Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is currently seeking a Administrative Assistant 2 to support on-site at our Rocket Center, West Virginia location. Put your skills to the test by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From global defense to sustainment and modernization to mission readiness, your experience and ability will make it a reality. Our programs are built on equal parts of curiosity and collaboration. Our combined effort means our customers can connect and defend millions of people around the world. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the opportunity to be an essential part of projects that will define your career, now and in the future.
Rocket Center, WV is located along the North Branch Potomac River in Mineral County, West Virginia and is home to the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL), a government installation operated by Northrop Grumman. Known for its scenic mountain landscapes, rolling hills and state parks, the region offers a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities to include hiking, mountain biking, skiing, fishing, hunting and whitewater rafting. Where can you get to from Rocket Center? We are just a couple hours from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Pittsburgh and not far from Philadelphia, Virginia and Ohio. If you enjoy a beautiful all-weather climate, low cost of living, zero gridlock traffic, outdoor activities, and easy access to major cities along the east coast - this area has a lot to offer!
Learn more about our site here:
https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers/northrop-grumman-in-rocket-center-west-virginia
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to the department and all of its team members. Examples include, but are not limited to: scheduling meetings (in Microsoft Outlook), maintaining administrative office supplies, being responsible for arranging travel, completing expense reports, tracking functional deadlines, ensuring timely completion of required departmental reports and metrics, and creating and maintaining logs for data such as plans, reports, and classified documentation.
- Additional responsibility for obtaining and managing a department purchasing credit card (“P-card”), including making purchases, allocating the expenses to appropriate financial accounts, reconciling the monthly credit card statement, and supporting periodic account audits.
- Specific support of providing document creation/assistance to the operations team includes plans, reports, presentations, schedules, and basic digital data manipulation (via Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
- Assist operations managers with tracking training compliance for the union operators.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED with 2 years of experience in an administrative environment
- Ability to work with confidential data and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to obtain a government classified security clearance, which requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite
- Ability to learn new things and adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organization skills
- Excellent skills in computer navigation and use
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including mastery of Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications:
- Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred
- Strong experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft 365
- Familiarity with Northrop Grumman Corporation business systems, e.g., Concur, ePIC, Deltek/Costpoint, also is desirable
- Proven ability to organize work and to be proactive in accomplishing tasks
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to support team with reports and correspondence
- Excellent interpersonal skills, approachability, and ability to interact with all levels of personnel
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2 years of experience in an administrative environment
- Ability to work with confidential data and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to obtain a government classified security clearance
- U.S. Citizenship
- Ability to learn new things and adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organization skills
- Excellent computer navigation and computer use skills
- Mastery of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Associate or bachelor's degree
- Strong experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft 365
- Familiarity with Concur, ePIC, and Deltek/Costpoint
- Ability to organize work and proactively accomplish tasks
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all levels of personnel
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.







