SAFe Scrum Master – Agile Release Train Lead

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS); Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $120,000 - $135,000

Job summary

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate agile delivery as the VA transitions to a modern EHR. The Scrum Master will ensure the team adheres to agile practices, promote Scrum values, and support SAFe Lean-Agile principles to drive value in a surge environment.

Key duties include facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, maintaining the backlog, and tracking iteration metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Scrum Master or agile team facilitator.
• Demonstrated understanding of SAFe Lean-Agile principles and practices.
• Experience facilitating agile ceremonies for technical or informatics delivery teams.
• Demonstrated ability to remove impediments and manage cross-team dependencies.
• Experience operating in an environment with emergent, rapidly changing priorities.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely without sponsorship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile ceremonies for the delivery team, including Planning Interval planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Ensure the team follows agile processes and practices and promote Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values
• Apply SAFe Lean-Agile principles and practices to drive value and sustain organizational change and operational excellence
• Support Agile Release Train operations staffed from resources within this requirement
• Leverage lean-agile principles to meet changing expertise requirements across Planning Intervals while maintaining team stability and performance
• Remove impediments to delivery and escalate blockers requiring Program Manager or VHA action
• Maintain and groom the backlog in coordination with informatics, change management, and communications workstreams
• Track and report iteration metrics, velocity, and delivery performance against the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies across the seven ORIS service categories
• Support intake and triage of surge events into the delivery cadence without destabilizing committed work

Skills

Scrum Master

SAFe Lean-Agile

Facilitation

Agile ceremonies

Cross-team coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cerner Oracle Health

Job description

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate agile delivery as the VA transitions to a modern EHR. The Scrum Master will ensure the team adheres to agile practices, promote Scrum values, and support SAFe Lean-Agile principles to drive value in a surge environment.

Key duties include facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, maintaining the backlog, and tracking iteration metrics.