Scrum Master

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

1d•$112,000 - $179,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Scrum Master in our Chantilly, VA office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) Community customer as part of a highly talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team. As a member of the as a service team, you will support an exciting program which involves design, development, test, and deployment of highly complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders. Join us and be part of the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our profession and company.

Requirements

Holds an active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI eligibility and ability to maintain clearance
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience working preferably for a federal customer; OR Master's degree and 6+ years of experience. However, additonal Four (4) years equivalent experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Currently have or able to obtain Agile Certification (CSM, PMI-ACP) within first few months of hire
Working knowledge of Agile methodologies, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Experience with scrum project management, agile software development, and software version control management
Experience with project tracking and collaboration tools (Jira, SharePoint, MS Teams, and MS PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting and implementing Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology
Experience with scrum project management, agile software development, and software version control management
Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Experience providing operational task support in a highly demanding environment
Experience with cloud computing service including enterprise architecture, application planning, and deployment
Experience with providing data driven metrics at customer and stakeholder engagements that lead to solution driven development and completion of tasks

Responsibilities

Support PI Planning ceremonies and support coordination within agile release trains (ART)
Gather and present team performance metrics at end of sprints and end of PI review sessions with senior management and support customer stakeholder briefings
Support the Scrum of Scrums session to remove impediments and guiding the team to remove impediments
Coach and mentor product owners in Product Backlog Refinements session, Daily Stand Ups, system demos, and Program Increment (PI) Planning events. Participate in meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and delivery/deployment of products and services
Guide, train, and lead teams supporting technical efforts related to software development, maintenance and architectural design, network engineering, system security and training activities
Use Agile/Scrum/Kanban practices and values
Coach the team on how to self-organize and plan work into enabling features and stories along program increments and sprints
Conduct classroom/workshop training for professional levels through management on Agile frameworks, competencies, and methodologies. On-board new teams adopting agile practices such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.
Assisting with internal and external ART (Agile Release Train) communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
Support communication with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk, and drive relentless improvement