Scrum Master

Centil

1d•$120,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Scrum Master in Boulder, CO. You will be coaching product teams to improve value delivery to end users by facilitating collaboration, promoting innovation, and maintaining team organization. You will have an opportunity to work with our customers and other Centil teammates to grow your skills. Additionally, we will task you to introduce techniques that promote adaptability and flexibility in the face of unpredictable circumstances. This role is focused on guiding development and delivery of mission applications that support operational units around the world. The person in this role will work within the organization to improve outcomes through coaching multiple teams on agile processes and daily workflow, managing risk and driving relentless improvement within these teams. This person should have a good understanding of agile principles and frameworks, to include Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, as well as experience with analyzing an enterprise’s value stream map. This includes a dedication to the promotion of psychological safety that encourages meaningful communication between team members and their Product Owners. Additionally, this person should have an operational background supporting the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) community. A successful candidate will have a strong focus on process and the end-user. This role will be onsite in Boulder, CO.

Requirements

US Government Security Clearance (Secret at minimum)
2+ years working within an Agile Framework and/or experience as a scrum master
Experience with and ability to support multiple software development teams simultaneously
Demonstrated servant leader and collaborator with strong communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR), DoD or IC Systems
Experience with Jira and Confluence
Live near or be willing to move to the Boulder, CO area since the work must be performed in the office
Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills. Ability to passionately deliver high-level messaging to various types of audiences--this will eventually include senior leaders. Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical personnel
Self-motivated individual who actively and independently seeks out opportunities for learning and development
Collaborates well; enjoys working as part of a team
DoD Secret or higher clearance is preferred. All applicants must be US citizens eligible for a US Government security clearance

Nice To Haves

5+ years experience in a Scrum Master / Agile practitioner role
Experience with Systems Engineering artifacts, such as requirements, architecture and CONOPS
Experience with integration, test and verification of IT systems
Experience with DevSecOps environments, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Coach three Scrum teams to continually improve value delivery to the end user
Coordinate with Product Owner(s) on backlog priorities and discrepancy reporting
Prepare for and execute Sprint Reviews, Retros, and Planning
Run daily scrums as well as other Agile ceremonies
Develop strong professional relationships with individual scrum team members
Identify and resolve impediments at the scrum team level, or up channel impediments that cannot be resolved at the team level or that require additional visibility
Coordinate with Release Train Engineer (RTE) in advance of and during Program Increment (PI) Planning
Generate metrics that can guide team workloads and highlight areas for improvement

Benefits

Generous PTO for vacation, personal, or sick days
Ten (10) paid holidays per year: 8 fixed holidays, plus 2 additional Floating Holidays per year (taken at Employee's discretion)
Flex time and the ability to create your own schedule
Discretionary bi-annual bonus plan, based on individual and company performance
401K retirement plan with immediately vested company contributions, no matching required
Healthcare coverage plan through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA)
Employer-paid Life, Long-Term Disability, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurances
Access to optional, employee-paid Life, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity insurances
Access to a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid training and conference attendance
Additional benefits, as needed, for significant life events: parental leave, bereavement leave, jury duty pay, military leave pay
One-time home office reimbursement
Phone plan reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services, supporting emotional health and well-being of employees and their families