Scrum Master, Sr. jobs in Maryland

Scrum Master, Sr. coordinates a cross-functional Agile development team utilizing the principles and tools of the Scrum Framework. Assumes a servant leadership role to support a self-organized team to complete Scrum projects. Being a Scrum Master, Sr. identifies and removes impediments to progress. Facilitates sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives. Additionally, Scrum Master, Sr. identifies and manages the backlog. Supports, coaches and mentors team members. Tracks daily sprint progress and maintain schedules. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically requires Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Typically reports to a director. The Scrum Master, Sr. work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. To be a Scrum Master, Sr. typically requires 4-7 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Scrum Master
  • WOOD Consulting Services
  • Columbia, MD OTHER
  • Overview

    Scrum Master

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    This role requires an experienced Agile Scrum Master to work on a large-scale software and hardware integration effort. The selected candidate will be responsible for facilitating either one large, complex agile team, or several small agile teams as part of a larger Agile Release Train (ART) delivering value to the customer using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) as the agile framework. She/he will help educate the teams in Scrum or Kanban to ensure that the agile processes are being followed. She/he will help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement. The selected candidate will work with team members, with other Agile Scrum Masters, and with support personnel to ensure that the team's commitments at the Program Increment (PI) Planning are met. She/he will facilitate horizontal communication across team members to identify any impediments that may prevent team progress while working mitigation plans. The selected candidate will be responsible for sensing, determining, and leading discussions when issues need to be analyzed or triaged, and for making improvements in determining and implementing improvements to processes. Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical.

     

    Security Clearance Requirements:

    This position requires candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess a TS/SCI Security Clearance with an appropriate Polygraph.

    Responsibilities

    • Responsible for facilitating self-organizing team(s) to ensure the team is making progress against Program Increment commitments.
    • Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI.
    • Remove impediments for the team and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers in implementing solutions.
    • Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.
    • Support and enforce Scrum process and other rules.
    • Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it.
    • Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management.
    • Work with the Product Owner/s to review and prioritize features.
    • Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include sprint planning, sprint review, demos, sprint retro, and PI planning.
    • Work with Product Owner/s to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria.
    • Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams.
    • Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics.
    • Coach teams on agile and scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement.
    • Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team member's contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity.
    • Create a fun sharing and learning environment, experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair-programming and cross-functional training.
    • Promote teamwork to achieve sprint goals.
    • Lead teams towards agile maturity.

    Qualifications

    Required Education & Years of Experience

    • Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline is preferred.
    • At least 8 years of experience working as a Scrum Master or leading technical teams.

    Required Skills

    • Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.
    • Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC).
    • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills are a must.

    • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, across diverse systems and groups.

    Desired Skills

    • Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test.

    • Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical development teams.

    • Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology.

    • Experience-affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption.

    • Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality by the team.

    • Experience using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams.

    Required Certifications

    • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP).

    WOOD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

  • 19 Days Ago

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Scrum Master
  • Accenture Federal Services
  • Columbia, MD FULL_TIME
  • Job Description: Acts as an enabler for the effective functioning of a software development team using Agile methodologies. Coaches and mentors the Scrum Team(s), removing barriers to successful imple...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Scrum Master
  • Leidos
  • Columbia, MD FULL_TIME
  • Description Leidos is looking for a Scrum Master to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a large, complex, fast-paced technical program. Pro...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Scrum Master
  • Leidos Inc
  • Annapolis, MD FULL_TIME
  • Description Leidos is looking for a Scrum Master to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a large, complex, fast-paced technical program. Pro...
  • 24 Days Ago

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Scrum Master
  • GAMA-1 Technologies
  • Silver Spring, MD FULL_TIME
  • Job SummarySeeking a remote Scrum Master to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Cloud and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) init...
  • 1 Day Ago

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Scrum Master
  • Cintel Inc
  • Patuxent River, MD FULL_TIME
  • Position: Scrum Master Location: Hybrid, Maryland Position Type: Full-Time Cintel is looking for a Agile Coach/Scrum Master to join our team. Position Summary: Identification, implementation, and coac...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Scrum Master
  • Amentum
  • Dahlgren, VA
  • As we enhance our partnership with the United States Navy in protecting our nations citizens and security assets, we see...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Scrum Master
  • Marathon TS
  • Bethesda, MD
  • Marathon TS is seeking a Scrum Master, to play a critical role with design, engineering, development, deployment, and us...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Scrum Master
  • Diverse Lynx
  • Chicago, IL
  • Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration fo...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Scrum Master
  • Tara Incorporated
  • Irvine, CA
  • Job Description Job Description We are seeking a Scrum Master to join our team! You will be responsible for the manageme...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Agile Scrum Master, TS/SCI with Polygraph required
  • General Dynamics Information Technology
  • Herndon, VA
  • SCRUM Master Sr Advisor Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a SCRUM Master Sr Advisor at GDIT. Here, you'll ...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Scrum Master
  • Saxon Global
  • Dallas, TX
  • This is a 12 month contract with Charter. 100% remote. Linkedin and short note required. All visa - no h1b. Must have st...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Scrum Master
  • Summit Tech Partners
  • Newark, NJ
  • Job Description: You will join a team of change agents who are responsible for coaching, teaching and guiding individual...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Scrum Master
  • Tata Consultancy Service Limited
  • Richfield, OH
  • Job Title Scrum master Work Location(State, City and Zip) MN,Richfield, 55423 Relevant Experience(in yrs) 7+ Technical/F...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Scrum Master, Sr. jobs
$123,012 to $154,523

Scrum Master, Sr. in Columbus, MS
A lot of times people who asked this question cannot see any tangible work done by the Scrum Master.
January 10, 2020
Scrum Master, Sr. in Everett, WA
A scrum master might sound like a character in a role-playing game, but it’s a serious job that’s rooted in leadership.
December 30, 2019
Scrum Master, Sr. in Shreveport, LA
Scrum Masters coach, mentor, guide, and enable their teams to develop great products.
December 30, 2019