Salary
💰 $102,000 - $138,000 per year
About the role
- General Dynamics Information Technology seeking a Scrum Master Advisor to support the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and their critical mission needs.
As a Scrum Master Advisor, you will be an integral part of a scaling agile delivery team focused on delivering new customer-facing web-based applications with an emphasis on providing high value features to our customers and internal teams.
This role is hybrid requiring 3 days onsite at GDIT's Gaithersburg, MD office and Silver Spring, MD client location.
Organize and facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, Sprint Planning/Grooming, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives
Maintain JIRA and other information radiators for the teams
Mentor and coach team members on core Agile values, principles, practices, and processes
Effectively highlight and share the team’s successes through demos and reporting
Enable team to become self-organizing and self-managing to achieve its goals
Work with the functional team to develop release plans and ensure product backlogs are well-groomed, prioritized and visible to all stakeholders
Motivate teams to perform and ensure team members are collectively responsible for all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.)
Identify, address, and communicate project risks, dependencies, and team impediments
Ensure the team’s “definition of done” is well defined on the story, sprint, and release levels
Facilitate productivity through discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
Shield the team from external interferences
Assist with internal and external communication, and improving transparency
Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on problem solving
Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team
Coach a continuous improvement mindset and recommend adjustments to established delivery practices
Participate in Scrum of Scrum meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans and integration of testing activities
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including customers
The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000.
Requirements
- Organize and facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, Sprint Planning/Grooming, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives
Maintain JIRA and other information radiators for the teams
Mentor and coach team members on core Agile values, principles, practices, and processes
Effectively highlight and share the team’s successes through demos and reporting
Enable team to become self-organizing and self-managing to achieve its goals
Work with the functional team to develop release plans and ensure product backlogs are well-groomed, prioritized and visible to all stakeholders
Motivate teams to perform and ensure team members are collectively responsible for all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.)
Identify, address, and communicate project risks, dependencies, and team impediments
Ensure the team’s “definition of done” is well defined on the story, sprint, and release levels
Facilitate productivity through discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
Shield the team from external interferences
Assist with internal and external communication, and improving transparency
Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on problem solving
Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team
Coach a continuous improvement mindset and recommend adjustments to established delivery practices
Participate in Scrum of Scrum meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans and integration of testing activities
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including customers
Bachelor’s degree and 10+ of experience in Agile development environment (or Masters and 8+ years of experience).
Experience with using and implementing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Experience with software development or working in software development organization.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile Certified Scrum Master (PMI-ACP).
Experience using JIRA and Confluence.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust with residency in the US 3 out of the last 5 years required.
FDA experience strongly preferred.
Ability to manage multiple projects and work rapidly in a high tempo environment that often requires multitasking.
Ability to create, sustain, and enhance fostering of team dynamics and collaboration.
Energetic, goal oriented, proactive, innovative, hardworking, and patient.