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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Configuration Management Analyst (Level 2 or 3) - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Palmdale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $75,800.0 - $113,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Confluence, JIRA, Configuration Management, Databases, Language Modeling, SAP (Applications), Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Product Software Implementation Methods, Software Systems, Scripting, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Data Management, Software Version Control - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9021281/software-configuration-management-analyst-level-2-or-3 ## About the Role * Configuration Analyst : Master's degree and 0 years of experience, Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of related configuration and/or data management (CDM) experience, an Associate's degree and 4 years of related CDM experience, or 6 years of related CDM experience can be accepted in lieu of a degree * Principal Configuration Analyst: A PhD and 1 year of CDM experience , a Master's degree and 3 years of CDM experience, a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of related CDM experience, and Associate's degree and 7 years of CDM experience, or 9 years of related CDM experience may be considered in lieu of a degree * Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. * Experience in reviewing contract documents to determine documentation delivery required for each phase of project. * Experience with analyzing proposed changes of product design to determine effect on overall product and system baseline. * Experience is coordinating modification records to maintain baseline control. Preferred Qualifications * Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. * Experience with Jira and Confluence * Knowledge and fluent in tool development * Experience working in an agile environment ## Description Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Software Configuration Management Analyst / Principal Software Configuration Management Analyst to join our team in Palmdale, CA. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. Roles and Responsibilities will include: * Develop and maintain software configuration management tools to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both internally developed and externally purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products. * Track and monitor changes to a software systems configuration metadata. 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