ScrumMaster – Senior (Top Secret with agreement to obtain CI Poly)

North Point Technology•Fort Belvoir, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This job requires active TS/SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph. Please apply only if you have an active TS/SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph. The ScrumMaster – Senior role is a Senior Lead position located at Fort Belvoir, VA. The role involves facilitating daily SCRUM, stand-ups, and meetings to support the Agile Software Development Process. The ScrumMaster uses Agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions, while also training, mentoring, and supporting scrum teams. This role works closely with the Requirements Engineer and business stakeholders to define and prioritize features, monitors project progress and performance, and assists development teams in maintaining focus and removing obstacles.

Requirements

Five years of experience working with software developers and customers to scope projects, estimate levels of effort, and evaluate customer requirements to create applications to deploy to Microsoft SharePoint (both out-of-the-box and with custom coded) and to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) using the Microsoft .NET Framework
Three years of experience mentoring junior personnel on proper practices and procedures
Five years of experience with the SDLC and Agile processes
TS/SCI clearance with SBI and ability to attain SI, TK, G, HCS, and NATO Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies in a DevSecOps environment

Responsibilities

Facilitate daily SCRUM, stand-ups, and meetings to support the Agile Software Development Process
Use Agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions
Train, mentor, and support scrum teams to follow Agile values, principles, and practices
Monitor and track project progress and performance against agreed-upon project plans
Work closely with the Requirements Engineer to review requirements from customers
Facilitate Sprint planning sessions and provide oversight and guidance to define the tasks to include in each Sprint
Assist the development team in defining and maintaining Work in Progress and Sprint task limits
Facilitate planning sessions to define Epics, Features, and Backlog items, as well as estimated levels of effort for development
Work with business stakeholders to define and prioritize new features and enhancements to be added into projects
Plan and organize demos and product/system testing
Assist the development team in making progress on the project by ensuring each person is working on the right tasks, helping to remove any obstacles to the team members' progress, and protecting the team from distractions