Scrum Master
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master to join our growing team to define and support our mission-critical applications for our DHS customer. The successful candidate will provide support to the Agile Teams by transforming client business needs into user stories that accurately capture functional requirements. Perform as an advocate of the client Product Owner in accordance with Agile Scrum and Kanban best practices. This includes involvement with users to define system scope and objectives, as well as documenting functional requirements. GDIT anticipates performing software development and application enhancements on the Mission Systems Lifecycle Support (MSLS) contract using Agile and DevSecOps processes. GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join an Agile Team utilizing CI/CD pipeline to support one our nation’s most critical homeland missions – the storage and processing of biometric and associated biographic information for national security, law enforcement, immigration and border management, intelligence, background investigations, and associated testing, training, management reporting, planning and analysis.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability
- BS or equivalent + 1 year related experience
- Experience developing Agile user stories for an IT Mission System
- Certification in SAFe, SCRUM or Kanban
Nice To Haves
- BS in computer science or information systems field of study
- Experience in Agile and DevOps methodologies
- Proven track record as a self-learner keeping current with the latest techniques including automated testing and continuous integration
- Experience in Jira
- Ability to manage different features within a sprint
Responsibilities
- Write user stories and functional requirements using JIRA application
- Ability to assign points for user stories
- Provide support and technical advice throughout Agile sprint cycles
- Assist in validating enhancements to existing system in addition to coordinating with developer and tester personnel
- Implementing scrum/agile project lifecycle approach to software development
- Leading daily scrum calls, refinement and estimation sessions, planning, prioritizing and retrospective session
- Integrating with the sprint teams to deliver functionality
Benefits
- Medical plan options
- Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time
- Holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
