Jira Project Scheduler

Location: Onsite at the Pentagon, Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Company

hirify.global delivers outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America.

What you will do

• Configure, administer, and maintain Jira environments for enterprise portfolio planning and execution.
• Develop standardized workflows, issue types, dashboards, reporting structures, and project tracking methodologies.
• Integrate schedules, milestones, dependencies, and action items across technical and program management teams.
• Establish executive-level portfolio reporting, data quality standards, and governance processes.
• Support Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Train users, support Jira and portfolio tool integrations, and automate reporting to reduce administrative workload.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 15 years of experience in project planning, scheduling, management consulting, or enterprise program support.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience configuring or administering Jira environments.
• Experience developing executive dashboards and portfolio reporting solutions.
• Strong understanding of Agile project management, scheduling, and dependency management.
• Experience with Jira Query Language (JQL), workflow configuration, and reporting automation.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple technical and program management teams.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility/access is required.

Nice to have

• PMP, Certified Scrum Master, or Atlassian certification.
• Experience with Jira Advanced Roadmaps, Confluence, and enterprise portfolio management tools.
• Experience supporting DoW or federal IT modernization programs.
• Familiarity with integrated master schedules and critical path methodologies.
• Experience working within classified or restricted technology environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct-hire employment with onsite work.
• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, vision, spending account, life insurance, and voluntary plan options.
• Eligible employees may participate in a 401(k) plan.