Our client a reputable Software Company has a vacancy for a Scrum Master to work with government and team members to translate product strategy and roadmap into well-defined user stories, features, and enablers that will realize the product vision, improve the customer experience in a Scale Agile Framework environment (SAFe).

The Scrum Master responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Coaches the team to create better Solutions, improve business results, and better their processes.
• Facilitates team meetings, including:
• Backlog Refinement
• Iteration Planning
• Daily Stand-Up
• Iteration Review
• Iteration Retrospective
• Facilitates program events (as coordinated with the Release Train Engineer or Executives).
• Removes impediments and barriers to the team’s progress.
• Protects the team from outside influence.
• Tracking and communicating agreed upon team metrics.
• Assists the team in implementing SAFe and working with other teams who may or may not be using SAFe.
• Requirements elicitation: Apply different techniques to facilitate meetings and workshops, create a shared understanding with stakeholders, and engage team-members without using reams of paper or electronic documents.
• Requirements analysis: Collaborates with stakeholders and product teams to decompose large epic stories into features and user stories that can be understood and approved by members of the development team.
• Requirements documentation: Requires a strong experience managing product backlog and product roadmap.
• Strong experience creating user stories and acceptance criteria to express requirements.
• Experience providing product management support such as prioritization and backlog grooming.

• BS or BA in CS, CIS, EE, Math or equivalent technical studies.
• 3 to 6 years of experiences in area of specialization.
• Minimum 2 years of experience managing IT software development as a Scrum Master.
• Must have experience working with Agile/Scrum.
• Experience working with tracking, testing, source control and Roadmap.
• Strong work ethic, analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.

Desired Certifications:

SAFe Certification or equivalent Scrum Master Certification preferred

Additional Information:

• In order to meet the clearance requirements for this opportunity, candidates must be authorized to work in the US.
• All candidates will be subject to a complete background check to include, but not limited to Criminal History, Education Verification, Professional Certification Verification, Verification of Previous Employment and Credit History.
• Public Trust background investigations can take approximately four to eight weeks and requires fingerprinting.

Other Information:

• This is a full-time W2 position.
• Our client is an Equal-opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.