Sr. Scrum Master

Windsor Mill, MD

Position Description:

As Scrum Master, Acts as a Servant Leader for the team.

Facilitates core Agile ceremonies including Release Planning, Release Closeout, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Daily Stand up, and Sprint Retrospective. 

Manages Agility (Version One) Tool and obtains data for feedback on Team's performance. Also Ensures team members are making proper data entry into Version One to achieve compliance with Version One Data Integrity Report

Works with the Project Manager (PM) to ensure Sprint Planning and execution aligns to committed schedule and deliverables.

Works with the Product Owner (PO) and Solution Architect (SA), and support areas to ensure backlog and user stories are ready for next Release and Sprint Planning

Assists team members to resolve impediments, issues, and reduce disruptions when possible.

Motivates team members to self-organize and helps the team reach its goals and objectives.

Be responsible for a practical level of consistency across Agile projects and participate in all the Agile ceremonies

Key Required Skills:

Systems Development Life Cycle methodologies

Scrum and Agile implementations

Scrum@ Scale implementation experience

Enterprise Training Experience

Certifications: CSM, CSPO, CSP, CST, CSC

Basic Requirements/Qualifications:

Master's degree and 6+ years of experience in a training-related field or bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in a training-related field.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field

Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience

Experience using one or more Systems Development Life Cycle methodologies (i.e. Agile, Waterfall models, etc.)

Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Scrum Master

Required Skills:

Certifications: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Certified Scrum Coach (CSC)

Must be able to obtain a Public Trust

Strong communication skills

Scrum @Scale implementation experience

Experience mentoring Junior Scrum Masters

Experience creating training material and teaching scrum processes to product owners and other team members including other scrum masters.

Extensive applicable knowledge of facilitation techniques, training and application of coaching tools, and models

Experience with implementing and maintaining Agile project performance metrics and reporting

Experience using Scrum and Scrum@Scale

Experience designing Agile training materials (e.g., Agile Introduction, ScrumMaster, Product Owner, or Understanding User Stories)

Experience with Agility (VersionOne) to document Agile project workloads

Contractor personnel must have familiarity with the Agile and Waterfall principles of software development

Recommended Technical Skills:

1. Iterative Development - Understand the general fundamentals of various iterative software development approaches. Understand other agile/scrum processes and methods and the ability to communicate leverage other techniques to provide value to a team/enterprise.

2. Technical Acumen - Technical background in project management, systems analysis, or software development (software engineer, software tester, business analyst).

3. Delivery - Understand the goal of continuous delivery and challenges associated with increasing release velocity within an organization.

4. Metrics - Understand backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, and task definition.  Also understand the pros and cons associated with the metrics and what the metrics indicate.

Desired Skills:

Some experience as an Agile coach

Strong organizational skills

Demonstrated success in driving Agile maturity in IT organization(s)

Expertise in written, listening, note taking and verbal communication skills, including being able to explain technical concepts to non-technical individuals

Experience supporting multiple teams

Experience with the Federal Organizations and collaborating with various rolls within the agency

Education/Work Experience:

Master's degree and 6+ years of experience in a training-related field or bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in a training-related field.

Please send/Email resumes:

careers@ommincorp.com