Technical Scrum Master-TS/SCI with Poly

Description

The company needs a Technical Scrum Master with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph for a new contract with a Maryland customer.

The role centres on guiding Agile practices, organising cross-functional teams, and helping deliver new features and capabilities.

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Sterling, Virginia. You will spend two days a week onsite at the Virginia office and the remaining days at the Maryland facility.

Travel is up to 10%, within the continental US.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software development Agile team, overseeing design, implementation, quality assurance, and validation of code, products, and deployments.
• Lead Agile product teams in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) organisation.
• Create project outlines and timelines.
• Run daily stand-ups and other meetings to track progress, resolve technical and project issues, and remove obstacles.
• Provide strategic technical leadership that keeps work aligned with client needs and program goals.
• Run SAFe ceremonies and events.
• Collect Agile metrics for program-level reporting, and help the team improve velocity.
• Support Shared Services and technical program leadership with release planning, system design, and implementation as needed.
• Take responsibility for team performance, including delivery of documented deliverables.
• Prepare meeting agendas and track action items until they are closed.
• Keep the Program Management Office (PMO), product owner, stakeholders, and staff informed.
• Prepare product status briefings for both company and government leadership.
• Work effectively with team members across several organisations.
• Document and manage customer expectations in a fast-moving, changing environment.
• Help the Quality/Program Manager prepare contract deliverable documents.

Requirements

• Required: A Scrum Master certification.
• Required: An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Required: At least 3 years managing projects of similar size, with several competing priorities.
• Required: At least 3 years managing IT projects using Agile Scrum or Kanban.
• Required: At least 5 years in software development, software engineering, or IT system and network architecture supporting enterprise-wide IT solutions.
• Required: Adaptability, and the ability to work constructively with a technically and geographically diverse team.
• Required: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Required: Ability to work within a cross-functional team to meet demanding time-based goals and high quality standards.
• Required: Typically a university degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of related work experience.
• Desired: Experience with SAFe.
• Desired: Experience with system analysis.
• Desired: Experience with IT Service Management.
• Desired: Experience with network and IT monitoring concepts.
• Desired: Experience using, deploying, or supporting ServiceNow, Splunk, or Tableau.
• Desired: ITIL v4 certification.

Conditions

Full-time position, hybrid, based in Sterling, Virginia, with two days onsite in Virginia and the rest at the Maryland facility.

Up to 10% travel within the continental US.

The proposed salary range is $103,800 - $218,100.

Final salary depends on factors including geographic location, Federal Government contract labour categories and wage rates, relevant prior experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Benefits

• Healthcare, wellness, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Family support and time off benefits, including a flexible time off policy.
• Continuing education and access to learning resources.