Agile and Jira Scheduler

Modern Technology Solutions Inc•San Diego, CA

16h•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

MTSI is seeking an Agile and Jira Scheduler to support a key joint development program. The Scheduler is responsible for creating, maintaining, reporting, and managing a comprehensive program schedule that captures planning and execution progress. The scheduler will develop timelines, identify resource conflicts, monitor progress, perform critical path analysis, and support multi‑service experimentation planning, resourcing, and execution.

Requirements

18+ years of experience or master’s degree and 10+ years of experience.
5+ years of experience providing program management services within a PMO.
3+ years of experience developing schedules within project management services.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, JIRA, and related scheduling tools.
Demonstrated experience using JIRA to track Agile workflows, extract task data, and update Integrated Master Schedules to mirror real‑time development activity.
Hands‑on experience working within JIRA, reviewing ticket progress, coordinating updates with team members, and maintaining a Microsoft Project schedule that replicates JIRA tasking.
Experience working with Agile software development, CI/CD pipelines, and DEVSECOPS methodologies.
Experience developing and applying Work Breakdown Structures (level 4).
Experience developing and managing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
Highly organized, self‑motivated, and able to coordinate across military, government civilian, and contractor personnel.

Nice To Haves

Prior military or government experience in joint planning or technical operations.
Experience supporting or employing JFN, CJADC2, or other advanced joint C2/fires systems.

Responsibilities

Capture planning details in the scheduling tool, including tasks, activities, deliverables, timelines, event‑level requirements, and levels of effort.
Ensure schedule structure aligns with government and industry best practices (GAO‑16‑89G, Schedule Assessment Guide).
Engage with engineering, operations, logistics, and service stakeholders to collect planning data and maintain situational awareness across product development, capability deployment, and joint experimentation activities.
Regularly access and interpret JIRA tickets to update MS Project schedules so they accurately mirror Agile team activity and CI/CD workflows.
Coordinate closely with other branches to ensure readiness for each software release, including mapping release locations, identifying feature delays, and incorporating release details into the master schedule.
Encourage and follow up with team members to maintain timely JIRA updates and ensure complete visibility of tasking and progress throughout Agile development and DEVSECOPS processes.
Coordinate information across geographically dispersed teams to maintain synchronization.
Identify and schedule resources to ensure balanced capacity and minimize conflicts across development, deployment, experimentation, and joint exercises.
Identify required systems, equipment, cloud/on‑prem resources, networks, and infrastructure needed to support experimentation, and integrate them into the IMS.
Identify and report cost and schedule risks; propose mitigation strategies beyond simple schedule adjustments.
Develop, integrate, and manage scheduling activities that comply with program or product requirements.
Perform schedule updates, recovery planning, and “what‑if” analysis for development, deployment, and event execution.
Monitor execution toward milestones, technical readiness criteria, integration timelines, and key events.
Develop schedules that effectively communicate across all levels of the project team and leadership.
Support data collection and timeline interpretation for leadership briefs and program reviews.
Perform Schedule Risk Assessments.
Develop schedule metrics aligned with the Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RTVM) and recommend updates to improve program monitoring and reporting.