Join the team who values your skills and expertise. From intelligence and cybersecurity to vulnerability assessment and mission assurance, Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP) brings experience and results. Building on a reputation as a dedicated, disciplined and tightly knit organization, CNSP supports DOD and other federal clients in their critical, strategic and operational programs. CNSP is looking for qualified talent to give our clients the support they deserve and the quality they expect from our team – a team of experts, like you.

Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation’s mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com .

SUMMARY

Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP) is looking for a motivated Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master to support Department of Energy (DOE). The Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master will provide guidance to the overall schedule and implementation in support of the redesign and re-branding of the DOE website. Working with stakeholders from DOE division, the Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master will ensure all stakeholders input is taken into consideration as the system is designed and implemented.

***This position requires the ability to obtain a Department of Energy security clearance to be considered. ***

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following:

• Working in close collaboration with the Development Team
• Builds workflows, wireframes, and design docs from customer input.
• Develops agile schedule based on customer input artifacts.
• Providing regular reports to leadership
• Leads development team through the sprint lifecycle based on customer input artifacts.
• Tactfully negotiates and establishes project objectives with project stakeholders.
• Executes project objectives within the sprint timelines based on stakeholder objectives and expectations of success.
• Develops plans for a team of developers to complete staged deliverables for UAT.
• Manages a team of developers to deliver the staged deliverables and to meet project deadlines using an Agile methodology.
• Responsible for oversite of development progress and intervening when developers go out of scope.
• Ensures that developers maintain focus on target objectives.
• Enforces development best practices and accepted conventions.
• Develops and maintains software lifecycle management standard operating procedures and best practices.
• Managing software licensing and deployment
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
  

SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

This position will have supervisory authority.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Engineering, Business, or a closely related field is required
• 10+ years’ experience
• Experience in IT Application Development/Deployment and the Federal Sector
• Experience working with Mobile Application development
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must be proficient in current Microsoft Office Suite to include Outlook, Word, Excel, and MS Team applications.
• Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies.
• Must be proficient in Trello tool.
• Strong analytical/critical thinking and innovative problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized, extremely detail-oriented, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to providing excellent customer service.
• Flexibility and, above all, reliability.
• Experience/skills in setting priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Have focus and independent drive to complete tasks accurately and on-time.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; both oral and written.
• Successfully pass a federal background check and a drug screen.
• Cherokee Federal employees are included as covered employees in U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14042, which mandates Covid vaccines for federal contractors. Executive Order 14042 is currently blocked from enforcement pending court proceedings. Therefore, Cherokee Federal is halting the application of the mandate; however, if the injunction is lifted, Cherokee Federal will restore administration of the vaccine requirement.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This position is considered a remote work with some travel to the DOE facilities for meetings, and ideally will reside in or near Washington DC.
  

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $150k - $160k annually

CNSP offers a competitive benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans for regular full-time employees, 401(k) with 100% match up to 6%, life insurance, paid time off and more. Paid sick leave is provided in accordance with applicable law.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Cherokee Federal is a collective group of subsidiary companies of Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB). CNB is the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing, and mission solutions portfolios – ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics.

Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600+ employees work in 20+ countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.

Why Cherokee Federal? Visit cherokee-federal.com to learn why you should join our team!

COMPLIANCE

Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, union affiliation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We conform to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations governing all aspects of the relationship between the Company and its employees, including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wages and salary administration, employee benefits, and application of policies. The policies and principles of EEO also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on our premises who are employed by temporary agencies and any other persons or firms doing business for or with the Company.

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