Agile Scrum Master 778

Freedom Technology Solutions Group; Chantilly (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive compensation

401k matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Freedom Technology Solutions Group seeks a Scrum Master to guide an Agile team in a fast-paced environment based in VA. You will partner with delivery managers to manage demand, run daily scrum, and report progress to sponsors and stakeholders.

The role requires a security clearance, strong Jira experience, and proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple projects from inception to production deployment.

Qualifications

• Active security clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience leading an Agile development team.
• Experience coordinating with senior level customers for status updates and prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Lead an Agile development team and facilitate Scrum ceremonies.
• Serve as secondary POC to Sponsor for project oversight and status updates.
• Collaborate with technical delivery managers to manage demand for development work.
• Report team status to stakeholders and funders, and communicate with partners.
• Coordinate test resources and deployments with cross-functional groups.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies for multiple concurrent projects.
• Support accreditation processes and project management frameworks.

Skills

Agile leadership

Scrum practices

Stakeholder communication

Sprint planning

Backlog management

Risk management

Project coordination

Team facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Freedom Technology Solutions Group has an exciting opportunity for a Scrum Master in 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 regarding oversight of all software and infrastructure project efforts for this project. The Scrum Master shall work with the technical 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
• Referral bonuses
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• Fully paid life and disability
• Annual logo wear allowance
• Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)

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