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General Dynamics Information Technology · 2 days ago
Scrum Master Advisor
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$106K/yr - $178K/yr
5+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Organize and facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, Sprint Planning/Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives
Maintain JIRA and other information radiators for the teams
Lead the scrum team in moderate to high complexity work streams. Oversee scrum process and coach the teams on how to use scrum and Agile practices and methodology
Enable team to become self-organizing and self-managing to achieve its goals
Motivate teams to perform and ensure team members are collectively responsible for all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.)
Identify, address, and communicate project risks, dependencies, and team impediments
Ensure the team’s “definition of done” is well defined on the story, sprint, and release levels
Facilitate productivity through discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
Shield the team from external interferences
Assist with internal and external communication, and improving transparency
Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on problem solving
Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team
Participate in Scrum of Scrum meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans and integration of testing activities
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including customers
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and 5+ years related experience as a project team member
US Citizenship Required
Scrum Master certification CSM or PSM I
SAFe Agilist or SAFe Practitioner
A minimum of 2 years' experience in Agile software development including coaching on agile methodologies, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Experience managing projects following Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and SAFe
Familiar with Agile values, principles, processes, and methods such as iterative and incremental development, continuous integration, test-driven development (TDD), unit testing, code refactoring, pair programming, and Scrum ceremonies
Experience working with customers in gathering requirements, modeling use cases, writing user stories and documenting business processes
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be effective at communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences
Moderate knowledge of the JIRA tracking tool
Energetic, goal oriented, proactive, innovative, hardworking, and patient
Preferred
Familiar with SAFe methodology
Experience on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.)
Some knowledge of development environments, platforms, and technologies
Well versed in a variety of agile approaches (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean at a minimum)
Experience providing program, portfolio, and team level process, mentoring and coaching to senior leadership, portfolio managers and teams
Experience with ad-hoc coaching and mentoring techniques
Benefits
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Company
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology has worked across the full spectrum of government and business for decades. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
10,001+ employees
Funding
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