Job Description
Job Description
Description of Services/Responsibilities:
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Serve as dedicated Scrum Master for one or more agile teams, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
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Manage and maintain the team backlog, ensuring tickets are well-groomed, properly prioritized, and clearly defined with acceptance criteria
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Track and report sprint velocity, burndown, and other agile metrics; identify and remove blockers to keep delivery on track
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Coordinate cross-team dependencies and communication across multiple workstreams within the program
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Contribute to engineering tasks (e.g., infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline updates, or light development work) as capacity allows between scrum duties
Basic Requirements
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Active TS/SCI clearance (CI Poly preferred)
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Bachelor's degree or above in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or equivalent professional experience
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3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, with demonstrated ability to lead agile ceremonies and manage backlogs in Jira or similar tools
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Familiarity with software development practices (source control, CI/CD, code reviews) sufficient to understand team work and remove technical blockers
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Strong communication and organizational skills with experience managing competing priorities across multiple teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent agile certification
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Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary programs in a classified environment
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Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS), Infrastructure as Code, or DevOps tooling
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Familiarity with AI/ML or geospatial project workflows
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Experience applying agile metrics and data-driven approaches to improve team performance
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Experience with Python, scripting, or light development work to support automation or tooling needs