Scrum Master

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring for Lead Scrum Master to support our client's contract needs. This position is located within the United States/Washington, DC area and will be a full remote position.

Responsibilities

• Conduct client requirements elicitation techniques to develop and improve client requirements and business processes. Create all the necessary business and/or system analysis documentation for dissemination amongst business and technical stakeholders.
• Provides management and direction to a Scrum development team to include organizing and facilitating release and sprint planning sessions, daily stand-up meetings, sprint demos, retrospectives, story grooming sessions, and any other Scrum-related meetings.
• Tracks and communicates team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management.
• Facilitates discussion and conflict resolution to improve team productivity while promoting continuous improvement.
• Updates Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs.
• Assists the team in making appropriate commitments.
• Regulate the change process so that only approved and validated changes are incorporated into product documents and related software.
• Support audits to verify that requirements of all baselines have been met by the as-built software.
• Support software quality assurance process audits.
• Provide guidance and in the implementation and maintenance of processes and systems to mature the operations of the team (and our work in general).
• Responsible for the collection, analysis and documentation of a client's business needs and requirements. Follow change control process for baseline requirements management. Develop user help and technical support documentation. Communicate usability issues regarding product interface.
• Overseas the overall integration of all business and systems requirements by providing required support to the technical team. Works with senior analysts or project manager to complete assigned documents and tasks.

Qualifications

Bachelor's with 8+ years of scrum master experience (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 5+ years of experience. experience as a Scrum Master/ Certified SAFe Agilist
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to facilitate discussions and help team members resolve conflicts.
• Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, ServiceNow, etc.)
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills are a must.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, across diverse systems and groups.
• Experience with cybersecurity policy at the Federal, DoD, Joint, or Army levels.

Clearance Required: US Citizenship is required to obtain and maintain active Top Secret clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP)

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Posted Salary Range

USD $135,000.00 - USD $144,000.00 /Yr.