Nationwide IT Services, Inc. ยท 2 weeks ago
Project Coordinator / SCRUM Master
Fairfax, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid LevelNationwide IT Services, Inc. is an IT and Management consulting company seeking a Project Manager/Scrum Master to develop, maintain, and deliver accurate project status reports for the Program Manager and Government stakeholders. The role involves assisting in user requirements gathering, managing project records, and facilitating Scrum ceremonies to ensure project progress and alignment with goals.
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Responsibilities
Assist in the Discovery Phase activities of gathering user requirements, business analysis, legacy system analysis, Epic/Story creation, external data integration planning, and product backlog management
Maintain the official project record, ensuring all artifacts are current, centralized (often in SharePoint or Confluence), and compliant with the Document Management Plan (DMP)
Manage the Risk, Assumption, Issue, and Dependency (RAID) Log and ensure timely follow-up on action items
Schedule and facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives, ensuring they are time-boxed, productive, and focused on the Sprint Goal
Work closely with the Product Owner to ensure the Product Backlog is refined, prioritized, understood, and contains clear, testable User Stories and Acceptance Criteria, maintaining "Backlog Readiness."
Maintain and update the team's visual management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) to ensure high visibility of progress, dependencies, and impediments to all stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Develop, maintain, and deliver accurate project status reports (e.g., Monthly Status Reports - MSRs) for the Program Manager and Government stakeholders (COR/KO) by tracking and reporting key metrics, including schedule, budget burn rate, and resource utilization
Assist in the Discovery Phase activities of gathering user requirements, business analysis, legacy system analysis, Epic/Story creation, external data integration planning, and product backlog management
Maintain the official project record, ensuring all artifacts are current, centralized (often in SharePoint or Confluence), and compliant with the Document Management Plan (DMP)
Manage the Risk, Assumption, Issue, and Dependency (RAID) Log and ensure timely follow-up on action items
Schedule and facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives, ensuring they are time-boxed, productive, and focused on the Sprint Goal
Work closely with the Product Owner to ensure the Product Backlog is refined, prioritized, understood, and contains clear, testable User Stories and Acceptance Criteria, maintaining 'Backlog Readiness.'
Maintain and update the team's visual management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) to ensure high visibility of progress, dependencies, and impediments to all stakeholders
Preferred
Active Secret Clearance (preferred)
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer match
Paid holidays
PTO (sick/vacation)
Commuter benefits
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Educational reimbursement
Pet Insurance
Company
Nationwide IT Services, Inc.
Nationwide IT Services, Inc.
Founded in 2006
201-500 employees
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