
System Support Specialist
Huntsville, ALJob$30–35.52/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Leidos seeks an Entry-Level System Support Specialist to work in its Huntsville office supporting NASA’s NEST Contract mission at Marshall Space Flight Center. The role provides end-user computing device services, including basic technical support, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and request fulfillment. The specialist works under established procedures and escalates unresolved or specialized issues to senior technicians and appropriate support teams.
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Description
The Digital Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for an Entry-Level System Support Specialist to work in our Huntsville, AL office. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your technical skills and experience while supporting the NASA End-user Services and Technologies (NEST) Contract mission, providing end-user computing device services at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Assist with the setup and delivery of end-user services, including mobile devices, printers, and computer equipment, following established procedures and guidance from senior technicians.
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Provide basic technical support for end-user hardware, software, and device-related issues, troubleshooting common problems and escalating issues requiring additional technical expertise.
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Interact with NASA customers and contractors to provide basic information and assistance with NEST services, ensuring a positive customer service experience.
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Perform initial identification and basic troubleshooting of system issues using established procedures, escalating unresolved problems and incidents to senior-level technicians.
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Assist with documenting, tracking, and escalating third-party software and network-related issues to the appropriate technical support teams.
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Support the fulfillment of end-user hardware and software requests, ensuring accurate documentation and adherence to established service processes.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
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High School Diploma or equivalent.
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4 years of Information Technology (IT) support experience.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with customers and team members.
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Experience providing technical support for current versions of the Windows operating system.
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Experience providing technical support for current versions of macOS.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Knowledge of and experience with the NASA desktop computing environment and software suite.
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Experience using ServiceNow to manage incidents and service requests.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
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U.S. Citizenship is required.
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Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
The salary for this position is approximately $30.00 - $35.52 an hour. The actual hourly rate is based on location.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
November 3, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
REQNUMBER: R-00195946
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,781 open IT Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30–35.52/hr
- US median$25–32/hr792 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $32.76/hr, is 17% above the US median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the middle half of IT Support hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 27 open IT Support jobs in Alabama and 2,781 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Alabama
- Auburn University3 open
- Cognizant2 open
- Insight Global2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; IT Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,919 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 766 of the 2,781 open IT Support jobs (28%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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