Scrum Master

Accenture Federal Services•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! Job Description : Primarily responsible for the Agile flow methodology of the entire team. Work you'll do : Lead daily scrums and hold team members accountable for work, capturing updates in JIRA and Confluence to reflect progress and dependencies. Secondarily reports to the leadership team of PM, Chief Engr, Tech Leads. Assist program leadership in the successful and timely delivery of all deliverables by monitoring and managing the Backlog or work. Proactively groom the backlog to simplify planning efforts. Lead TEMs to help the team break down work. Work with all team members in timely delivery of all CDRLs. Educate team on agile methodology (to include pointing) and support client leadership during Agile processes, providing outbriefs of progress as well as plans. Responsible to the entire team for managing the list of roadblocks and impediments (if any), attempting to find resolutions for them working with leadership. Translate requirements into epics, features, and user stories. Provide scrum reports, capacity, velocity, and lead Program Increment Planning activities. Work with client PMO to establish milestones and MVIs to ensure goals from leadership align with contract work/deliverables. Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems. Support user acceptance testing. Help to automate and streamline activities and user stories in JIRA to create efficiencies and process improvement.

Requirements

5 to 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Scrum methodology
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Agile lifecycle and coordination of Scrums and other processes
Agile Scrum Development
Using tools used in Agile/Scrum programs, such as Jira and Confluence
Developing and maintenance of documentation, artifacts, and reports on sprints, epics, and milestones
Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is required

Responsibilities

Lead daily scrums and hold team members accountable for work, capturing updates in JIRA and Confluence to reflect progress and dependencies.
Secondarily reports to the leadership team of PM, Chief Engr, Tech Leads.
Assist program leadership in the successful and timely delivery of all deliverables by monitoring and managing the Backlog or work.
Proactively groom the backlog to simplify planning efforts.
Lead TEMs to help the team break down work.
Work with all team members in timely delivery of all CDRLs.
Educate team on agile methodology (to include pointing) and support client leadership during Agile processes, providing outbriefs of progress as well as plans.
Responsible to the entire team for managing the list of roadblocks and impediments (if any), attempting to find resolutions for them working with leadership.
Translate requirements into epics, features, and user stories.
Provide scrum reports, capacity, velocity, and lead Program Increment Planning activities.
Work with client PMO to establish milestones and MVIs to ensure goals from leadership align with contract work/deliverables.
Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems.
Support user acceptance testing.
Help to automate and streamline activities and user stories in JIRA to create efficiencies and process improvement.