Scrum Master/IT Project Manager

Nightwing

$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in project management and software development
  • Proficient in Atlassian suite (Confluence, JIRA)
  • Expertise in IT project management and team leadership
  • Strong documentation skills with a focus on driving solutions
  • Experience in creating and maintaining project plans and schedules
  • Ability to manage cross-team personnel and workflows
  • Current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required from day one.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate program management activities, including scheduling and presentations
  • Organize and track complex requirements to meet customer needs
  • Assist PMO with documentation, tracking, and forecasting of program requirements
  • Support resource leveling and analysis for the Program Manager
  • Manage requirements in the enterprise management tool, including input and refinement
  • Create and maintain reporting from the requirements management tool
  • Coordinate project schedules and document meeting outcomes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a creatively diverse team
  • Engagement in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Access to ongoing trade-craft improvements and professional development
  • Possibility of working on long-range planning projects that deliver customer value
  • Involvement in a critical integration team environment.
Full Job Description
Nightwing is seeking a Scrum Master/Project Manager in the Herndon area who is knowledgeable in project management, software development, requirements management, and government procedures. This right candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a creatively diverse group. Acting as a liaison between developers and the customer. This position requires the applicant to possess in-depth hands-on experience as a program integrator in an area where cooperation, communication, and continual trade-craft improvements are the norm. The ability to aptly respond to, translate, and oversee the progress of business requirements is a must. This position is a critical component of a larger integration team which includes Configuration Managers, Scrum Masters, Software Testers, and others all of which are focused on long-range planning, assuring organizational success, and consistently delivering value for our customer. • Plan and coordinate program management process activities including scheduling of meetings and preparation of briefings/presentations. • Ability to organize and track complex requirements to understand what does the customer needs • Assist PMO in assessing, documenting, tracking, and forecasting new program requirements and follow-on technical exchange meetings (TEMs). • Support the Program Manager in resource leveling planning and analysis. • Manage project in the enterprise requirements management tool to include input of new requirements, refinement of requirements, movement of requirements, and creation and maintenance of boards and reports. • Create and maintain reporting from enterprise requirements management tool. • Coordinate project schedules, including participation in meetings; documentation and distribution of minutes and action items; and tracing action items for successful completion. • Assist in the preparation of management plans and reports. • Support task requiring the collecting, compiling, evaluating, and publishing of information and statistical data in documents, records, forms, reports, plans, policies, and regulations. • Maintain PMO documentation. • Provide support such as technical writing, technical editing of documents, integration of various sources into a cohesive product which may be delivered as computer based magnetic media, preparation of graphical and narrative presentation material. • Compose technical documents including user's manuals, training materials, installation guides, proposals, and reports. • Edit functional descriptions, system specifications, user's manuals, special reports, or any other customer deliverables and documents • Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment. Mandatory Skills: • Proficiency in Atlassian suite of products (Confluence, JIRA) • Expert in the area of IT project management (ability to lead a team, inspire cooperation, maintain system and develop new applications within given constraints) • Demonstrated ability to document meeting notes, outcomes to drive solutions • Expert in breaking down work to be evaluated and then develop an estimated LOE (whether in JIRA or Excel or other means) • Expert in managing personnel across several teams, working with PM's overseeing work progress, and adjusting process and procedures to help teams achieve a high level of productivity • Demonstrated ability to create and maintain project plans, schedules, and work breakdown structures • Proven ability to work with various stakeholders both internal and external and help negotiate solutions across a variety of systems and platforms and products • Ability to work well in a constantly evolving work environment. TS/SCI with polygraph Required Day 1

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