Scrum Master

NewGen

$90K — $120K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • TS/SCI FSP Clearance required
  • Strong understanding of project management frameworks
  • Experience with agile methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
  • Proven project management skills with end-to-end lifecycle support
  • Ability to assess and track new requirements
  • Skilled in project management software tools
  • Excellent analytical and communication abilities
  • Experience in collaborative, fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

  • Assist Program Manager with web application development for high-profile customers
  • Coach teams in implementing agile methodologies
  • Identify and standardize best practices for workflows
  • Guide teams through agile sprints for application development
  • Document and evaluate project requirements and team progress
  • Coordinate project schedules across multiple teams
  • Drive technology advancements and improvements for existing capabilities

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with high-profile clients
  • Engagement in cutting-edge technology
  • Collaborative team-oriented environment
  • Focus on professional development and coaching
  • Involvement in strategic program management activities
Full Job Description
The Scrum Master will assist the Program Manger and various team members with designing, developing, integrating and maintaining enterprise web applications to support challenging and demanding high profile customers.

The Scrum Master will take on a coaching role and help implement agile methodologies within the project teams. They will be responsible for identifying best practices for repeating and standardizing workflows and providing guidance on how to best approach new technology integration. They shall possess strong analytical and project management skills, how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements and lead a team through agile sprints to develop/test/integrate and deploy applications. The Scrum Master will be involved in recording and evaluating requirements; tracking multiple teams' progress through a succession of agile methodologies; coordination of multiple project schedules against larger office-level schedules; and spearheading/driving technology advancements and improvements for existing capabilities.

Requirements
  • TS/SCI FSP Clearance
  • Possess strong understanding of project management process and/or project management framework
  • Demonstrated experience of agile methodology and Scrum and Kanban processes, and principles (facilitating daily scrum sessions as the Scrum Master; facilitating sprint planning; driving the team to meet their incremental deliveries)
  • Effective PM skills and provides end to end lifecycle support
  • Assess, document and track new requirements, manage sprint backlog and facilitate/schedule follow-on technical exchange meetings with customers (as needed)
  • Plan and coordinate program management process activities such as Program Reviews and Control Gate Reviews including scheduling of meetings and preparation of briefings/presentations
  • Strong working knowledge of Project Management software tools and have the ability to build work breakdown structures, project schedules, risk registers and other programmatic artifacts
  • Excellent analytic and communication skills to help build and document processes, policies, and job aids
  • Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative, fast paced environment with a willingness to assist and support the team with evolving requirements and objectives
  • Attentive listener, cooperative colleague and is willing to help others to achieve the organization's goals
Desired Skills
  • Compose technical documentation, including a user's manual, training materials, installation guides, reports & executive level briefings

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