Deputy Program Manager / Scrum Master

Steampunk; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking a Deputy Program Manager / Scrum Master to drive day-to-day delivery on a large federal advisory program. You will coach Agile teams, lead Scrum events, and keep work visible while engaging the client to ensure alignment with program objectives.

Based in Bloomington, IL, you will partner with the Senior Program Manager, coordinate cross-team Scrum-of-Scrums, and remove impediments to keep teams productive.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Experience on federal or large, complex enterprise programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong facilitation skills.
• Local to Baltimore, MD metro area or willing to travel to client sites two days a week.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily standups; manage Kanban flow and visibility.
• Identify and remove delivery impediments and blockers at the team level.
• Run cross-team Scrum-of-Scrums; manage dependencies and feed into the program schedule.
• Maintain team backlogs, sprint boards, and dependency maps with workstream leads.
• Conduct regular project health checkpoints; translate retrospectives into corrective actions and risk updates.
• Track COR-directed actions and escalations; support governance requirements.
• Coach teams on Agile/Scrum; drive continuous process improvement.
• Coordinate Transition-In logistics, onboarding, and system/access tracking for new members.
• Deputize for Senior Program Manager in reviews and decision-making as needed.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile delivery

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Risk tracking

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP/FAC-P/PM

Job description

Overview

Steampunk is seeking a Deputy Program Manager / Scrum Master to support day-to-day execution of a large federal advisory program, applying the same program/project manager competency standard at the operational level. You'll be a client-facing leader, coach, and mentor — driving delivery in a government consulting environment with a proven track record of building Agile teams that are self-organizing, motivated, and client-focused, and comfortable engaging and mentoring at every level of a project team.

Contributions

• Facilitate sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and daily standups; manage Kanban flow to keep operational work visible and unblocked
• Identify, track, and help remove delivery impediments and blockers at the team level before they escalated to program-level risk
• Run the cross-team Scrum-of-Scrums logistics — agenda, cross-team dependency capture, and action-item tracking — feeding the integrated program schedule
• Maintain team-level backlogs, sprint boards, and dependency maps in coordination with workstream leads
• Run recurring project health checkpoints, converting retrospective findings into course corrections and monthly risk-register updates
• Support acknowledgment and tracking of COR-directed actions and escalations
• Coach delivery teams on Agile/Scrum practices and drive continuous process improvement
• Support Transition-In logistics, including onboarding coordination and system/access tracking for incoming team members
• Deputize for the Senior Program Manager in reviews and decision-making as needed

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Information Technology or a related field, and 8+ total years of experience
• 7+ years of program/project coordination experience, including 3+ years as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead
• Current PMP, FAC-P/PM, or equivalent industry-recognized credential
• Working proficiency in integrated scheduling and risk/issue tracking
• Experience on federal or other large, complex enterprise programs
• Strong facilitation skills and demonstrated judgment coordinating across multiple, culturally diverse stakeholder groups
• Demonstrated ability to influence and consult while providing thought leadership to stakeholders on governance, program/project management, and business process challenges
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Local to Baltimore, MD metro area and willing to go on client site at least 2 days a week

Preferred:

• CSM, PSM, or equivalent Agile certification
• Experience supporting scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe or similar)
• Experience with Human-Centered Design

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $200,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is aChange Agentin the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through ourHuman-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.If you want to learn more about our story, visithttp://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.