Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead

Bart & Associates LLC•Washington, DC

About The Position

At B&A, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value – not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision. We’d love for you to join our team! Job Summary B&A is seeking a dynamic Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to support the successful delivery of enterprise IT initiatives using Agile methodologies. This role will serve as a servant leader to Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum practices, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting enterprise application implementations and working closely with Product Owners in complex stakeholder environments.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Agile delivery roles
Demonstrated experience serving as a Scrum Master on enterprise application implementation projects
Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict resolution skills
Proven ability to manage stakeholder expectations and foster team collaboration
Experience working in complex, cross-functional environments
US citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or equivalent certification
Experience in government or legislative environments
Familiarity with hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery models
Experience supporting enterprise HR or financial systems implementations (e.g., PeopleSoft)

Responsibilities

Facilitating Agile Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Ensuring team adherence to Agile principles, Scrum framework, and best practices
Identifying and removing impediments and blockers to maintain team productivity and sprint commitments
Coaching team members on Agile methodologies and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
Collaborating closely with the Senate Product Owner (PO) to manage backlog refinement, prioritization, and sprint readiness
Monitoring team performance through Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts) and driving improvements
Supporting cross-team coordination and communication in multi-team or scaled Agile environments
Facilitating conflict resolution and fostering a collaborative, high-performing team environment
Ensuring transparency through regular status reporting and stakeholder communication

Benefits

B&A is proud to offer three robust individual and family medical plans to full time employees, including a Health Savings Account (HSA) option as well as two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
In addition to these benefits, B&A employees enjoy paid time off, B&A sponsored trainings and certifications, pet insurance benefits, commuter transit benefits and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU).
B&A’s 401(k) plan is available to all employees and includes a company matching contribution.
The B&A Cares program: 30/60/90-day wellness check ins, personal development, financial management, and stress management seminars, and more
A formal mentorship program
Job shadowing and cross training opportunities
Brand Ambassador program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access to various support resources to include counseling, legal guidance, financial planning, and more
Monthly teambuilding events
B&A Annual Wellness Challenges: #StepWithB&A, #WalkDuringLunchWithB&A, #VolunteeringWithB&A, #ExerciseDuringLunchWithB&A, and more