JIRA/Project Planning Scheduler

Koniag Services, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Commuter Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a senior JIRA/Project Planning Scheduler to support enterprise program planning for a DoW executive organization in Arlington, VA. Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

The role focuses on configuring Jira environments, integrating schedules, workflows, dashboards, and reporting to provide leadership with visibility into milestones, risks, and execution performance across complex portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT, Business Admin, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in project planning, scheduling, or enterprise program support.
• At least 5 years hands-on experience configuring or administering Jira environments.
• Proven experience developing executive dashboards and portfolio reporting.

Responsibilities

• Configure, administer, and maintain Jira environments supporting portfolio planning.
• Develop standardized workflows, dashboards, and project tracking methodologies.
• Integrate project schedules, milestones, and dependencies across teams.
• Establish reporting mechanisms for executive portfolio oversight.
• Support Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid PM methods.
• Create Jira dashboards tracking status, variance, risks, and decisions.

Skills

Jira

Project scheduling

Agile/Scrum

JQL

Dashboard reporting

Dependency management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/PM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Advanced Roadmaps

Job description

Koniag IT Systems, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a JIRA/Project Planning scheduler with a TS/SCI security clearance to support KITS and our government customer in Arlington, VA.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Konig IT Systems, LLC is seeking is seeking a senior Jira / Project Planning Scheduler to support enterprise program planning, schedule integration, workflow management, and performance reporting for a senior DoW executive organization.

The successful candidate will configure and maintain project management environments that provide leadership with visibility into organizational priorities, program milestones, dependencies, risks, and execution performance.

The position requires hands‑on expertise with Jira and related planning tools, as well as the ability to establish repeatable project management processes across complex technical and operational portfolios.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Configure, administer, and maintain Jira project environments supporting portfolio planning and execution.
• Develop standardized workflows, issue types, dashboards, reporting structures, and project tracking methodologies.
• Integrate project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and action items across multiple teams.
• Establish reporting mechanisms that support executive‑level portfolio oversight.
• Support Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Develop Jira dashboards tracking project status, schedule variance, critical dependencies, risks, and decision requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers and technical teams to maintain accurate planning and execution information.
• Establish data quality standards and governance processes for project management records.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting and reduce administrative workload.
• Train and support users in Jira workflows, reporting tools, and project planning best practices.
• Support integration between Jira and other approved scheduling or portfolio management tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.
• Demonstrated 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility/access required.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of KGS, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long‑term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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