Scrum Master

Inadev

Scrum Master leading multiple scrum teams delivering innovative customer-centric solutions at Inadev. Responsibilities include roadmap preparation, system lifecycle activities, and scrum ceremonies management.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeReston • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Agile Frameworks, particularly Scrum, with a strong focus on facilitating scrum ceremonies, managing multiple teams, and ensuring clear communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proficient in utilizing JIRA for project management and reporting, while maintaining a high standard of quality and adherence to the Definition of Done.

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Scrum Master ExperienceAgile Frameworks ExpertiseJIRA ProficiencyCommunication SkillsProject Management

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Hard Skills

Scrum MasterAgile MethodologiesJIRAProject SchedulingSystems Development LifecycleUser Story CreationAcceptance Criteria DefinitionStatus ReportingData AnalysisRequirements Elicitation

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationAdaptabilityCollaborationProblem-SolvingEnthusiasm for Learning

Tools & Technologies

JIRAPublic Cloud EnvironmentsAgile Tools

Industry Keywords

ScrumKanbanStakeholder ManagementQuality AssuranceBusiness Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acts as the scrum master for the team and runs one or more scrum teams that consist of Business Analysts, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Systems Architects, Application Developers, Automation Testers, DevOps Engineers, and Data Analysts.
Prepare integrated roadmaps and project schedule for upcoming and future priorities.
Performs systems development lifecycle activities including analysis, requirements, design, development, testing, and implementation of products, information systems, and business processes in a variety of technical environments.
Follow best practices, develop, and improve upon procedures consistent with task requirements, using analytical thinking and communication techniques to rapidly assimilate various types of information and identify which are relevant.
Assist with requirements and prioritization activities including elicitation, analysis, design, testing, and implementation of products, information systems, and business processes in a data environment.
Work closely with experienced analysts or project leaders to seek guidance and added instructions.
Participate in strategic planning and evaluate and recommend technical solutions.
Evaluates problems of workflows, organization, and technology and helps the team develop appropriate corrective action.
Be the Subject-Matter Expert (SME) on business requirements, scrum processes, user needs, and value.
Authority on the expected behavior of the system, including determining if a bug report is a defect or expected behavior.
Be an Expert on how to write excellent epics, user stories, tasks, spikes, bugs and acceptance criteria in JIRA other scrum artifacts.
Be able to assist the Product Owner (PO) in creating good user stories (with the assistance of the team, where necessary).
Review/Write/edit user stories and acceptance criteria when the PO is not able to.
Own the "Definition of Done", with the team's assistance on the "Definition of Done".
Work closely with the developers and the test engineers to come to an agreement on the acceptance criteria for all user stories.
Own the prioritization of stories (the PO sets the priorities; the BA owns that the list is accurate).
Ensure that the team is meeting the deadlines set by Office of Information Technology (OIT).
Be a gatekeeper of Quality.
Ensure the requirements are clear enough to test and edge cases have been addressed.
Lead the way and set a great example of checking that stories meet the Acceptance Criteria, are well done, and meet the "Definition of Done."
Conduct all agile scrum ceremonies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must have the ability to pass a 7-year background check and obtain/maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.
Must be open to working during Eastern Standard Time business hours to meet customer requirements.
Must currently reside in the Continental United States.
This position is 100% remote for candidates outside the DC/MD/Northern Virginia area.
Candidates local to the DC/MD/Northern Virginia area must be willing to work a hybrid schedule (2-3 days per week) in Reston, VA, and at client sites throughout the DC/MD/Northern Virginia region, as needed.
Ability to pass a 7-year background check and obtain/maintain a U.S. Government Clearance
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Must be able to prioritize and self-start.
Must be adaptable/flexible as priorities shift.
Must be enthusiastic and have passion for learning and constant improvement.
Must be open to collaboration, feedback and client asks.
Must enjoy working with a vibrant team of outgoing personalities.
Must have a Bachelors Degree in a technical discipline and 5 years of pertinent experience as a Scrum Master.
Must have extensive experience working within Agile Frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban
Must possess a basic understanding of public cloud environments
Extremely proficient in creating status reports to include but not limited to Sprint Status, Release Status, burndown and burnup charts, sprint dashboards, roadmaps, risks, mitigation & issues.
Ability to manage more than one team.
Works closely with the team on a daily basis to ensure that the tasks are delivered on time.
Must be able to provide reports on who is working on what at any point in time using JIRA.
Acts as a liaison between the development team and the stakeholders as needed and requested.
Proficient in working with the team in creating reasonable and accurate time estimates for assigned tasks.
Excellent communication skills to be able to interact directly with non-technical client stakeholders and act in a business-to-technical translation role, including generating effective visualizations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Inadev Corporation does not discriminate against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, or national origin.
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