Scrum Master

NewGen Technologies; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies in Herndon, VA seeks a results-driven Scrum Master to coach teams, align with program management, and drive agile delivery for high-profile enterprise web applications.

You will facilitate sprint ceremonies, help translate customer needs into actionable requirements, and lead teams through design, development, testing, and deployment in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience applying Scrum, Kanban and agile frameworks to large teams.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily standups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Coach teams to deliver increments and manage backlogs effectively.
• Collaborate with Program Manager and stakeholders to translate requirements into tasks.
• Coordinate multiple project schedules with office-level timelines and deliveries.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Sprint planning

Stakeholder comms

Risk management

Documentation

Job description

The Scrum Master will assist the Program Manger and various team members with designing, developing, integrating and maintaining enterprise web applications to support challenging and demanding high profile customers.

The Scrum Master will take on a coaching role and help implement agile methodologies within the project teams. They will be responsible for identifying best practices for repeating and standardizing workflows and providing guidance on how to best approach new technology integration. They shall possess strong analytical and project management skills, how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements and lead a team through agile sprints to develop/test/integrate and deploy applications. The Scrum Master will be involved in recording and evaluating requirements; tracking multiple teams' progress through a succession of agile methodologies; coordination of multiple project schedules against larger office-level schedules; and spearheading/driving technology advancements and improvements for existing capabilities.

Requirements

• TS/SCI FSP Clearance
• Possess strong understanding of project management process and/or project management framework
• Demonstrated experience of agile methodology and Scrum and Kanban processes, and principles (facilitating daily scrum sessions as the Scrum Master; facilitating sprint planning; driving the team to meet their incremental deliveries)
• Effective PM skills and provides end to end lifecycle support
• Assess, document and track new requirements, manage sprint backlog and facilitate/schedule follow-on technical exchange meetings with customers (as needed)
• Plan and coordinate program management process activities such as Program Reviews and Control Gate Reviews including scheduling of meetings and preparation of briefings/presentations
• Strong working knowledge of Project Management software tools and have the ability to build work breakdown structures, project schedules, risk registers and other programmatic artifacts
• Excellent analytic and communication skills to help build and document processes, policies, and job aids
• Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative, fast paced environment with a willingness to assist and support the team with evolving requirements and objectives
• Attentive listener, cooperative colleague and is willing to help others to achieve the organization’s goals

Desired Skills

• Compose technical documentation, including a user's manual, training materials, installation guides, reports & executive level briefings

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