DescriptionMarkon is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead a successful team in delivering working software products through an incremental approach. The goal is to lead the team, remove impediments, and champion the SAFe methodology.
Responsibilities
- 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
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
Salary RangeUSD $150,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays
