Job Type: Full- Time
Workplace Type: Onsite
Clearance: TS/SCI with ability to obtain SAP access
Must be a U.S. Citizen Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.
Job Summary Castalia Systems is seeking an Scrum Master/Project Manager to support our client. The Scrum Master/Project Manager is responsible for supporting Agile delivery activities for engineering teams operating within a classified cloud and infrastructure environment. They will coordinate Agile ceremonies, maintain work items within Azure DevOps, Jira, or equivalent tools, and provide regular status reporting to Microsoft and customer stakeholders. The successful candidate will help ensure development teams remain focused on delivering customer priorities while supporting continuous improvement and Agile best practices. ?
Roles and Responsibilities? ? A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:?
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
- Track and manage Epics, Features, User Stories, and Tasks within Azure DevOps, Jira, or equivalent Agile management tools.
- Support Product Owners and technical leads with backlog management, sprint planning, and prioritization activities.
- Monitor sprint progress and team velocity and communicate risks, issues, and schedule impacts.
- Coordinate activities across engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and operations teams to support timely delivery.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, status reports, meeting minutes, and action item trackers.
- Assist in identifying and removing impediments that impact team productivity and delivery objectives.
- Support continuous process improvement initiatives and Agile best practices.
- Ensure project documentation and deliverables are maintained and updated in accordance with program requirements.
Required Qualifications: - Experience serving as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, Project Coordinator, or Agile team lead supporting software, cloud, infrastructure, or cybersecurity projects.
- Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, or equivalent Agile project management tools.
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and supporting Scrum or Kanban-based delivery teams.
- Experience tracking schedules, risks, issues, action items, and project deliverables.
- Strong communication, organizational, and customer coordination skills.
- Experience supporting government, DoD, or classified programs.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Finance, Project Management, or related field OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years related experience in SCI/SAP environments.
- 5-8 years demonstrated performance in related technology.
Preferred Qualifications: - Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent).
- Familiarity with Azure cloud, DevOps, infrastructure, or cybersecurity programs.
- Technical certifications in Azure.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment - Normal Office environment.
Travel - May be required to travel and commute to customer sites for onsite support, as directed by Microsoft. Travel 0-25%.
