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Help Desk Analyst II - NISSC - COS

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Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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Provide 24x7 help-desk and operations support for NORAD/NISSC II systems: ticketing in Remedy, troubleshoot networks/servers/clients, perform log analysis, message handling, system startups/reboots, and support exercises and emergency operations while maintaining classified handling procedures.
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Position Title: Help Desk Analyst II

Location: Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position

Clearance Type: Top Secret with SCI Eligibility

Shift: Shift work is required to support 24×7 operations.  It is important to be available to work any shift/designated hours required including nights, weekends, and holidays on a modified Panama schedule, and can remain on-site for extended periods during emergencies and drills.

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

Our NORAD Operations Group

Selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division for Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment (OM&S) of critical mission systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC), we support the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II).

Since 2020, through the (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II), has provided:

  • Operations, maintenance, and Sustainment of current and legacy systems for the surveillance and cataloging of manmade objects in space.
  • Mitigation of orbital conflicts.
  • Threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems for threat activities.
  • Operations and maintenance of classified communications.
  • Software development and integration.

NISSC II supports the classified communications and processing for Command and Control (C2) capability and legacy space C2 systems located at:

  • Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado
  • Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), Colorado
  • Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
  • Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
  • Numerous sensor and forward operator sites around the world

Description of Duties:

The Help Desk Analyst II supports North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II). The candidate will:

  • Facilitate the excellent relationship between Government active duty/civilian customers and our contractor team.
  • Use Remedy and similar management tools to complete and assign trouble tickets for network, PC, laptop, KVM, printer, and other IT issues. 
  • Initiate responses, tracking, updating, reviewing, and concluding actions in Remedy.
  • Task effort includes manually handling, reviewing and editing messages, turning on/off intercepts and equipment.
  • Recall and service messages, as well as monitoring systems to maintain continuous system availability.
  • Perform log analysis; error detection; fault correction; data line alternate routing; message intercept and retrieval.
  • Perform startups, reboots, server swaps, and shutdown of the systems.
  • Report on job status to MDC leaders.
  • Support the customer's annual exercises, planned monthly relocations, and unplanned real-world events.
  • Perform other duties as required to support the 21CS mission.

Shift work is required to support 24×7 operations.  It is important to be available to work any shift/designated hours required including nights, weekends, and holidays on a modified Panama schedule, and can remain on-site for extended periods during emergencies and drills.

This position will be filled and work onsite at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position.  The selected candidate may be assigned as one of our teammate companies.

Basic Requirements:

  • Must have an active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
  • 1 year or more of direct experience.
  • 2 years or more of general work history.
  • High School diploma or GED.
  • Must be able to complete training and receive MDC crew qualification within 60 Days upon hire. 
  • Experience handling and protecting highly classified information, data, and systems. 
  • Able to work flexible shifts as required, including days, nights, weekends and holidays. 
  • Reliable all-weather transportation and ability to remain on site for extended periods during emergencies and operations readiness exercises (drills).

Desired Requirements:

  • Technical and communications skills to enable effective dialogue between internal and external customers, at all levels.
  • Experience with DoD cryptographic equipment and related material handling and use. 
  • Experience with troubleshooting computer systems, networks, and Operating systems, including Solaris, Unix, and/or Linux.
  • Experience with Department of Defense messaging and messaging systems.
  • Experience in a high-visibility, mission-focused environment where systems availability is closely monitored and prioritized.
  • Compliance with DoD 8140 IAT II requirements (e.g., a current Security+ CE certificate).

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

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The position for which you are applying requires a US Department of Defense security clearance. This is to advise you that if you possess dual citizenship (i.e., a citizen of the US and another country), to be granted a clearance, you will be required to relinquish your citizenship in the foreign country.

       

Compensation Details:

$68,000 - $73,000

       

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.


Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Paid time off and holidays

  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

  • Educational reimbursement

  • Parental leave

  • Employee stock purchase plan

  • Tax-saving options

  • Disability and life insurance

  • Pet insurance


Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

       

Original Posting:

08/04/2026 - 08/11/2026

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

       

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.

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