Scrum Master

Steampunk • McLean, VA

5d • $75,000 - $150,000

About The Position

As a Steampunk Scrum Master, you will be an integral part of an Agile team, working with end users, architects, development, and design teams to facilitate project planning and completion through agile, incremental deliveries within overall project timelines. The role combines coaching with hands-on project delivery, including analysis, design, and change management as needed. You will assess the organization and delivery environment, recommend Agile practices tailored to the client, and experiment with practices and frameworks to improve team performance and delivery. Steampunk works with clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health, and DoD sectors using a human-centered delivery methodology.

Requirements

• U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance.
• At least 2 years managing IT projects using Agile methodologies and approaches.
• At least 2 years of experience with Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or MIS, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Scrum Master certification or equivalent.
• Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence.
• Ability to help teams write user stories and epics, identify dependencies, and design optimal solutions.
• Flexibility to work with teams, individuals, and executives, and willingness to assist with a wide variety of work products and people.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a studio or human-centered design approach.

Responsibilities

• Keep teams focused on quality and continuous delivery.
• Provide visibility into delivery targets, commitments, and progress.
• Coach the team on delivery controls and compliance to minimize operational and reputational risk.
• Understand domain architecture and targets to identify upstream and downstream dependencies and support team risk management.
• Proactively identify impediments and resolve them through peer networks and formal channels, including escalation when required.
• Integrate Agile and Lean principles into team practices and work products.
• Coach the Product Owner and team on backlog refinement and prioritization.
• Coach the team to improve collaboration and self-organization.
• Use team feedback and metrics, including quality and delivery rate, to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
• Assess the organization and delivery environment and recommend Agile practices tailored to the client.
• Experiment with practices and frameworks to improve the team and its delivery.
• Encourage team innovation and improvement.
• Seek and participate in learning opportunities, such as Communities of Practice, conferences, classroom training, and independent study.
• Prepare and deliver effective verbal and written communications about progress and status to internal and client teams.
• Perform hands-on project work, including analysis, design, and change management, as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time