Scrum Master

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master to join a client project in Washington, DC. The role requires a US citizen and a Top Secret clearance, with 100% onsite work.

You will lead Lean-Agile practices, facilitate Scrum events, remove impediments, and mentor the team to deliver milestones. A bachelor''s degree or 9 years of experience is acceptable, and Jira experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or 9 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree)
• Minimum 5 years of work experience (including internships)
• Clear written communication and documentation skills
• Experience with Agile framework and working on a Kanban or Scrum team
• Experience with Agile Project Management (Intermediate)
• Experience with Business requirement Analysis (Intermediate)
• Experience with Jira (Intermediate)
• Must be able to work independently, with minimal oversight.
• Able to develop strong client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit Lean-Agile leadership, adopt and apply Agile Principles, and implement Agile practices
• Promote Agile quality practices so the team can meet its goals. Identify and work to mitigate impediments
• Facilitate all team meetings, including the Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Retrospective
• Guide the team in estimating the team’s work
• Keep the team focused on daily and sprint goals to include achieving results, quality, flow, and velocity
• Identify functional requirements and create user stories
• Test developed stories and ensure application quality
• Solve problems and provide technical support to application end users
• Develop and maintain documentation and training materials
• Assist with data mapping

Skills

Lean-Agile leadership

Agile practices

Team facilitation

Client relationships

Education

Bachelor's Degree

9 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Overview

MUST BE A US CITIZEN

TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED

100% ONSITE IN WASHINGTON, DC

NO THIRD PARTY VENDORS

SALARY RANGE IS 85K-125K/yr. BUT DEPENDENT UPON THE CANDIDATE’S SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSSoft Tech offers competitive BENEFITS in the areas of:

• MEDICAL
• DENTAL
• VISION
• 401K
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• AND PAID HOLIDAYS

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of a Scrum Masterfor one of our clients. The designated candidate for this position will join a collaborative team environment, providing support and expertise necessary toward the successful delivery of the project deliverables, and provide effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting status/progress.

Responsibilities

• ExhibitLean-Agile leadership, adopt and apply Agile Principles, and implement Agile practices
• Promote Agile quality practices so the team can meet its goals.Identifyand work to mitigate impediments
• Facilitateall team meetings, including (but not limited to) the Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Retrospective
• Guide the team in estimating the team’s work
• Keep the team focused on daily and sprint goals to include achieving results, quality,flow,and velocity
• Identify functional requirements and create user stories
• Test developed stories and ensure application quality
• Solve problems and provide technical support to application end users
• Develop and maintain documentation and training materials
• Assist with data mapping

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or 9 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree)
• Minimum 5 years of work experience (including internships)
• Clear written communication and documentation skills
• Experience with Agile framework and working on a Kanban or Scrum team
• Experience with Agile Project Management (Intermediate)
• Experience with Business requirement Analysis (Intermediate)
• Experience with Jira (Intermediate)
• Must be able to work independently, withminimal oversight.
• Able to develop strong client relationships.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience with creating and monitoring tasks in JIRA
• Application/software requirements gathering experience

About Us

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is a woman and minority-owned business headquartered in Chantilly, VA. With contracts in both the public and private sectors in the DC metro area and across the country, Soft Tech is an organization made up of highly successful and talented Information Technology professionals offering enterprise class solutions for any size organization at great value. Soft Tech’s mission is to help government organizations design, implement, and maintain mission critical Information Technology solutions. By focusing jointly on our employees and our customers, we are able to achieve our mission by providing each and every one of our customers with continuous quality customer support. Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.