Deputy Program Manager / Scrum Master

UNAVAILABLE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking a Deputy Program Manager / Scrum Master to drive day-to-day execution of a large federal advisory program. You will be a client-facing leader, coach, and mentor, building self-organizing, motivated Agile teams and engaging at all project levels.

You will facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, and run cross-team Scrum-of-Scrums while maintaining visibility into the schedule and risks. Local to Baltimore and able to work on client site.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience.
• 7+ years of program/coordination experience, including 3+ years as Scrum Master or Agile lead.
• Current PMP, FAC-P/PM, or equivalent credential.
• Experience with integrated scheduling and risk/issue tracking.
• Experience on federal or large, complex enterprise programs.
• Local to Baltimore, MD metro area; willing to go on client site at least 2 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily standups; manage Kanban flow.
• Identify and remove delivery impediments at the team level to protect program schedule.
• Lead Scrum-of-Scrums logistics and track cross-team dependencies for the program.
• Maintain team backlogs and sprint boards with workstream leads.
• Conduct recurring health checks and update risk registers.
• Coordinate COR-directed actions and escalations.
• Coach teams on Agile/Scrum and drive continuous process improvement.
• Onboard and transition new team members; manage system/access tracking.
• Deputize for the Senior Program Manager in reviews and decision-making.

Skills

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 escape 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