Integration Engineer

We are seeking an Integration Engineer to support disruptive Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics, Mission Advantages, and Digital Modernization in meaningful, creative, visible, and challenging manners to enhance national security. Support the development and integration of cutting-edge solutions that test, harden, and secure mission-critical systems. You will bridge cutting-edge research with operational deployment of solutions in complex defense and intelligence environments.

Mission Focus:

Integration Engineers at NT Concepts help our clients experience new ideas, deploy new technology, combine modern defense approaches, and enable tangible solutions to novel problems for our clients with national defense missions.

Our Engineers advance each of NTC’s mission domains by integrating with data scientists, hardware engineers, hardware manufacturers, and national security experts. You will develop and mature techniques and methods to enable mission readiness of novel hardware and software capabilities. You will enable cross-domain teams by identifying system junctions for development, testing, and deployment in test and production environments. You will work to enhance the efficacy of computer vision assets in scalable and secure manners to produce mission advantages and adversarial disadvantages for our clients while complying with CMMI and ISSO standards.

Clearance: Active Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI preferred.

Location/Flexibility: Primary work location is Chantilly, VA, with additional work in Vienna, VA. Position offers 10–15% hybrid flexibility, though the majority of work will be performed in Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for testing, integrating, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs and software-intensive systems to insure they meet system level requirements
• Participating in the software project-level testing strategy and coordinate with the testing team to ensure new features are thoroughly tested
• Troubleshooting software integration issues to ensure the system meets all requirements
• Collaborating with software developers to resolve issues and improve software performance
• Diagnoses and resolves technical issues related to system integration, ensuring systems operate efficiently.
• Creates and maintains detailed documentation of system configurations, integration processes, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Performs system testing and quality assurance activities to ensure integrations meet client requirements and industry/DoD standards.
• Leverage project management skills to manage a client’s integration with our services
• Brief Program and/or Customer leadership; Communicate to clients and partners aspects of both the product and the implementation at the technical and functional level appropriate for the situation
• Implement, evolve, and support authentication, Single Sign On (SSO), Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), federation, and cloud infrastructure
• Implement methods, standards, and approaches for describing, analyzing, and documenting an organization's enterprise IT architecture
• Perform software testing or validation procedures, improving the procedures as needed
• Perform system integration and experience integrating services from different systems
• Help remove impediments and raise larger issues to the Program Leadership
• Feeding the CI/CD pipeline – requirements gathering through usability sessions

 Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• 3–6 years of experience in systems integration, hardware/software deployment, or related engineering roles
• Demonstrated experience integrating hardware, software, and network components into complex systems
• Familiarity with system test procedures, troubleshooting methodologies, and performance optimization
• Working knowledge of secure networking, data flows, and system interoperability in mission or enterprise environments
• Proficiency with at least one scripting or automation language (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) for integration and testing tasks
• Experience with configuration management and version control systems (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Ansible)
• Ability to work in fast-paced, cross-functional teams and coordinate with multiple stakeholders in production and testing environments
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to diagnose integration and deployment issues under tight timelines with multiple stakeholder requirements

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience supporting defense, intelligence, or aerospace programs.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with embedded systems integration, FPGA/ASIC deployment, or edge computing hardware.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, RMF, and system hardening requirements.
• Hands-on experience with cloud or hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, DoD Cloud).
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing environments.
• Strong documentation and communication skills for technical and operational audiences, including software such as PowerPoint or Vizio.

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.

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.