaboration, feedback, and iteration. We follow modern agile practices, embrace the Ops ethos (DataOps/DevSecOps/MLOps) to “automate-first”, use modern tech stacks, and constantly challenge each other to grow and improve.
If cutting edge data science projects resonate with you, and you care deeply about joining a mission-driven company with a strong growth direction and diverse culture, we'd love to learn more about you. Check out the details below, and let’s connect.
Technical members of our solutions teams require little guidance, but love to learn, collaborate, and problem solve. This position requires mid to senior level of experience, a passion for mission support, and a strong desire to solve our customers’ hardest technical and data challenges.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI preferred. Ability to obtain/maintain Secret level security clearance. US Citizenship is required.
Location/Flexibility: Vienna, VA and Chantilly, VA with remote flexibility
Responsibilities:
As a Machine Learning Engineer, you'll be part of the Agile team delivering machine learning applications and software systems at scale. You'll implement computer vision machine learning applications using existing and emerging technology platforms to deliver business value to our clients. You'll have the opportunity to continuously learn and apply the latest innovations and best practices in machine learning engineering. You’ll also mentor other engineers and develop your technical knowledge and skills to keep our team at the cutting edge of technology.
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team comprising other ML Engineers, Software Engineers, DevSecOps Engineers, and Data Scientists.
- Develop machine learning models and pipelines that are integral to mission success within this computer vision platform.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of relevant hands-on experience developing and implementing ML algorithms
- Practical experience training and deploying Machine Learning models. Ideal candidate would have experience with PyTorch, PyTorch3D, NumPy, TensorFlow)
- Understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms specifically focus on 3D computations and backpropagation using 3D tensors and transforms
- Familiarity with existing simulation engines such as Blender, Unity, and Unreal Engine
- Experience utilizing or building simulation engines to validate computer vision models performance
- Experience with cloud platform (AWS, Azure and GCP), AWS experience preferred
- Proven experience with modern software development and engineering practices including scrum/agile, Git, and DevSecOps specifically GitLab CI/CD
- Experience building and maintaining machine learning pipelines
- Experience with container applications such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
- Practical programming and scripting skills (Python preferred)
- Understanding of data structures, data modeling and software architecture.
- A passion for (and track record of) innovation, an interest in exploring and leveraging new data modalities, and working across interdisciplinary teams
- Experience with synthetic data generation for training and evaluation of ML Models
- Experience working with customers to better optimize their ML objectives
- Fast learner, analytical thinker, creative, hands-on, strong communication skills
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience working with LLMs for problem solving and code production in a safe and responsible manner
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.
#JT
About NT Concepts
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end data and technology solutions that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative “big idea” problem-solving.
Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients’ most critical challenges. Here, you’ll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.
If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we’d love to have you move forward with us.
Ready to apply?
Apply to NT Concepts