Scrum Master

Steampunk; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking a Scrum Master to join an agile team responsible for planning, delivering, and coordinating with end users, architects, development and design teams. The successful candidate will coach on backlog refinement, promote self-organization, and ensure quality and continuous delivery.

Role requires US citizenship, ability to obtain a US government Public Trust clearance, and 2+ years in agile IT project management with Scrum/Kanban.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust security clearance
• 2+ years managing IT projects using Agile methodologies/Approaches
• 2+ years of Scrum or Kanban experience
• Bachelor’s degree as listed or equivalent experience
• Scrum Master certification or equivalent required
• Ability to influence clients and build consensus
• Ability to write user stories and identify dependencies
• Willingness to support a wide variety of work and people
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in a studio or human-centered design environment

Responsibilities

• Facilitate planning and delivery of agile projects with end users, architects, dev and design teams
• Provide visibility into delivery targets and progress
• Coach teams on backlog refinement and prioritization
• Promote collaboration, self-organization and lean/agile practices
• Identify impediments and resolve through peers and escalation when needed
• Integrate agile/lean principles into team processes
• Balance hands-on delivery with coaching and mentoring
• Assess delivery environments and suggest optimized practices
• Deliver clear status communications to clients and internal teams
• Drive continuous improvement using metrics and feedback

Skills

US Citizenship

Public Trust Clearance

Agile Project Management

Scrum/Kanban

Stakeholder Influence

User Stories/Epics

Delivery Governance

Interpersonal Skills

Studio/Human-Centered Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent

Job description

Overview

As a Steampunk Scrum Master , you will be a integral part of an Agile team. You will work with end users, architects, development, and design teams to facilitate the planning and completion of the project with agile, incremental deliveries within the overall project timelines. We are looking for talented, highly motivated and innovative analysts with a track record of taking initiative.

Contributions

• Ensures team(s) maintains focus on quality and continuous delivery
• Provides visibility into delivery targets, commitments, and progress
• Be well managed - understand and coach the team on delivery controls, compliance to minimize operational, and reputational risk
• Understands domain architecture and targets to identify upstream and downstream dependencies and to support the team in risk management
• Proactively identifies impediments and appropriately resolves using network of peers and formal channels (including escalation if required)
• Integrates Agile and Lean principles into team practices and work products
• Coaches Product Owner and team on backlog refinement and prioritization
• Coaches the team to improve collaboration and self-organization
• Utilizes team feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and works with team to continuously improve
• Assess the current organization and delivery environment and recommend optimal Agile practices tailored to the client
• We need more than just a coach, we need someone who will also roll up their sleeves and delivery too.
• Innovates with practices and frameworks through experimentation to improve the team and their delivery
• Developing understanding and encouragement of team’s innovation and improvement
• Agile and Technical Learning: Actively seeks and participates in a variety of learning opportunities such as Communities of Practice, conferences, classroom training, and independent study to further develop self and community
• Prepare and deliver effective communications both verbally and orally regarding progress and status for both internal and client teams
• Perform hands‑on project work, including analysis, design and change management, as needed by the project

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance
• 2+ years managing IT projects using agile methodolgies and Approaches
• 2+ year experience with Scrum/Kanban Methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Scrum Master certification or equivalent required
• Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence
• Ability to help teams write user stories/epics, identify dependencies, and design optimal solutions
• Flexibility to work with teams, individuals and executives and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
• Experience working in a studio / human centered design approach

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $75,000 to $150,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Company Overview

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.