Affinity

4445 Scrum Master

Affinity$90K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master
  • IAT II certification (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)
  • 1+ year of experience in IT operations or Agile software development
  • Familiarity with Scrum principles and Agile methodologies
  • Experience in backlog management and Agile team coordination
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Experience in Federal Government or DoD environments

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate SAFe Agile ceremonies including planning and retrospectives
  • Coordinate efforts across operations and engineering teams
  • Track and resolve risks and dependencies
  • Support backlog management and sprint execution
  • Communicate delivery metrics and risks to stakeholders
  • Promote Agile best practices and foster continuous improvement

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical government projects
  • Engagement in a large-scale, multi-tenant enterprise environment
  • Role involves serving as an agile coach and servant leader
  • Chance to influence team execution and delivery quality
Full Job Description
4445 Scrum Master
4445 | Top Secret

Job Description:

OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a Scrum Master to join our team and support our mission critical Government customer. The Scrum Master facilitates SAFe delivery practices for cross-functional operations and engineering teams supporting software development, enhancements, and Tier 3 help desk operations in a large-scale, multi-tenant enterprise environment. The role is a servant leader and agile coach who guides the team in delivering maximum business value within the Scaled Agile Framework. The ideal candidate will be successful at removing complex roadblocks and issues while facilitating team-level execution, and managing dependencies and risks during PI planning, while remaining aligned with enterprise goals.

GENERAL DUTIES:

  • Facilitate SAFe Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, reviews, retrospectives, and PI Planning.
  • Coordinate work across operations, engineering, and support teams.
  • Track and help resolve risks, dependencies, and impediments.
  • Support backlog management, sprint execution, and operational improvements.
  • Communicate delivery status, metrics, and risks to stakeholders.
  • Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master
  • Certifications: IAT II (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)
  • 1+ year of experience supporting IT operations, service desk, Agile software development, or technology implementation projects.
  • Experience working with Agile or SAFe Agile teams in a technical or operational environment.
  • Familiarity with Scrum principles, Agile methodologies, ITSM processes, and team-based delivery practices.
  • Experience supporting backlog management, sprint planning, or Agile team coordination activities.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and support team delivery objectives.
  • Experience supporting Federal Government or Department of Defense (DoD) environments.


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master
  • IAT II (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent and/or SAFe Agile
  • 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting IT operations, ServiceNow, or engineering teams.
  • Experience working in SAFe Agile environments, including PI Planning and cross-team coordination.
  • Experience supporting ServiceNow or other ITSM-based operational environments.
  • Experience supporting software development, enhancements, data integration, or operational improvement initiatives.


CLEARANCE:

  • Active Top Secret clearance minimum clearance


Job Details

City : Hanover

State : MD

About Affinity

Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Affinity has raised $120M to date and is backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, 8VC and MassMutual Ventures. It has over 2,700 customers in 70 countries, including venture capital firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, private equity firms such as SoftBank Group, investment bankers such as Woodside Capital Partners, financial services firms such as Fidelity Investments, real estate companies such as Tishman Speyer, insurers such as American Family Insurance and enterprises such as Nike, Qualcomm and Twilio. Affinity has been named in Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.
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1,000 employees
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Founded
2014

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