Scrum Master

Omni Federal; Texas; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Federal is seeking a Scrum Master to support a challenging DevSecOps program for a DoD customer. This 100% remote role in the United States emphasizes agile coaching, backlog management, and strong stakeholder collaboration to deliver high-quality increments.

You will coordinate sprints, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups while helping teams remove impediments and improve their practices in a fast-paced federal environment.

Qualifications

• Coaches teams in Agile frameworks and Scrum practices.
• Manages sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
• Collaborates with product owners to refine backlogs and requirements.
• Facilitates communication within the team and with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage timelines and scope for sprints.
• Coordinate sprint ceremonies and ensure team alignment.
• Remove impediments to team productivity.
• Guide teams to higher Scrum maturity and quality deliverables.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Backlog management

Facilitation

Conflict resolution

Continuous improvement

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

Job description

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: 100% Remote

Security Clearance: US Citizenship (Secret Clearance preferred)

We question. We listen. We adapt.

Be honest. Be pragmatic.

Omni Federal, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, DC, is a highly specialized software solutions provider with a robust presence in key locations across the United States, including Boston, MA, Colorado Springs, CO, San Antonio, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Born out of the Department of Defense's software factory ecosystem, Omni has rapidly distinguished itself by delivering both mission-critical and enterprise solutions that enhance the technological capabilities of the federal government. With a focus on areas such as Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Space, Geospatial, and Modeling & Simulation, Omni leverages cutting-edge commercial technology tailored to government objectives, improving mission performance and delivering transformative outcomes for the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and their end-users. The company's innovative approach is backed by its Omni Labs and SBIR Innovation centers, where they develop advanced platforms and tools indata mesh, secure connectivity, and intelligent automation.

Why Omni?

• Environment of Autonomy
• Innovative Commercial Approach
• People over process

We are seeking a strong Scrum Master to support our DoD customer for an emerging DevSecOps program. This is an exciting new initiative leveraging industry best practices and open-source software such as Kubernetes and containers, as well as commercial solutions. Candidates must be passionate, energized, and excited to work on modern architectures and solve challenging problems for our clients.

Position Description (what you will do)

• Managing timelines, resolving problems and coaching team members on Agile methodologies.
• Manage each project's scope and timeline.
• Coordinates sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups.
• Coaches team members in Agile frameworks.
• Facilitates internal communication and effective collaboration.
• Is the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders).
• Works with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.
• Resolves conflicts and removes obstacles that occur.
• Helps teams implement changes effectively.
• Ensures deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
• Guides development teams to higher scrum maturity.
• Helps build a productive environment where team members 'own' the product and enjoy working on it.

Requirements

• Creating and maintaining documentation for implementations
• Removing project impediments that stand in the way of team productivity and performance
• Helping the development team to create high-value products
• Ensuring the development team is working effectively, by conducting regular reviews
• Creating transparency in processes and resolving conflicts
• Helping the team to understand and follow the goals, scope of work and product domain
• Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
• Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.