Scrum Master - Senior
Clearance- TS/SCI w/ FSP
Location: Chantilly
Salary: $175k-$181kThe above salary range represents the range expected for the position; however, final salary offers are based on a number of factors such as the position's responsibilities; the candidate's experience, education, and skills; location; travel required; and current market conditions.
This program requires US CitizenshipDescription: Lead a team to success in delivering working software products through an incremental approach. Goal is to lead the team, remove impediments, and champion the SAFe methodology. Support the team during Program Increment Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retros. Implement and continually improve SAFe Agile practices. Proactively seek opportunities to use process improvement and re-engineering methodologies to facilitate improvements to team processes. Facilitate positive team dynamics to help maximize team performance. Identify and remove impediments to help protect the team from outside influences.
- Facilitate the Scrum Team's day-to-day activities
- Servant leader to help maximize team efficiency by resolving impediments
- Help the Product Owner prepare the backlog, improve velocity, and ensure important Scrum artifacts are prepared
- Maintain project metrics, milestones, and deliverables
- Help the Team adopt agile methodology and leads process improvements
QUALIFICATIONSRequired Qualifications: - TS/SCI with Polygraph is required
- Bachelors and 8+ years of experience; Masters and 6+ years; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master in IT
- Demonstrated experience leading Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, PI Planning, and Retros
- Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I, PMI-ACP, or SAFe)
- 1 year Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience
- Software development management tools including JIRA
- Experience on a Team developing software in the Federal Government (you do not need to be a developer)
