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Tria Federal (Tria) · 4 hours ago

Senior Scrum Master

Woodlawn, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Tria Federal delivers digital services and technology solutions that support the health and safety of veterans, service members and civilians. As a Senior Scrum Master, you will guide agile teams through the development process, facilitating and coaching them to consistently deliver value while advising clients on improving their agile processes.

ConsultingInformation Technology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Guide, coach, and mentor the team to increase productivity and agility- within the team and the broader environment. Help the team learn how to communicate their needs

Be the example you want to see in your teams, lead with professionalism, and be organized and objective. Be respectful of people's time

Understand the client’s agile processes, determine where the team fits into those processes, and find ways to gain buy in to approve the processes over time

Facilitate SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) ceremonies (PI PlanningScrum of Scrums, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, etc. ART Sync, etc.) and educate the team and clients on their benefits. Empower teams to take ownership of the ceremonies and outcomes, adjusting their work streams as improvement opportunities are identified.  Facilitate team exercises like Value Stream Mapping to make work, workflows, etc. visible for the team to help identify bottlenecks and opportunities to optimize

Monitor, apply, and report meaningful metrics that help the team to understand the effort, workflow, and bottlenecks

Leverage visualization (dashboards, Kanban, or other visual indicators available) to help the team see daily progress

Support the product owner and client product manager in maintaining a healthy, robust backlog and implementing effective sprint planning

Represent the team to the program and client. Work with the client RTE to define and implement actions

Serve as a backup to the product owner as needed (i.e., participate in PO Sync at ART level)

Occasional travel to the Baltimore/DC metro region may be required

Foster team collaboration and communication

Ensure that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the team

Work with the team to adapt to changes that yield better results

Encourage an experimental and fail-fast mindset

Remove impediments to the team’s ability to perform by working closely with the team and stakeholders. This may include Product Owners, leadership, other teams, and the support organization

Facilitate the creation and maintenance of team working agreements, definition of ready, and definition of done, updating as needed at regular intervals

Manage a transparent Coach’s notebook (visible to the team) on ongoing performance and opportunities for improvements. Coach individually or as a group as needed

Facilitate cross-team coordination, tracking, and following up with external dependencies

Serve as a buffer between external distractions and the team, improving team focus

Build high-performing teams by collectively navigating interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and growth opportunities. Build trust among team members

Encourage brain-storming and creative thinking. Encourage the team to be confident, courageous, and think outside the box

Coach the team on agile principles with a goal of continuous improvement

Able to observe team dynamics, recognize the strengths and weaknesses of individual team member contributions, and coach them to improve

Create a fun sharing and learning environment, experimenting with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair-programming and cross-functional training

Thrive in a fast-paced environment, across diverse systems and groups

Be a business-driven person who stays ahead of the team’s needs. Proactively seek to identify risks or dependencies

Follow up on impediments and keep timelines visible and on the team’s mind

Support Agile Practice:

Participate in Lean Agile Center of Excellence

Continue Agile education and share new knowledge with other Agilists

Be bold, be brave, and help Agile adoption in all aspects

Engage in corporate educational initiatives (brown bag, yearn-to-learn, etc.)

Qualification

SAFe certificationAgile adoption experienceRelease managementSoftware development lifecycleTest automationCoaching skillsCommunicationTime managementTeam collaboration