Scrum Master

NewGen Technologies; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies in Chantilly, VA seeks a Scrum Master to oversee software and infrastructure projects under the Sponsor’s PMF and Agile PM approaches. The role involves coordinating development teams through sprint planning, daily standups, and weekly reporting, while communicating status to customers and partners.

The ideal candidate has TS/SCI FSP clearance, proven Agile leadership, and experience managing multiple concurrent projects with high visibility.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated on-the-job experience leading an Agile development team.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience working with senior level customers for status updates and prioritization.
• Demonstrated experience running daily team scrum meetings.
• Experience using Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints.
• Experience putting together sprint plans.
• Experience putting together weekly reports.
• Experience determining work scope and effort to size tasks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a secondary POC to the Sponsor regarding oversight of all software and infrastructure project efforts for the SOW.
• Manage demand of work for development teams with the TDM.
• Report to stakeholders on team status and communicate with mission partners.

Skills

Agile leadership

Stakeholder communication

Sprint planning

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Education

TS/SCI FSP Clearance

Tools

Jira

Job description

Serve as a secondary POC to the Sponsor regarding oversight of all software and infrastructure project efforts for the SOW. The Scrum Master shall work with the TDM to manage the demand of work for development teams, report to stakeholders on team status, and communicate internally and externally to mission partners.

Requirements

• TS/SCI FSP Clearance
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience leading an Agile development team
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience working with senior level customers for status updates and prioritization
• Demonstrated experience running daily team scrum meetings
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with using Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience putting together sprint plans
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience putting together weekly reports
• Demonstrated experience working with project teams to determine or project work scope and level of effort to produce a t-shirt size for the associated work
• Demonstrated on-the-job ability to monitor the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects and requirements with the ability to recommend or take required corrective actions; to perform risk identification and management; and to communicate effectively with the customer, stakeholder, and project team
• Demonstrated experience coordinating test resources and deployments with other groups
• Demonstrated experience working with reporting system for notifying system status and to seek approval for deployment to production
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with leading and managing enterprise level projects that have a multi-disciplinary cross-organizational project team from start to end using the Sponsor’s Project Management Framework (PMF) and Agile Project Management methodology
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with managing multiple concurrent projects, short deadlines, and competing priorities
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience identifying programmatic challenges, risks, and constraints coupled with a strong ability to convey well-thought mitigation strategies
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience managing a project through the accreditation process using ICD-503 and receiving ATO

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced, Lean Agile environment
• Demonstrated experience with Sponsor IT systems, missions, and strategies
• Demonstrated experience communicating with senior customers, senior management, and implementation partners
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining JIRA tickets
• Demonstrated experience managing top line charts, sprint burn-up charts and sprint goals

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ