Senior Scrum Master

SAIC • Colorado Springs, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC in support of the Ground Based Radar (GBR) Maintenance and Sustainment Services (GMASS) contract seeks an enthusiastic and outgoing Senior Scrum Master to join our team. This individual should have a desire to facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) events, processes, and assist teams in delivering mission and customer value. Scrum Masters communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk, and drive relentless improvement on our program located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

SAIC® [http://www.saic.com/] is a premier Fortune 500® mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com [http://www.saic.com/]. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom [http://www.saic.com/who-we-are/newsroom/].

Requirements

• Enthusiastic and outgoing demeanor
• Desire to facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes
• Ability to assist teams in delivering mission and customer value
• Experience communicating with stakeholders
• Experience escalating impediments
• Experience managing risk
• Experience driving relentless improvement

Responsibilities

• Serve as a facilitator of ART level events and processes including Value Stream Mapping, Roadmap creation, Backlog management, Program Increment (PI) Planning, Product Owner Sync, Scrum of Scrums, PI Review, Demonstrations, Retrospectives, and Inspect and Adapt Workshops
• Serve as an Agile coach working with mission owners, stakeholders (including customers), Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Kanban leads, and Team members to ensure the processes and practices of the program align with the purposes and desired business and mission outcomes of Agile/DevSecOps principles
• Establish and track key ART level metrics and regularly communicate these metrics to program/technical leadership and relevant stakeholders
• Improve the flow of value through Value Streams by improving and assessing the practices associated with DevSecOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
• Facilitate Regular System Demos that show Acceptance Criteria has been met and are a vehicle for selling off Features to Stakeholders
• Assess the Agility level of the ART and drive relentless improvement including refresher training and skills path guidance aligned with the program and company’s training opportunities.
• Foster Communities of Practice (CoP) and the use of Engineering and Built-In Quality practices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed