Scrum Master with Security Clearance

Job Description:

• Guide scrum-team through all sprints of a program increment, removing impediments and championing the team

• Organize and facilitate sprint planning and release planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other agile related events

• Track and communicate team metrics and sprint/release progress to all teams and management

• Assist the scrum team in developing and estimating user stories that are clearly articulated with well-defined acceptance criteria

• Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs

• Assist with internal and external communication

• Assist product owners with backlog grooming

• Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition

• Determine and remove impediments that interfere with the ability of the teams to deliver assigned goals

• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution

• Promote continuous improvement and help teams to increase velocity

• Promote a collaborative team environment that fosters experimentation, creativity and innovation Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, and work experience

• Experience leading Agile Scrum teams in a cloud environment

• Strong understanding of DevSecOps and /or software/application development processes

• Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles, methods, and techniques

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Experience with Atlassian Agile Products; specifically JIRA and Confluence

• Active TS/SCI clearance required to start and must be able to obtain a CI Poly" Desired Skills and Certifications:

• 3+ years of experience working within the DoD or IC Community

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification

• Scaled Agile Framework for the enterprise (SAFe) Agilist Certification