This Supervisory Software Project Manager position supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the area of Support Services. The mission-critical program provides comprehensive training, safety, standards, curriculum development, and technical modernization services to ensure national border security agents can operate safely and effectively.
Our specialized web application is the central hub for AMO flight records, safety tools, and online training [5]. As the Software Project Manager, you lead the technical team responsible for upgrading, securing, and modernizing this portal, directly supporting the digital backbone of national border aviation.
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Status: Full-Time / Contingent Upon Contract Award
Who You Are
You are the crucial bridge between technical software development and strategic mission execution [8, 11]. You speak the language of code, database architecture, and DevSecOps, but you also possess the business acumen and emotional intelligence to manage client expectations and steer a technical team. You thrive in Agile environments, removing development roadblocks and fostering a collaborative, highly productive team culture.
What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities)
Drive Software Delivery: Oversee the end-to-end planning, execution, and deployment of updates and enhancements to the critical tracking and reporting web portal.
Agile Orchestration: Facilitate sprints, backlog refinement, standups, and retrospective reviews for the software development team.
Mitigate Risk: Identify software-specific project risks, security vulnerabilities, and deployment hurdles, designing swift, effective mitigation plans.
Client Alignment: Align technical roadmaps with CBP/AMO strategic objectives, providing regular updates to the software technical lead and stakeholders.
What You Bring (Qualifications)
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of software development program or software project management experience.
Methodologies: Deep expertise in Agile/Scrum and DevSecOps frameworks, with proficiency in tracking tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background suitability check.
Why You'll Love Working with Team Carney (Benefits & Perks)
When you join our team, you enjoy a robust suite of benefits tailored to support your "whole self":
Comprehensive Health: Competitive medical, dental, and vision options (BCBS CareFirst), plus HSA and FSA.
Financial Protection: 401(k) with corporate match, and fully paid life and disability insurance.
Work-Life Harmony: Generous PTO, 11 paid federal holidays, and 6 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
Professional & Personal Growth: Up to $5,000 annually in tuition assistance or student loan repayment, plus $200/year "Get Out and Learn" and $200/year "Get Out and Run" micro-benefits.
EEO/Veteran/Disabled
Skills Required
- Minimum of 3 years of software development program or software project management experience
- Deep expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Experience with DevSecOps practices
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background suitability check
- Bachelor's degree
What We Do
Carney incorporated in 1994 with a single mission -- to dramatically improve the job performance and critical mission accomplishment of employees, work teams, and entire organizations. We provide solutions to our Federal government clients across many solution types. Some of these are human capital consulting, leadership development, business process re-engineering, serious gaming, e-learning, and social government. Generally, these solutions are blended to create a unique solution to a specific client. Each one is aimed at helping our clients realize their potential by effectively doing more with less. We know we are successful when our clients are able to carry out their mission faster and better than they ever have. We help individuals perform at the speed of need. What this means is that we develop solutions that enable individuals, teams, teams of teams, and entire organizations to get to performing (delivering on their mission) as quickly and as effectively as possible. We endeavor to deliver Performance Acceleration services to our clients, which is the enhanced ability to learn and acquire skills at the exact time and place of need.
