Project Manager / Scrum Master

Lever, Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhorse Corporation seeks a Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master to support an Oracle Support project in a delivery leadership capacity. Responsibilities include coordinating schedules, facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing impediments, and communicating progress to customer leadership.

Hands-on Oracle development experience is not required; strong governance and stakeholder alignment are essential. The role demands an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph and a track record of leading

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in project management, Agile delivery, or a similar role.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead for cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing project schedules, deliverables, risks, and dependencies.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate work across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, including experience preparing customer briefings and project status reports.
• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or comparable platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies within established scope and budget.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with customer stakeholders and team leads to prioritize the backlog, clarify requirements, and establish achievable commitments.
• Coordinate planned project work alongside emerging customer requests and day-to-day support priorities.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and action items; develop mitigation plans and elevate decisions when needed.
• Remove impediments and facilitate collaboration across the team, customer stakeholders, and supporting organizations.
• Monitor team capacity and delivery progress, identify potential delays, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Prepare status reports and customer briefings covering accomplishments, upcoming work, risks, and decisions needed.
• Maintain project documentation and coordinate change control, deliverable reviews, and customer acceptance.
• Coach teams on practical Agile practices and use delivery metrics and retrospective feedback to improve performance.

Skills

Project management

Agile delivery

Scrum mastery

Facilitation

Stakeholder communication

Jira

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Job description

About the Organization

Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. We’re looking for thoughtful, skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets.

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master to support our Oracle Support project. This individual will coordinate project execution, facilitate Agile delivery, and help an experienced team meet customer priorities within established schedule and budget constraints.

The successful candidate will bring strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and experience keeping teams and stakeholders aligned. Responsibilities include managing schedules and deliverables, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, resolving impediments, and communicating progress and risks to customer leadership. This is a senior delivery leadership role that does not require hands-on Oracle development or engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies within established scope and budget.


• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.


• Partner with customer stakeholders and team leads to prioritize the backlog, clarify requirements, and establish achievable commitments.


• Coordinate planned project work alongside emerging customer requests and day-to-day support priorities.


• Identify and manage risks, issues, and action items; develop mitigation plans and elevate decisions when needed.


• Remove impediments and facilitate collaboration across the team, customer stakeholders, and supporting organizations.


• Monitor team capacity and delivery progress, identify potential delays, and coordinate corrective actions.


• Prepare status reports and customer briefings covering accomplishments, upcoming work, risks, and decisions needed.


• Maintain project documentation and coordinate change control, deliverable reviews, and customer acceptance.


• Coach teams on practical Agile practices and use delivery metrics and retrospective feedback to improve performance.

Required Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph is required.


• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.


• 10+ years of relevant experience in project management, Agile delivery, or a similar role.


• Demonstrated experience serving as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead for cross-functional teams.


• Experience managing project schedules, deliverables, risks, and dependencies.


• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate work across multiple stakeholders.


• Strong communication and facilitation skills, including experience preparing customer briefings and project status reports.


• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or comparable platforms.


• Ability to work independently, lead through influence, and drive issues to resolution.

Desired Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or comparable certification.


• Experience supporting federal government or intelligence community customers.


• Experience coordinating enterprise application or IT support teams.


• Familiarity with service management, change control, and operational support processes.


• Experience supporting an Oracle program or coordinating with Oracle consulting teams.

$175,000 - $215,000 a year

The salary range provided for this position represents the anticipated base salary for successful candidates. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, skills, security clearance level, geographic location, market conditions, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may participate in Redhorse's comprehensive benefits programs and may be eligible for performance-based or other incentive compensation, where applicable.

Redhorse Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Talent Acquisition [e-mail]

Redhorse Corporation shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorse's changing needs.This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorse's sole discretion.