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Company

ICF · 4 days ago

Senior Scrum Master - Remote

Reston, VA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$85K/yr - $144K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Engage with stakeholders to accurately report progress, risks, successes, and failures

Maintain a close working relationship with the product owner, scrum team, and other stakeholders such as product end users

Lead working session meetings to discuss scope, schedule and requirements with product owners

Help Product Owner with prioritization, risk management, and scope

Manage product quality, releases, and delivery

Conduct user research, draft user stories and meet with users to validate and enhance them

Breakdown the roadmap into epics and group user stories under them

Work with customers and developers to write user stories which are independent, negotiable, valuable, estimable, small and testable

Manage lightweight, living planning documents, like an Agile Product Roadmap

Conduct all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives

Responsible for ensuring user stories include validation criteria which reasonably covers all areas necessary for complete testing of the new functionality

Maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

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Scrum MasterProduct OwnerAgile methodologiesJIRAConfluenceScrum certificationUser StoriesTDDBDDContinuous IntegrationContinuous TestingContinuous DeliveryAutomated TestingHuman Centered DesignHealthcare industry experienceBusiness Analyst experienceContractingTeam facilitation

Required

Bachelor’s degree required (degree in Computer Science strongly preferred)

5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Product Manager for a software development team

Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Candidate must reside in the US, be authorized to work in the US, and work must be performed in the US

Must have lived in the US 3 full years out of the last 5 years

Preferred

Master’s degree preferred

Hands-on experience leading multiple Scrum teams in a variety of contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc)

Track record of continued and recent education in Scrum, including training, conferences, user groups, self-study, etc. First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I, CSM) preferred

Knowledge of other Agile methodologies like Kanban

Experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Continuous Delivery, Automated Testing

Expertise with JIRA, Confluence, and the Atlassian suite

Experience using JIRA's Agile performance metrics to drive accountability and continuous improvement

Knowledge of Human Centered Design approach for developing digital services

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Highly skilled in team facilitation, conflict resolution, implementing best practices, team empowerment and creating a culture of transparency

Experience working in the healthcare industry

Hands on Business Analyst Experience

Federal Government contracting work experience

Prior experience working remotely full-time