Scrum Master | Annapolis Junction, MD (FS Poly Required)

Annapolis Junction, MD
Full Time
Engineering
Mid Level
          Scrum Master
Location:      Annapolis Junction, MD 
Clearance:   FS Poly Required 
Years Experience: 5-10 years
Salary/Compensation: DOE

Certs required:
  • CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
  • SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)

Preferred Certs (not required)
  • Any SAFe certs
  • Any Agile certs
  • PMI or PMP

NOTE/Required:
  • Must have worked as a scrum master for a software development team or a large technical team for at least 5 years to qualify
  • Must come from Agile/SAFe environment
  • Must know JIRA
  • Must have experience working with product owners and highly technical engineers


OVERVIEW:
The Scrum Master role requires an experienced Agile Lead/Scrum Master to work on a large-scale software and hardware integration effort. The selected individual will be responsible for facilitating either one complex agile team, or several small agile teams as part of a larger Agile Release Train (ART) delivering value to the customer using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe); and will help educate and coach the teams in Scrum, Scrumban, or Kanban to ensure the agile processes are being followed. She/he will help remove impediments/roadblocks and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement. The selected individual will work with team members, other Agile Scrum Masters, and support personnel to ensure that the team's commitments at the Program Increment (PI) Planning are met. She/he will facilitate horizontal communication across team members to identify any impediments that may prevent team progress while working mitigation plans. The selected candidate will be responsible for sensing, determining, and leading discussions when issues need to be analyzed or triaged, and for making improvements in determining and implementing improvements to processes. Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Facilitate self-organizing team(s) to ensure progress is being made against Program Increment (PI) commitments.
  • Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI.
  • Remove impediments and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers on implementing solutions.
  • Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.
  • Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules.
  • Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of the Definition of Done and how to meet it.
  • Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management.
  • Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features.
  • Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include Sprint Planning and Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning.
  • Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria.
  • Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams.
  • Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics.
  • Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement.
  • Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team member contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity.
  • Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals.
  • Lead teams towards Agile maturity.
  • Create a fun, sharing, and learning environment.
  • Experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair-programming and cross-functional training.

Basic Qualifications
  • At least 5 years of experience working as a Full Time Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP).
  • Significant, hands-on experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC).
  • At least 5 years of experience working on a large technical program, with varied and diverse systems and groups in a fast-paced, ​always rapidly evolving environment.
  • Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field. 
  • Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test.
  • Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical development teams.
  • Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology.
  • Experience using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams.
  • Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption.
  • Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality by the team.

Compensation: DOE (depends on experience)

Who we are...  
August Schell offers 30 years of experience in providing our customers innovative solutions and engineering services to their most challenging needs. We thrive on navigating complex IT difficulties and are driven to find the best solutions for our customers. Our team delivers expert knowledge in cyber security, big data, endpoint security and cloud solutions. Our ability to serve our customers with continued excellence is a direct reflection of our dedicated and exceptional people. At August Schell, we are not only a team, we are a family. 

Equal Employment Opportunity
August Schell Enterprises Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Accommodations
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]

Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
 
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