Agile Scrum Master

Job Description

CSCI Consulting is looking for an experienced Agile Scrum Master to lead and coach Agile teams operating within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment within a challenging and complex program.

The ideal candidate will have strong Agile delivery experience and demonstrate success coaching Scrum teams, facilitating Program Increment (PI) planning, managing dependencies, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement. This individual will collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Release Train Engineers, architects, cybersecurity professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure the successful planning, development, testing, and deployment of solutions.

Responsibilities

Coach and lead Agile teams within a Scaled Agile Framework environment

Facilitate team breakout sessions during PI Planning to define work and establish PI objectives

Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, demonstrations, and other Agile ceremonies

Support effective execution of work throughout each Program Increment

Facilitate backlog refinement in collaboration with Product Owners and Business Analysts

Identify, track, and remove impediments that affect team efficiency and delivery

Coordinate with organizational stakeholders to resolve cross-team impediments and dependencies

Develop and maintain Agile delivery metrics to measure team performance and identify improvement opportunities

Perform capacity planning to support effective iteration and Program Increment planning

Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to manage dependencies and promote consistency across teams

Coordinate with architects, cybersecurity subject matter experts, and other technical stakeholders to promote effective communication across engineering disciplines

Manage product-release activities and dependencies among internal teams, Scrum teams, and third parties

Support development and maintenance of product roadmaps

Coach teams on Agile practices, continuous improvement, and high-performing team behaviors

Develop new processes and refine existing processes to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity

Participate in and contribute to Agile Communities of Practice

Support appropriate staffing and resource alignment for assigned Epics and Features

Coordinate and allocate work to support technical performance and business objectives

Provide guidance and facilitate problem resolution throughout the delivery lifecycle

Promote product quality and timely completion of team commitments

Minimum Requirements

U.S. citizenship

Must be able to obtain a Federal Secret security clearance (Active clearance preferred)

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

At least seven years of related professional experience

Certified ScrumMaster or Certified SAFe Scrum Master certification

Significant experience coaching and supporting Scrum teams

At least three years of experience leading teams using Agile Scrum or a Scaled Agile approach

Strong knowledge of Agile and SAFe principles, practices, and ceremonies

Understanding of the software development lifecycle, including planning, development, requirements management, configuration management, quality assurance, testing, and release management

Experience facilitating sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, demonstrations, and PI Planning activities

Experience managing team dependencies and removing delivery impediments

Creativity and adaptability in problem-solving

Ability to work with clients to understand their needs

Strong organizational and time-management skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Professional presence

Preferred Skills

SAFe Advanced Scrum Master certification

SAFe Practitioner certification or another Scaled Agile certification

Experience working with continuous deployment models

Experience supporting Agile Release Trains and collaborating with Release Train Engineers

Experience developing and monitoring Agile team metrics

Experience with capacity planning and dependency management across multiple Agile teams

Experience supporting product roadmaps and release planning

Demonstrated ability to apply advanced Agile principles and concepts to improve team performance and delivery

Experience developing or refining Agile processes to improve quality and productivity

Experience participating in or leading Agile Communities of Practice

Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently

Strong customer and vendor relationship skills

Demonstrated ability to comply with data standards and policies

Motivation to learn new technologies and methodologies that demonstrate value

Past experience working with a federal government agency

Department of War experience is a plus!