Scrum Master (Remote)

A.C. Coy•Arlington, VA

16d•Remote

About The Position

Tier One Technologies is looking for a Scrum Master to support our direct US Government client. This will be a 100% remote position. SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.

Requirements

A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field, then 4 additional years of related experience is required.
8+ years of experience in project management or related field, preferably in the area of software application development and/or related field.
5+ years Scrum Master / Agile facilitation (2+ years with multiple concurrent development teams).
Ability to quickly grasp business and technical requirements, understand or learn technical jargon and government acronyms, produce communication for all levels of the organization.
Proficiency with VersionOne / Agility (or comparable tool) for boards, dependencies, impediments, and lightweight rollup reporting.
Proven ability to keep ceremonies purposeful, timeboxed, and engaging (planning, daily, refinement, review, retro).
Demonstrated success by reducing carryover, aging blockers, and decision latency without adding heavy process.
Ability to coach backlog readiness (thin vertical slices, clear acceptance criteria, limited WIP).
Ability to hold teams accountable to sizing activities to ensure project ends dates can be projected.
Ability to schedule, track, and manage meetings.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card).
Must be able to obtain Public Trust Clearance.
Must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last 5 years. Military Service excluded.

Responsibilities

Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects.
Take projects from original concept through final implementation.
Interfaces with all areas affected by the project including end users, computer services, and client services.
Define project scope and objectives.
Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
Conduct project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis.
Ensure adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.
Manage the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.
Provide technical and analytical guidance to the project team.
Recommend and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.
Perform all functional duties independently.
Work on high-visibility programs, or mission critical aspects of assigned program(s).
Oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or is responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
Facilitate core Agile events and lightweight cross-team syncs; maintain sprint goal clarity.
Make Agile “feel useful” via energetic, varied, participatory ceremonies (not rote compliance).
Track and drive resolution of impediments (environment, integration, data, approvals) across platforms.
Coordinate cross-team and cross-platform dependencies (batch windows vs deployment timing, integration points).
Maintain visible radiators: sprint goals, impediment log, experiment tracker, simple metrics (goal attainment %, carryover, blocker aging).
Coach Product Owners / BAs and tech leads on prioritization, slicing, and readiness.
Drive 1–2 small improvement experiments per team per sprint; follow through to closure.
Manage over and under talkers in ceremonies.
Foster psychological safety, inclusive participation, and sustainable pace.