Project Coordinator / Scrum Master

InquisIT

$80K — $110K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in project coordination, business analysis, or Scrum Master roles
  • Experience with IT, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or software development projects
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Advanced Microsoft Project expertise
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools like Jira or Azure DevOps
  • Knowledge of federal compliance guidelines such as NIST 800-53

Responsibilities

  • Maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) using Microsoft Project
  • Track milestones and manage risks through governance processes
  • Prepare and present status reports and dashboards
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies and support backlog refinement
  • Conduct requirement gathering sessions and maintain documentation
  • Support audit-ready documentation processes
  • Coordinate communication among cross-functional teams

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications
  • Support for Agile adoption and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Collaborative team environment focused on innovation
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and infrastructure projects
  • Engagement with federal government programs and compliance work
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:

InquisIT's team is seeking a Project Coordinator / Scrum Master to join our team. The Project Coordinator / Scrum Master supports project delivery, Agile execution, requirements management, and program governance across a federal IT environment. This role serves as the primary link between stakeholders, technical teams, and program leadership to ensure projects remain on schedule, requirements are clearly defined, risks are managed, and program documentation is maintained.

Primary Job Responsibilities:
  • Maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) using Microsoft Project, including baselines, resource loading, critical path analysis, and schedule reporting
  • Track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, and action items through established governance processes.
  • Maintain RAID logs and support change control activities.
  • Prepare weekly status reports, dashboards, executive summaries, and governance materials.
  • Coordinate governance meetings and document decisions, actions, and outcomes.
  • Support cross-functional coordination across technical teams, stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.
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  • Track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, and action items through established governance processes.
  • Maintain RAID logs and support change control activities.
  • Prepare weekly status reports, dashboards, executive summaries, and governance materials.
  • Coordinate governance meetings and document decisions, actions, and outcomes.
  • Support cross-functional coordination across technical teams, stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
  • Support backlog refinement, prioritization, and release planning activities.
  • Track sprint metrics, team velocity, and delivery performance.
  • Identify and escalate delivery impediments.
  • Coach teams on Agile principles, user stories, acceptance criteria, and continuous improvement practices
  • Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirements gathering sessions.
  • Develop and maintain requirements documentation, including BRDs, FRSs, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
  • Perform current-state/future-state analysis, process mapping, workflow documentation, and gap assessments.
  • Maintain requirements traceability and evaluate impacts of proposed changes on scope, schedule, risk, compliance, and delivery objectives.
  • Translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and communicate technical constraints to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Develop and maintain project documentation, reports, SOPs, meeting minutes, decision records, and compliance artifacts.
  • Support audit-ready documentation and compliance reporting efforts.
  • Maintain document repositories, version control, and knowledge management resources.
  • Ensure documentation quality, consistency, and adherence to organizational standards.

Required Skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Project Management, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
  • 5+ years of experience in project coordination, PMO support, business analysis, Scrum Master, or related technical program roles.
  • Experience supporting technology, infrastructure, cybersecurity, software development, or modernization initiatives.
  • Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience working in cross-functional technical and business environments
  • Advanced Microsoft Project experience, including IMS development and maintenance.
  • Experience managing RAID logs, action tracking, status reporting, governance support, and change control processes.
  • Ability to facilitate meetings, document decisions, and coordinate across multiple workstreams.
  • Experience with requirements elicitation, documentation, validation, and traceability management.
  • Ability to perform process analysis, workflow modeling, gap analysis, and impact assessments.
  • Proficiency with Visio, Lucidchart, or similar process modeling tools
  • Working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
  • Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile management platforms.
  • Ability to support Agile adoption and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and Planner.
  • Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
  • Familiarity with NIST 800-53 and federal compliance environments.
  • Experience with document governance, version control, and audit-ready documentation.
  • Sound judgment and appropriate escalation management.
  • Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and operate effectively in ambiguous environments.
  • Effective communication with executive, technical, and operational stakeholders.
  • Professional discretion when handling sensitive client and company information.

Preferred Skills and Certifications:
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), PMI-ACP, PMI Agile, or similar certification.
  • Experience supporting Federal Government programs and contracts.
  • Familiarity with FISMA, NIST, OMB, and CISA requirements.
  • Experience supporting PMO, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or modernization programs


*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.

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