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SAFe Scrum Master, Team Coach
Location
Virginia + 3 moreAll locations: Virginia | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
Posted
136 days ago
Salary
$90.3K - $180.8K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
SAFe Scrum Master, Team Coach
Groundswell
• Support Agile SAP delivery on a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program. • Facilitate team-level Agile ceremonies, coordinate dependencies, track performance and risks. • Partner closely with the Product Owner and delivery leadership to ensure predictable, high-quality sprint execution. • Champion SAFe best practices while proactively identifying issues, improving team efficiency, and maintaining transparency on schedule and delivery impacts. • Organize and facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for one or more Agile software development teams. • Support weekly leadership syncs and quarterly planning meetings and retrospectives. • Coordinate dependencies between different teams, ensuring clear communication and collaboration. • Identify and manage project risks, developing mitigation plans as necessary. • Communicate with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, risks, and issues. • Assist the Product Owner (PO) in maintaining the team backlog to organize and prioritize work. • Monitor team performance and track key metrics. • Be a champion of SAFe agile methodology and coach team members on Agile best practices. • Support the project manager and/or program manager in creating, reviewing, and finalizing contract deliverables. • Continuously identify opportunities to improve efficiencies. • Monitor potential schedule and/or budget impacts and provide regular updates to leadership.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
- Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret level security clearance. Preference will be given to candidates who already possess an active DOD clearance.
- 2+ years Agile software development experience
- 5+ years of experience with Scrum specific to data and software engineering lifecycles
- 3+ years of experience with U.S. Army business process (i.e. AESIP, LMP, GCSS, GFEBs, Navy ERP, etc.) preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible Spending Account
- 4% 401K Match (immediate vesting)
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition reimbursement, certification programs, and professional development
- Flexible work schedule
- On-site gym and childcare option
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