Scrum Master

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Coach teams, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners on core Agile principles and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).

- Facilitate Agile ceremonies (e.g., Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, Retrospectives; PI Planning where applicable).

- Partner with Product Owners to refine and prioritize backlogs; promote transparency across teams and stakeholders through agreed practices and tooling.

- Mentor Scrum Masters and Agile practitioners; support the development of Communities of Practice.

- Identify and remove impediments; coordinate cross-team issue resolution and system issues per established pathways.

- Advance continuous improvement using flow metrics (e.g., cycle time, throughput, WIP) and actionable insights; encourage consistent use of Jira boards and reporting.

- Support alignment between team execution and program objectives; apply established scaled Agile practices within assigned teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

- Deliver workshops and training on Agile practices, roles, and tooling (Jira, Confluence, Rally); contribute content to Agile playbooks.

- Promote Lean-Agile mindset and servant leadership; provide input to practice guidelines and support the Principal Specialist in codifying governance standards.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions.
- Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, promoting adherence to Scrum principles and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Remove team impediments and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely resolution of issues affecting delivery.
- Monitor Agile performance metrics, including velocity, burndown charts, and sprint outcomes, to identify opportunities for increased team effectiveness.
- Support Project Managers and technical teams in developing user stories, identifying dependencies, and prioritizing work to maximize business value.
- Coordinate project activities, risks, and schedules while maintaining visibility across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
- Prepare and deliver project status reports, briefings, and executive-level communications utilizing Jira and other Agile management tools.
- Facilitate collaboration among engineers, architects, project managers, and government stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of technical solutions.
- Represent the team in Scrums and other cross-functional coordination meetings.
- Promote Agile best practices and mentor team members on Scrum methodologies and effective Agile execution.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a Scrum Master supporting Agile software development, cloud infrastructure, or DevSecOps initiatives.
- Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile frameworks, project governance, and delivery management...