Overview
Junior Scrum Master Springfield, VA

Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly

 

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business?  Do you have a desire to change how people work?  Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team as a Junior Scrum Master, supporting the NGA customer mission.

Responsibilities What you get to do every day:

• Guide scrum-team through all sprints of a program increment, removing impediments and championing the team
• Organize and facilitate sprint planning and release planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other agile related events
• Track and communicate team metrics and sprint/release progress to all teams and management
• Assist the scrum team in developing and estimating user stories that are clearly articulated with well-defined acceptance criteria
• Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs
• Assist with internal and external communication
• Assist product owners with backlog grooming
• Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition
• Determine and remove impediments that interfere with the ability of the teams to deliver assigned goals
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• Promote continuous improvement and help teams to increase velocity
• Promote a collaborative team environment that fosters experimentation, creativity and innovation
• Collaborate with fellow scrum masters to promote best practices
• Mentor junior scrum masters

Qualifications

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly 

 

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, and work experience
• 3-5+ years of experience

Required Skills:

• Experience leading Agile Scrum teams in a cloud environment

• Strong understanding of DevSecOps and /or software/application development processes

• Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles, methods, and techniques

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Experience with Atlassian Agile Products; specifically JIRA and Confluence

What is ideal?

• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• The expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $134,000-$162,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.
• Benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more.