Senior Administrative Assistant - Military Veterans
at Amentum
Amentum is now hiring an Senior Administrative Assistant in support of the Field, Lab and Air Integration / Experimentation / Modeling and Risk Reduction (FLAIR) office at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD and other locations. This project will provide the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Research (C5ISR) Center services to include programmatic/business management services, engineering support services, field engineering, laboratory, logistics, and acquisition / administrative support services to augment FLAIR core Government personnel and turn-key solutions to support the missions of FLAIR and its associated Managers and customers. This support will be conducted in close coordination with Government project leads within FLAIR.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support an organization or department by performing administrative services.
- Assist management with administrative tasks such as tracking and compiling information of interest.
- Prepare various reports detailing the administrative information handled by the position.
- Read and respond to correspondences. May handle confidential information. NOTE: This is not a secretarial position.
- Supervise performance of administrative functions.
- Review and edit correspondence prior to release, submission for signature, or other disposition.
- Conduct periodic review of files to ensure proper filing of correspondence. Control use of office facilities.
- Plan and organize office operations to include publications and forms administration and office administrative procedures.
- Write office SOP, job descriptions, and directives, Determine requirements for office equipment, supplies, and space.
- May plan layout of office.
- Create requisitions, receive, inventory, and may sign hand receipts for office equipment.
- Coordinate administrative activities with other organizational elements and staff sections.
- Serve as custodian of classified documents.
- Sign receipts for, log, inventory, file, and secure classified documents.
- Prepare documents for destruction or other disposition based upon degree of classification.
- Ensure proper accountability of actions and perform duty instruction to subordinates and supported units.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Minimum of 9 years of working experience. Will accept 5 years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Must have an Active SECRET US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a SECRET Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting C5ISR DEVCOM programs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran 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 EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.
Aberdeen, MD

Amentum brings industry-best expertise, processes, and technology to ensure the availability and reliability of our Government and commercial clients’ vital facilities and equipment. We apply our culture of excellence to operate, maintain, and manage your global assets and complex supply chains to meet modern challenges at home and abroad. You get the confidence that comes from a partner with on a century-long heritage of unrelenting dedication to our clients’ missions across the DoD, civilian agencies, and the IC.
We are looking for skilled Veterans interested in continuing your career in aviation, global logistics, IT and Network support, and also unmanned systems.
We currently have positions open nationwide and globally to include: Kuwait, Iraq, and other overseas locations!
Amentum’s skilled workforce lives with outcomes rather than just works on them. Our employees hold the most sought-after certifications in the industry, including Program Management Professional (PMP), IT/Cyber, ITIL, and Professional Scrum Master (PSM). Our teams who maintain and modify vehicles, aircraft, and weapons systems work within disciplined environments certified to AS9001D, ISO 9001:2015, AS9110B, and AS9100C standards.
Whether it’s managing facilities supporting the IC’s classified missions, operating UAVs that protect our soldiers, or maintaining military equipment at remote bases abroad, Amentum has the experience, passion, and commitment to meet your critical needs.
What happens after I apply?
First, you will want to ensure your RecruitMilitary profile is up to date, and you also have the most up to date resume to provide. Once you apply for the role you will be re-directed to complete your employment application on Amentum's career site. Once you complete that application a recruiter will review your skills and qualifications and reach out to you about the role as appropriate.