Remote Scrum Master – Federal IAM Program

Capital Technology Group; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

401(k) with 4% matching

Education Budget

Wellness Budget

Bonus Programs

Job summary

Capital Technology Group is seeking a Scrum Master to support a mission-critical identity and access management program for USCIS. You will mentor teams, facilitate Agile ceremonies, and coordinate with product owners, engineers, QA, and DevOps to ensure timely delivery.

The role emphasizes removing impediments, driving continuous improvement, and guiding teams through two-week sprints while supporting UAT and production deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of professional experience supporting software development, project delivery, or Agile programs.
• Experience serving as a Scrum Master on Agile software development projects.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, Scrum principles, and software delivery lifecycles.
• Experience facilitating group discussions, workshops, interviews, and training sessions.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams during testing, deployment, and release activities.
• Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple teams within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for Agile software development teams operating in two-week sprint cycles.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with product owners, business analysts, engineers, QA, DevOps, and program leadership to support delivery outcomes.
• Analyze user and stakeholder needs to help identify functional and non-functional requirements.
• Coordinate activities across multiple delivery teams and shared program resources.
• Track sprint progress, team performance, and delivery metrics while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Remove impediments and help teams maintain focus, productivity, and momentum.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), training, and production deployment activities.
• Identify, communicate, and help mitigate project risks and delivery challenges.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions, workshops, interviews, and working sessions.
• Mentor and support junior team members while contributing to a collaborative Agile culture.
• Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement across the program.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum principles

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Mentoring

Delivery coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Capital Technology Group is seeking a Scrum Master to support a mission-critical identity and access management program for USCIS. You will mentor teams, facilitate Agile ceremonies, and coordinate with product owners, engineers, QA, and DevOps to ensure timely delivery.

The role emphasizes removing impediments, driving continuous improvement, and guiding teams through two-week sprints while supporting UAT and production deployment.