Federal Agile Delivery Lead & 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

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.