SCRUM Master
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Job description
Five Rivers Analytics is seeking a highly organized and collaborative SCRUM Master to support the Logistics Analysis Data System (LADS) program at NIWC Atlantic. The ideal candidate is an experienced agile facilitator who can coordinate cross-functional teams, remove impediments, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality analytics and software capabilities to our Navy stakeholders. This role is instrumental in maintaining agile discipline, fostering continuous improvement, and enabling the LADS team to meet mission-critical objectives., * Serve as SCRUM Master for one or more agile development teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles, ceremonies, and best practices.
- Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Partner with Product Owners to maintain a well-groomed backlog aligned with LADS program priorities and NIWC Atlantic stakeholder requirements.
- Track and communicate team velocity, sprint progress, and agile metrics to leadership and government counterparts.
- Identify and remove impediments that hinder team productivity or delivery timelines.
- Support coordination across development, data engineering, cybersecurity, testing, and program management teams.
- Promote agile maturity, coaching team members and stakeholders on effective agile behaviors and processes.
- Ensure compliance with NIWC Atlantic processes, documentation standards, and security requirements.
- Assist with risk management, sprint-level planning, cross-team alignment, and release coordination.
- Foster a collaborative, transparent, and continuous improvement culture.
Requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or business field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience serving as a SCRUM Master in an agile software or data analytics environment.
- Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM I, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies.
- Experience supporting DoD, Navy, or government programs.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- U.S. Citizenship., * Experience working with NIWC Atlantic programs or Navy logistics/analytics systems such as LADS.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, Jira/Confluence, or other agile lifecycle tools.
- Experience supporting data analytics, data engineering, or cloud modernization efforts.
- Active DoD security clearance (Secret or higher).
- Safe experience or certification.
Benefits & conditions
Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.