Scrum Master | Active Secret clearance

General Dynamics Information Technology•New Orleans, LA

16h•$31 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master to join our growing team to define and support our mission-critical applications. The successful candidate will provide support to the Agile Teams by transforming client business needs into user stories that accurately capture functional requirements. Perform as an advocate of the client Product Owner in accordance with Agile Scrum and Kanban best practices. This includes involvement with users to define system scope and objectives, as well as documenting functional requirements.

Requirements

Interim Secret or Active Secret clearance.
U.S. Citizenship
BS or equivalent + 1 year related experience
Experience developing Agile user stories for an IT Mission System
Work onsite in New Orleans, LA.

Nice To Haves

Certification in SAFe, SCRUM or Kanban
BS in computer science or information systems field of study
Experience in Agile and DevOps methodologies
Proven track record as a self-learner keeping current with the latest techniques including automated testing and continuous integration
Experience in Jira
Ability to manage different features within a sprint

Responsibilities

Write user stories and functional requirements using JIRA application
Ability to assign points for user stories
Provide support and technical advice throughout Agile sprint cycles
Assist in validating enhancements to existing system in addition to coordinating with developer and tester personnel
Implementing scrum/agile project lifecycle approach to software development
Leading daily scrum calls, refinement and estimation sessions, planning, prioritizing and retrospective session.
Integrating with the sprint teams to deliver functionality