SCRUM Master Job Listing at SAIC in REMOTE WORK, VA (Job ID 2600437)

Description

Description

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated IT professionals who will sustain, modernize and transform the enterprise IT capabilities for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).  The Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group (AFSI) of SAIC is seeking a Scrum Master to support a transformational infrastructure program for DCSA.

SAIC is proud to be supporting DCSA in safeguarding our nation's information. DCSA is the designated oversight authority on the accreditation of classified facilities, information systems, and the insider threat program. This involves security oversight of more than 10,000 companies and approximately 13,000 facilities involved in classified work throughout the DoD and 31 Federal agencies.

Specifically, on the DCSA One IT program, SAIC will provide an enterprise IT solution that delivers highly secured and adaptable IT infrastructure, provides customer support, and cutting-edge technologies that support operations and advance the DCSA mission under a single IT environment (i.e., One IT). This position is Remote will limited travel. 

Job Description

This position is a hybrid Scrum Master and Business Analyst who will support business processes for delivering software sustainment using Scaled Agile Framework and Lean Six Sigma methodologies IAW with customer and DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized industry best practices. Define and describe goals, desired work products and the completion criteria to meet the goals, items and alignments needed to perform these processes. Support development of proofs of concepts, pilots, and/or prototypes. Analyze and adapt functional business requirements and processes to technical solutions. Ensure dashboards and visualizations deliver effective and timely information IAW customer requirements. Support translation of IT strategic goals, commitments, and objectives into specifications, actionable plans, tasks, activities, technology, and/or process solutions and possible alternatives, including the estimated costs for the various options, and the potential risks associated with each alternative.This position is a hybrid Scrum Master and Business Analyst who will support business processes for delivering software sustainment using Scaled Agile Framework and Lean Six Sigma methodologies IAW with customer and DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized industry best practices. Define and describe goals, desired work products and the completion criteria to meet the goals, items and alignments needed to perform these processes. Support development of proofs of concepts, pilots, and/or prototypes. Analyze and adapt functional business requirements and processes to technical solutions. Ensure dashboards and visualizations deliver effective and timely information IAW customer requirements. Support translation of IT strategic goals, commitments, and objectives into specifications, actionable plans, tasks, activities, technology, and/or process solutions and possible alternatives, including the estimated costs for the various options, and the potential risks associated with each alternative. This position is a hybrid Scrum Master and Business Analyst who will support business processes for delivering software sustainment using Scaled Agile Framework and Lean Six Sigma methodologies IAW with customer and DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized industry best practices. Define and describe goals, desired work products and the completion criteria to meet the goals, items and alignments needed to perform these processes. Support development of proofs of concepts, pilots, and/or prototypes. Analyze and adapt functional business requirements and processes to technical solutions. Ensure dashboards and visualizations deliver effective and timely information IAW customer requirements. Support translation of IT strategic goals, commitments, and objectives into specifications, actionable plans, tasks, activities, technology, and/or process solutions and possible alternatives, including the estimated costs for the various options, and the potential risks associated with each alternative. This position is a hybrid Scrum Master and Business Analyst who will support business processes for delivering software sustainment using Scaled Agile Framework and Lean Six Sigma methodologies IAW with customer and DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized industry best practices. Define and describe goals, desired work products and the completion criteria to meet the goals, items and alignments needed to perform these processes. Support development of proofs of concepts, pilots, and/or prototypes. Analyze and adapt functional business requirements and processes to technical solutions. Ensure dashboards and visualizations deliver effective and timely information IAW customer requirements. Support translation of IT strategic goals, commitments, and objectives into specifications, actionable plans, tasks, activities, technology, and/or process solutions and possible alternatives, including the estimated costs for the various options, and the potential risks associated with each alternative.This position is a hybrid Scrum Master who will support business processes for delivering software sustainment using Scaled Agile Framework and Lean Six Sigma methodologies IAW with customer and DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized industry best practices. Define and describe goals, desired work products and the completion criteria to meet the goals, items and alignments needed to perform these processes. Support development of proofs of concepts, pilots, and/or prototypes. Analyze and adapt functional business requirements and processes to technical solutions. Ensure dashboards and visualizations deliver effective and timely information IAW customer requirements. Support translation of IT strategic goals, commitments, and objectives into specifications, actionable plans, tasks, activities, technology, and/or process solutions and possible alternatives, including the estimated costs for the various options, and the potential risks associated with each alternative.

Duties Include:

• Translate business requirements into clear and concise functional specifications for technical teams.
• Assist in project planning, scheduling and coordination activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to interact with diverse stakeholders.

• Scrum Master (SM) part of this role is responsible for team Sprint/Scrum delivery, ensuring technical development across a seasoned, diverse team is unified, synchronized, transparent, approved, tested, accepted, and sustainable. 
• SM leads daily and sprint industry-standard workshops or “ceremonies” for application development, training, testing, RMF, PMO, dashboards and Operations/Maintenance development.
• The SM role requires thorough hands-on review and revision (grooming) of backlog (work descriptions) that comprise the workflow. The SM is relied on by the PMO to ensure quality delivery through exceptional attention to detail in the delivery documentation (Jira Stories) and the team's accurate use of the scrum process to deliver quality quickly, predictably and within the PI roadmap.
• The role supports the overarching Lean/Agile Release Train-based PMO, and as such, must be adept in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), with deep skills as an SM supporting a large, complex delivery enterprise (Agile Release Train).
• As a continuous improvement organization, experience as a Lean Six Sigma practitioner, a Green Belt Certification or above will be highly favorable. The organization is geared for doing more, faster, better and finding immediate interventions for eliminating waste (time, movement, repetition, delay, etc.).
• The SM in this ART is directly responsible for reviewing and approving the quality of work definitions (“stories”) to ensure they meet the Definition of Ready at the onset of Sprint Commitments, and they meet Definition of Done at the Close/Acceptance Ceremony. Through constant review of backlog, the Scrum Master ensures upcoming sprints attain the defined goals of the Release, and of the Program Increment, adapting to new work only with public, transparent compromise on removal of capacity (work) to accommodate the new work.
• The SM is a servant leader who rolls up their sleeves to work the mundane, clear obstacles, and make tough calls to protect the team from interruptions, deviations, scope creep, and distractions.
• The SM works with the RTE, and PMO to maintain the daily delivery environment where the all parties can visualize tangible progress daily, are protected from over-commitment, and can be effective through unified, singular ceremonies. 
• Skills in Jira, Portfolio/Jira Planner are essential in the role, as are skills in building/maintaining automated dashboards in both Jira and Confluence. Deep skill in Confluence collaboration, search/label strategies, and template/gadget use is highly desired. 

Qualifications

It is required that the Scrum Master have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 7 years experience of directly relatable experience as a Business Analyst and Scrum Master or Product Owner.
• SAFe certification.
• Experience working with JIRA and Confluence in the Atlassian Tool Suite
• Certification of SMAC, CSM, or similar Scrum Master certification - One (1) year verifiable experience as SM + one (1) year as BA. In lieu of certification, five (5) to eight (8) years of experience.

• US Citizenship and an active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

   

   

  Desired Qualifications

   

   

• TS/SCI.
• LSS/GB or greater, or two (2) years of experience in a Quality/Continuous Improvement role
• SAFe Scrum Master on a complex DoD or IC technical enterprise.
• Certification in any of the following areas: ITIL, CMMi, LSS/BB, Security+, SSCP.
• IAT Level II Certification in one of the following areas: CCNA Security, CSA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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