Principal Contract Administrator – Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman

. Act as primary interface with customer for contractual issues .

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeOklahoma City • Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $77,000 - $115,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as primary interface with customer for contractual issues
Monitor contract and associated program to ensure that contractual obligations are communicated and understood
Participate in contract proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications
Work under general supervision to develop solutions to both routine and complex contractual matters to ensure company compliance with contract requirements on assigned programs
Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintain historical information
Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies
Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters
Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System or Enterprise Accounting System
Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables and submission of invoices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of professional work experience, or Master’s Degree and 3 years of professional work experience
An additional 4 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of degree
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Knowledge of FAR/DFAR requirements
Knowledge of multiple contract types including Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials or Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance, not required to start

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract administrationcontract negotiationcontract proposal preparationrisk mitigation strategiescontract managementcontract data entryfinancial terms analysisdelivery requirements managementwarranty provisions reviewintellectual property management

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillscustomer interfaceattention to detailanalytical skillsteam collaborationtime managementadaptabilitynegotiation

Certifications

U.S. Government Secret Clearance