Full-Time

Systems Administrator

NT Concepts

NT Concepts

201-500 employees

Data-driven, mission-critical security solutions

Compensation Overview

$77.3k - $117.3k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Vienna, VA, USA

Remote

Remote from Vienna, VA with occasional travel to Norfolk, VA; must be in or relocate to DC metro or Norfolk area.

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
SharePoint
Microsoft Office
Incident Response
LDAP
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Requirements
  • Location: Must be located in or near (or willing to relocate) to Washington, DC or Norfolk, VA
  • Travel: Must be willing to travel to Norfolk, VA as needed
  • Clearance: Must hold an active Top-Secret clearance
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Experience: 3+ years of experience administering Windows Server & SAP Business Objects
  • Hands-on experience administering SAP Business Objects platform
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with project and task planning including scope of work, time estimation, and resource assignment
  • Problem-solving skills to identify, mitigate, and/or solve system challenges
  • Strong interpersonal skills to resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate, and create consensus
  • MS Office suite proficiency, to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
  • Ability to provide clear, accurate, and simple explanations of technical procedures and processes to audiences of varying degrees of technical proficiency
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
  • Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Responsibilities
  • Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server operating systems
  • Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, DHCP, and file/print services
  • Administer patch management, updates, and system hardening
  • Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity planning
  • Administer the SAP BusinessObjects (BOBJ) Business Intelligence platform (e.g., BI 4.2/4.3)
  • Manage users, groups, security, folders, and access rights within the Central Management Console (CMC)
  • Monitor and tune BOBJ services, servers, and job scheduling
  • Perform installations, upgrades, patching, and deployment of universes and reports
  • Troubleshoot report performance and connectivity issues with underlying databases
  • Implement and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions
  • Ensure compliance with security policies, standards, and best practices
  • Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps
  • Participate in patching, upgrades, and other routine maintenance activities
  • Ensure work aligns with DoD security policies and federal IT standards
  • Monitor services with log aggregations, automated analysis, reporting, and alerting in support of incident detection and response
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) vulnerability scanning
  • DoD 8570/8140 compliance (e.g., Security+, CISSP, or equivalent)
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible) and infrastructure automation
  • Experience/Knowledge of virtualization (VMWare, Nutanix) and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)
  • Experience/knowledge of application deployment methodologies using GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, and JBoss Servers
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, VPNs, etc.)
  • Knowledge or interest in cloud networking (e.g., AWS, Azure, or hybrid environments)
  • Experience with Linux - Red Hat Administration
  • Familiarity with network monitoring tools
  • CompTIA Security+ or DoD 8140-equivalent certification
  • Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Certification
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BOBI) Certification is desired

NT Concepts provides data-driven technology solutions for national security, working with government agencies to protect the nation. It delivers customized, contract-based services that combine data analysis with secure technology implementations, building data platforms and scalable systems for defense and intelligence needs. It focuses on national security and sensitive data with trusted, long-term government partnerships and bespoke solutions rather than generic offerings. Its goal is to help government agencies modernize operations, safeguard data, and respond effectively to evolving threats.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$10M

Headquarters

Vienna, Virginia

Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Nights Watch's SBIR/STTR Aisle status speeds Phase III procurement for federal buyers.
  • The CIO hire in November 2025 signals continued investment in enterprise modernization.
  • Current career postings show active hiring for cleared software, data, and mission roles.

What critics are saying

  • Palantir, Anduril, Shield AI, and Booz Allen dwarf NT Concepts in defense AI.
  • SHIELD task orders will concentrate wins among incumbents through 2029.
  • If Nights Watch stalls, NT Concepts remains a services-heavy shop with weak proprietary leverage.

What makes NT Concepts unique

  • Nights Watch won dual Tradewinds Awardable status on July 9, 2026.
  • NT Concepts won a 2025 seat on MDA's $151 billion SHIELD IDIQ.
  • Michele Bolos founded NT Concepts in 1998; Dan Maguire now leads execution.

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Company News

ExecutiveBiz
Jul 13th, 2026
CDAO grants dual 'awardable' status to NT Concepts' Nights Watch adversarial AI platform.

CDAO grants dual 'awardable' status to NT Concepts' Nights Watch adversarial AI platform. * NT Concepts' Nights Watch has been deemed "Awardable" on the standard Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace as well as its specialized SBIR/STTR Aisle * Nights Watch is a platform that works to protect the integrity of AI models and data in the visual domain * The dual designation makes it possible for the offering to be acquired by Department of War components and federal agencies NT Concepts announced Thursday that its Nights Watch adversarial artificial intelligence platform has achieved "Awardable" status in both the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace and the marketplace's SBIR/STTR Aisle. The dual designation enables Department of War components and other federal agencies to more rapidly evaluate and acquire the platform through established procurement pathways, including streamlined SBIR/STTR Phase III acquisition opportunities. "As AI becomes embedded in every layer of the mission - from sensing to targeting - the need for resilient, tamper-proof models has never been more urgent", said Chris Powell, chief technology officer at NT Concepts. "Nights Watch gives operators a decisive advantage by ensuring their AI systems remain trustworthy, uncompromised, and ready for real-world conditions. It's the assurance layer required for the next generation of autonomous and intelligence-driven operations." What are the functions of Nights Watch? Nights Watch works to defend visual domain AI models and data and protect the modern targeting loop. The defense framework integrates with existing AI environments without requiring major infrastructure changes and can operate across enterprise cloud deployments as well as edge systems in contested environments. It works to deliver vulnerability identification and real-time threat notification throughout the AI lifecycle. What are the core capabilities of Nights Watch? One of the Nights Watch capabilities is defending the training pipeline by testing models against adversarial attacks before deployment, identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks and recommending courses of action to improve resilience. The platform also continuously assesses model performance across electro-optical/infrared, synthetic aperture radar and multi-spectral intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance feeds to help prevent spoofing or digital evasion threats. Additionally, it enables assured autonomy by detecting AI manipulation and performance degradation across autonomous platforms and decision-support systems, providing operators with alerts when mission reliability is at risk. What is NT Concepts? Aside from Nights Watch, NT Concepts develops other AI-enabled technologies that integrate data, advanced analytics and mission applications to accelerate decision-making and improve operational effectiveness. Its Mission AI ecosystem is designed to connect AI-ready data, modular services and mission applications across environments ranging from the tactical edge to the enterprise. NT Concepts also delivers capabilities in areas such as AI vision, predictive analytics, multi-domain AI, cybersecurity and resilient digital architectures to support high-tempo, high-stakes missions.

GovCon Wire
Apr 28th, 2022
Next Tier Concepts, Inc. hires Dan Maguire as CEO

Dan Maguire, a GovCon industry veteran, has been appointed CEO of Vienna, Virginia-based information technology services provider NT Concepts.