Scrum Master #11340

The Scrum Master will play a crucial role in the development and delivery of a modern enterprise workflow application using cloud technologies. Serving as a servant leader for an Agile team, you will be responsible for:

• Facilitating Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions.
• Supporting and coaching the Agile team, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles and best practices, enabling successful application delivery.
• Promoting self-organization, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Working with Product Owners to ensure refined and prioritized backlogs and sound work planning efforts.
• Monitoring team progress and identifying opportunities to improve delivery effectiveness and predictability.
• Supporting the adoption and transformation of Agile methodologies across the organization.
• Fostering a collaborative team culture that prioritizes transparency, communication, and continuous learning.
• Assisting in the management of inter-team dependencies, risks, and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships.
• Encouraging Agile principles in daily work, guiding team members to practice continuous improvement and deliver quality results.

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• Deep knowledge of Agile frameworks, especially Scrum, as well as Kanban and SAFe.
• Strong experience coaching teams through Agile transitions, promoting self-organizing and high-performance behaviors.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with Product Owners for effective backlog management, prioritization, and planning.
• Solid understanding and practical experience with Agile engineering practices and techniques, including:
• Writing and managing User Stories
• Continuous Integration & Continuous Testing
• Automated Testing
• Pair Programming
• Agile Games and facilitation techniques
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Proven ability to remove impediments and resolve team roadblocks.
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and fostering stakeholder engagement.
• Experience supporting Agile delivery for cloud-based development initiatives (preferred).
• Familiarity with enterprise workflow management platforms and/or business process modernization initiatives (preferred).
• Successful track record of working with cross-functional teams within complex, dynamic environments (preferred)., * Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience leading projects, programs, or major business initiatives.
• At least 2 years of experience in IT portfolio management, customer relationship management, or closely related functions.
• Active certification in one or more of the following (or closely equivalent):
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• SAFe Certification

3.73.7 out of 5 stars Washington, DC 20006 $65 - $80 an hour - Contract, Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, * 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• As part of the position requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens due to federal regulations. Do you meet this requirement?
• What active certifications do you hold?