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2027 Associate Computer Systems Analyst - Pathways Program - Huntsville AL

Northrop Grumman · United States of America | United States-Alabama-Huntsville

Top Secret clearance required · polygraph namedU.S. citizenship required

Posted 2026-09-21 · Verified live 2026-09-22

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available<p></p><p></p>CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes<p></p><p></p>CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret<p></p><p></p>TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time<h2><b>Description</b></h2><p></p>At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and secure technological solutions to enable strategic&nbsp;objectives.&nbsp;We’re&nbsp;looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Northrop Grumman&nbsp;CIDO&nbsp;Classified Solutions team is seeking an&nbsp;<b>Associate Computer Systems Analyst&nbsp;</b>to support information system lifecycle activities. The selected candidate will&nbsp;be required&nbsp;to work on-site, full-time at our Huntsville AL location.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u>The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to, the following:</u>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>Perform as&nbsp;an&nbsp;<b>Associate Computer Systems Analyst</b>&nbsp;in support of&nbsp;classified government&nbsp;contracts.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Exhibits&nbsp;good communication&nbsp;skills, an energetic approach, and patience with customers.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Establishes and&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;customer satisfaction according to defined&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;while adhering to&nbsp;established&nbsp;policies.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Assists&nbsp;with the resolution of technical problems and answers queries by telephone, in support of internal customers computer hardware, software, network, and telecommunications systems.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Awareness of&nbsp;operations surrounding&nbsp;multi-user computer systems, including collaboration&nbsp;with network, software, and system engineers, PC desktop technicians&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Able to support multiple networks, under direction&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;necessary administration tasks are&nbsp;completed&nbsp;following all security policies and procedures.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Follow documented technical processes and procedures in support of job duties as assigned.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Report&nbsp;task&nbsp;statuses&nbsp;as&nbsp;required&nbsp;for all recurring and non-recurring efforts&nbsp;in written and oral format.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Awareness to&nbsp;working&nbsp;across disciplines to isolate issues between software, firmware, and hardware, between software and operating systems, between networks and applications, and between one-time events and recurrent systematic problems.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Support environments&nbsp;by means of&nbsp;ticketing requirements systems (ServiceNow, JIRA).&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Raises issues that require senior level attention or involvement.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Lifts and moves equipment up to 50 pounds.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Work after hours, and weekends, as needed.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Note: Due to the classified nature of the work being performed, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. Applicants are encouraged to apply, only if they are willing to work on-site.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Basic Qualifications</b>:&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>Master’s or Bachelor's&nbsp;Degree with 0 years of experience; OR an&nbsp;Associate's Degree&nbsp;with 2 years of experience; OR a High School Diploma&nbsp;(or equivalent)&nbsp;with 4 years of experience is&nbsp;required&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Basic understanding of Windows Server OS&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Candidates must meet the&nbsp;U.S. Government&nbsp;8140 requirements for a&nbsp;Associate Computer Systems Analyst – Security+</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Must be able to obtain and/maintain a Secret Clearance</p></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Preferred Qualifications</b>:&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Bachelor's&nbsp;degree&nbsp;with 1 years of experience in Information&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li><p>Active Top Secret, SCI, SAP/SAR access, or Polygraph&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Security+ CE certification&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>1 year of&nbsp;Information Technology experience&nbsp;with&nbsp;Windows Server Administration&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Basic knowledge of&nbsp;NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Knowledge of Windows server domain management, including Windows AD, LDAP&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Awareness&nbsp;of basic network&nbsp;topologies&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Awareness&nbsp;of environmental monitoring tools (HBSS/Solar Winds/Splunk)&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Basic knowledge of scripting&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Awareness&nbsp;of&nbsp;system imaging&nbsp;as they pertain to&nbsp;enterprise environments&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Experience with Assessment &amp; Authorization processes&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. At Northrop Grumman, we are on the&nbsp;cutting edge&nbsp;of innovation. Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 work schedule, and a great 401k matching program. Come join us!&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.<p></p><p></p>Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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