Agile Scrum Master

Description

The company is hiring an experienced Agile Scrum Master with strong Agile and SAFe delivery skills for a full-time, regular role in Information Technology.

You will coach several agile teams and build working relationships with stakeholders, including the customer's Product Owners, using clear speech and writing.

You will work closely with the release train engineer and other Agile Release Train staff so that planning, development, testing and deployment of solutions succeed in an Agile setting.

The role requires an active Secret clearance to start and travel of up to 10%, local only.

Responsibilities

• Coach and lead an agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Run team breakouts during PI Planning to plan work and set PI objectives.
• Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives and demos so the team plans and delivers work within each Program Increment.
• Run backlog refinement with product owners and business analysts.
• Track and remove impediments, escalating to the wider organization where needed and coordinating work across teams.
• Maintain metrics that show how the team performs and where it can improve.
• Carry out capacity planning to help teams plan iterations and increments.
• Work with other Scrum Masters to manage dependencies and keep teams consistent.
• Liaise with architects, cyber security SMEs and other stakeholders, promoting clear communication across engineering disciplines.
• Manage product releases and dependencies between your teams, third parties and other Scrum teams.
• Help build product roadmaps.
• Coach the team to keep improving until it performs at a high level.
• Design new processes and improve existing ones to raise quality and productivity.
• Build the team's presence in Agile communities of practice and contribute to the organization's Agile Community.
• Make sure Epics and Features are staffed appropriately.
• Schedule and allocate work, give advice and guidance, and solve problems to meet technical and business goals.
• Ensure product quality and deliver on time.

Requirements

• Required: an active Secret clearance.
• Required: a bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus 7 years of related experience.
• Required: Certified Scrum Master or Certified SAFe Scrum Master, with substantial experience coaching Scrum teams.
• Required: excellent written and verbal communication.
• Required: at least 3 years of experience leading teams with Agile Scrum or a scaled Agile approach.
• Required: understanding of every part of software development, including planning, development, requirements management, configuration management, quality assurance and release management.
• Required: highly responsible and team-oriented, with strong communication, a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently.
• Required: U.S. citizen able to pass an IT-1 background investigation.
• Desired: SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, SAFe Practitioner or another Scaled Agile certification.
• Desired: experience with continuous deployment models.
• Desired: ability to apply advanced principles, theories and concepts, and help develop innovative ideas.

Conditions

Salary depends on factors such as location, Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates, prior relevant experience, specific skills, education and certifications.

The role can be based in more than one location, so the posted range is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range is $75,200-$158,100.

The company offers competitive pay and balances its benefits and flexibility so employees can manage quality work alongside their personal lives.

Benefits

• Flexible time off that lets you take the time you need.
• Access to learning resources and learning and development opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits, including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off.