Navstar Inc. · 11 hours ago
Scrum Master, Senior
Annapolis Junction, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expNavstar, Inc. is an award-winning organization providing IT services and solutions focused on national security. They are seeking a Senior Scrum Master to facilitate agile teams, remove impediments, and ensure high-performing team dynamics on a large-scale software and hardware integration effort.
CRMData ManagementInformation TechnologyRoboticsSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Facilitate self-organizing team(s) to ensure progress is being made against Program Increment (PI) commitments
Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI
Remove impediments and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers on implementing solutions
Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate
Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules
Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of the Definition of Done and how to meet it
Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management
Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features
Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include Sprint Planning and Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning
Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria
Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams
Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics
Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement
Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team member contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity
Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals
Lead teams towards Agile maturity
Create a fun, sharing, and learning environment
Experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair-programming and cross-functional training
Qualification
Required
To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
At least 5 years of experience working as a Full Time Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP)
Significant, hands-on experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC)
At least 4 years of experience working on a large technical program, with varied and diverse systems and groups in a fast-paced, always rapidly evolving environment
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and time management skills
Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field
Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test
Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical development teams
Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology
Experience using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams
Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption
Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality by the team
Benefits
Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee
Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave
Employer Paid STD/LTD
Employer Paid Life Insurance
401K plan and Employer Match
Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs
Professional Development Assistance
Company
Navstar Inc.
Who We Are: Since 1999, Navstar has built a reputation for excellence and responsiveness that has allowed us to stand out from the rest.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Joanna Alexis
Founder, CEO, Business Technologist
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