Scrum Master

Analytica•Bethesda, MD

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate Agile delivery, remove impediments, coordinate dependencies, and maintain focus on MVP outcomes for a Federal data analytics and AI modernization initiative. The team will deliver a secure, scalable platform that integrates structured and unstructured data, provides data visualization and traceable AI-assisted analytics, and gives examiners centralized tools for search, review, monitoring, and decision support. The platform will support professional judgment and will not replace authoritative agency financial or grants-management systems or execute financial transactions. Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as the fastest-growing private US small business. We work with U.S. government customers in health, civilian, and national security missions. As a core member you’ll work with a diverse team of professionals to solve matters, architect nuisances, and come up with alternatives.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience facilitating Agile delivery for multidisciplinary software, data, analytics, or AI/ML teams.
Experience leading sprint planning, daily coordination, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
Experience identifying and removing impediments, blockers, risks, and cross-team dependencies.
Experience tracking delivery metrics, risks, actions, issues, decisions, and commitments.
Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, backlog management, sprint execution, and continuous improvement practices.
Experience coordinating technical teams across software engineering, data engineering, AI/ML, infrastructure, security, and testing.
Strong coaching, facilitation, stakeholder communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
Strong technical documentation and cross-functional collaboration skills.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret eligibility.

Nice To Haves

Active Top Secret clearance highly preferred.
Experience supporting Agile delivery in secure Federal, regulated, on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments.
Experience supporting software, data, analytics, AI/ML, or technology modernization programs.
Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile project-management platforms.
Familiarity with CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, APIs, databases, and modern software development practices.
Familiarity with Linux, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Java, .NET, Jenkins, Kubernetes/Rancher, and AI/ML technologies.
Experience coordinating technical releases, deployments, testing, and environment dependencies.
Experience with Agile metrics, dashboards, velocity, burndown/burnup, cycle time, and delivery forecasting.
Scrum Master, SAFe, PMI-ACP, CSM, or PSM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitate Agile delivery for multidisciplinary software, data, analytics, and AI/ML teams.
Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
Identify and remove delivery impediments, blockers, risks, and dependencies.
Coordinate cross-team technical dependencies, priorities, deliverables, and commitments.
Track and communicate delivery metrics, sprint progress, risks, actions, issues, and dependencies.
Facilitate collaboration between engineering, data, AI/ML, security, infrastructure, and product teams.
Support effective backlog management, prioritization, estimation, and capacity planning.
Coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, continuous improvement, and delivery best practices.
Facilitate stakeholder communication and ensure delivery status, risks, decisions, and technical dependencies are clearly documented.
Develop and maintain documentation supporting team operations, delivery processes, transition, and continuous improvement.
Promote compliance with applicable security, privacy, accessibility, data governance, and records-management requirements.