Agile Scrum Master 778

Freedom Technology Solutions Group; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Medical coverage

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Company events

Job summary

Freedom Technology Solutions Group in Virginia is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join an agile team. The role serves as a secondary POC to the Sponsor for oversight of software and infrastructure efforts and collaborates with technical delivery managers to manage demand.

The Scrum Master will lead daily scrums, manage Jira backlogs, produce sprint plans and weekly reports, and coordinate testing and deployments while balancing multiple projects and priorities.

Qualifications

• Active security clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead an Agile development team and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Provide status updates to senior level customers and prioritize work.
• Run daily team scrum meetings and manage sprint progress.
• Use Jira to manage backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints.
• Create sprint plans and weekly status reports.
• Coordinate test resources and deployments with other groups.
• Monitor multiple concurrent projects and mitigate risks.
• Communicate progress to customer, stakeholders, and project team.
• Guide projects through accreditation processes per ICD-503 and ATO.

Skills

Agile

Scrum

Jira

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Freedom Technology Solutions Group has an exciting opportunity for a Scrum Masterin a team-based Agile environment located in VA! We are looking to add a Scrum Master who serves as a secondary POC to the Sponsor regardingoversight of all software and infrastructure project efforts for this project. The Scrum Master shall work with thetechnical delivery managers to manage the demand of work for development teams, report to stakeholders on team status, and communicate internally and externally to mission partners.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated on-the-job experience leading an Agile development team.


• Demonstrated on-the-job experience working with senior level customers for status updates and prioritization.


• Demonstrated experience running daily team scrum meetings.


• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with using Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints.


• Demonstrated on-the-job experience putting together sprint plans.


• Demonstrated on-the-job experience putting together weekly reports.


• Demonstrated experience working with project teams to determine or project work scope and level of effort to produce a t-shirt size for the associated work.


• Demonstrated on-the-job ability to monitor the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects and requirements with the ability to recommend or take required corrective actions; to perform risk identification and management; and to communicate effectively with the customer, stakeholder, and project team.


• Demonstrated experience coordinating test resources and deployments with other groups.


• Demonstrated experience working with reporting system for notifying system status and to seek approval for deployment to production.


• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with leading and managing enterprise level projects that have a multi-disciplinary cross-organizational project team from start to end using the Sponsor's Project Management Framework (PMF) and Agile Project Management methodology.


• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with managing multiple concurrent projects, short deadlines, and competing priorities.


• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience identifying programmatic challenges, risks, and constraints coupled with a strong ability to convey well-thought mitigation strategies.


• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience managing a project through the accreditation process using ICD-503 and receiving ATO.

Required Qualifications:

• Active security clearance with polygraph.


• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

What's in It for You?

• Flexible work environment


• A team mentality - work with friendly, like-minded professionals


• Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies


• Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits


• A work-life balance you can count on


• Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime

The Benefits You Get with Freedom

• Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more


• Generous paid time off - including paid site closure days


• Competitive salary offerings


• Paid training and tuition reimbursement


• Fully paid life and disability


• Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status

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