Scrum Master (Job Number:404189)
Description:
The Scrum Master will provide effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership and coaching skills supporting the agile development process and delivery of application.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support Agile based SDLC for software development creating necessary standards, tools and best practices.
- Organize and facilitate daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meeting
- Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
- Maintain process documentation
- Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility
- Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice
- Support the development manager and project leads as necessary
- Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs
- Improve the productivity of the sprint teams
Qualifications
:
- Must be a Certified Scrum Master with 3+ years Scrum Master experience
- Experience with Rally as an tracking tool
- Previous software development experience with Java and J2EE web-based applications is a plus
- Experience working with agile methodologies on large scale, technically complex projects for a large enterprise
- Ability to understand technical issues
- Ability to prioritize and handle changing deadlines.
- Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines
- Exceptional reporting skills
- Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
- Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams
- Ability to coach teams to reach their highest potential
- Must be collaborative in driving decisions
- Ability to hold team members accountable, set clear sprint performance standards, resolve sprint performance issues, keep team engaged and on task
- Results Driven (Prioritizing, Taking Initiative, Taking Ownership) Team Leadership (Coaching Others, Dealing with Stress, Demonstrating Teamwork, Influencing Others, Interacting with Others, Maintaining Composure, Motivating Others, Providing Direction and Leadership)
Education: Bachelor's degree in related field and 7+ years related experience.
SAIC Overview:SAIC is a leading provider of technical, engineering and enterprise information technology services to the U.S. government. Our 13,000 employees deliver systems engineering and information technology offerings for large, complex government programs, as well as a broad range of higher-end, differentiated technology services. The company is headquartered in McLean, Va.. For more information, visit www.saic.com.
Job Posting: Jun 13, 2014, 9:30:33 AM
Primary Location: United States-VA-ALEXANDRIA
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Teleworking: No
Travel: None
Shift: Day Job
Schedule: Full-time
Description:
The Scrum Master will provide effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership and coaching skills supporting the agile development process and delivery of application.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support Agile based SDLC for software development creating necessary standards, tools and best practices.
- Organize and facilitate daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meeting
- Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
- Maintain process documentation
- Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility
- Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice
- Support the development manager and project leads as necessary
- Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs
- Improve the productivity of the sprint teams
Qualifications
:
- Must be a Certified Scrum Master with 3+ years Scrum Master experience
- Experience with Rally as an tracking tool
- Previous software development experience with Java and J2EE web-based applications is a plus
- Experience working with agile methodologies on large scale, technically complex projects for a large enterprise
- Ability to understand technical issues
- Ability to prioritize and handle changing deadlines.
- Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines
- Exceptional reporting skills
- Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
- Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams
- Ability to coach teams to reach their highest potential
- Must be collaborative in driving decisions
- Ability to hold team members accountable, set clear sprint performance standards, resolve sprint performance issues, keep team engaged and on task
- Results Driven (Prioritizing, Taking Initiative, Taking Ownership) Team Leadership (Coaching Others, Dealing with Stress, Demonstrating Teamwork, Influencing Others, Interacting with Others, Maintaining Composure, Motivating Others, Providing Direction and Leadership)
Education: Bachelor's degree in related field and 7+ years related experience.
SAIC Overview:SAIC is a leading provider of technical, engineering and enterprise information technology services to the U.S. government. Our 13,000 employees deliver systems engineering and information technology offerings for large, complex government programs, as well as a broad range of higher-end, differentiated technology services. The company is headquartered in McLean, Va.. For more information, visit www.saic.com.
Job Posting: Jun 13, 2014, 9:30:33 AM
Primary Location: United States-VA-ALEXANDRIA
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Teleworking: No
Travel: None
Shift: Day Job
Schedule: Full-time