Scrum Master

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Scrum Master, Scrum Methodology

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Scrum Master

Turn complexity into clarity and deliver innovative applications as a Scrum Master at GDIT. Here, you’ll support our customers’ most important missions with smart, scalable solutions while we support you in growing and developing your technology career. 

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Scrum Master, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Department of War. You will play a crucial role in facilitating Agile events, removing blockers, and coaching the team to leverage Agile practices to achieve execution efficiencies.

Job Description:

Planning

• Plan and execute all Agile events: Sprint planning, PI planning, Backlog grooming, Daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other Agile related events
• Conduct workshops specific to identified areas of improvement
• Coach the Product Owner on backlog refinement and story-readiness practices
• Coach the team and broader organization on Agile values, principles, and practices to foster self-organization and continuous improvement
• Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition

Day to Day Execution

• Coach Scrum teams through all sprints of a program increment, remove impediments and champion the team
• Assist the Scrum team in developing and estimating user stories that are clearly articulated with well-defined acceptance criteria and done criteria
• Update Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs
• Determine and remove impediments that interfere with the ability of the teams to deliver assigned goals
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• Promote continuous improvement and help teams to increase velocity
• Promote a collaborative team environment that fosters experimentation, creativity and innovation
• Assist with internal and external communication

Metrics Collection

• Identify necessary data collection to drive continuous improvements across the Scrum teams.
• Create information radiators to share improvements with the team and stakeholders through Agile tooling, dashboards, etc.
• Inject efficiencies into Agile cadence using data driven approach and metrics
• Measure Agile maturity at pre-defined milestones

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your software development expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Scrum Master must have:

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline, business, or a technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading Agile Scrum teams
• Strong understanding of software and hardware integration
• Working knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and experience applying them to support work planning across technical teams, including Architecture and Engineering, Test, Lab, and Training
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with Atlassian Agile Products; specifically, JIRA and Confluence
• 5+ years of Scaled Agile (SAFe) and/or Scrum Master experience working within the DoW or IC Community
• Experience coordinating Agile sprint execution with traditional program management artifacts (schedule, EVM, milestone reviews) in a government acquisition environment.
• Experience participating in or facilitating Scrum of Scrums and cross-team dependency management within a SAFe Agile Release Train

Desired Skills and Certifications:

• Scaled Agile for Teams (SAFe for Teams) Training or Certification(s)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification

Location: Remote

Secret Clearance Required

Travel: 10-25%

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

The likely salary range for this position is $119,000 - $161,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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