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Immediate need for a talented
Agile Scrum master with experience in the Communication Industry.This is a Fulltime opportunity and is located in Herndon, VA(Hybrid). Please review the job description below. Job ID: 23-17434 Pay Range: $100 - $120k/Annum. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).Key Responsibilities:- The Scrum Master will be responsible for supporting Agile Team/s and provide them guidance in running SAFe, Scrum, Kanban and XP/Lean best practices.
- Support the team/s using a servant leadership style and leading by example.
- Organize and facilitate program increment planning, daily stand-up meetings, iteration reviews, retrospectives, and iteration planning and other agile related events.
- Track and communicate metrics including team velocity and iteration/release progress.
- Ensure the Agile team/s is practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
- Update agile tracking system to provide transparency on Product & Iteration Backlogs. (Having JIRA/Confluence familiarity a plus)
- Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the Iteration goals.
- Partner with Product Owner/s to ensure Organizational Readiness prior to implementations.
- Assist team/s in making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
- Ensure the team/s strives to make each increment of functionality shippable. Scrum Master will act as primary coach for the agile team/s in adapting Agile Methodology.
- Experience working within an embedded software development environment (C).
- 2+ years of technical project management or 2+ years as Scrum Master working with hardware development or embedded software as primary focus.
- Previous experience working with Engineering/ Software/Hardware/Firmware Development Teams and guiding the teams in adapting agile practices.
- Knowledge of software languages, hardware platforms and their uses
- Experience using Agile development tracking tools such as Jira, Rally, Version One etc.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently in a demanding, dynamic environment.
- Additional experience in the following areas is a plus:
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently to resolve issues in a timely manner
- Certified Scrum Master and/or Scrum Professional or other Agile Certifications
- Nice to have exposure to Scaling of agile practices and SAFe or other scaling certification/s
- Excellent facilitation and collaboration skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Independent worker, self-starter
- B.S. Degree in Engineering/Computer Information Systems, or B.A. Degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Organizational Management or equivalent experience.
- Active DoD security clearance or ability to obtain a secret level DoD clearance.