Scrum Master

The Riverside Research Software Applications Team (SWAT) is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our agile development team. You will play a vital role in guiding and supporting the team in implementing the Scrum framework. You will work closely with the product owner and development team to ensure effective collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. Proven Scrum and servant leadership experience is essential.

The SWAT is an innovative team of experienced software professionals who develop and deploy valuable (i.e., useful, usable, used) and desirable software solutions at the speed of relevancy. Our mission is to collaborate with customers to identify and overcome their challenges through transparent communication, creative ideation, and experienced prototyping and deployment. We believe in a culture built on smart work, trust, autonomy, and a healthy work-life balance. Our core values are commitment, growth, and resourcefulness. We use the proven practices of design thinking, rapid prototyping, and agile practices to address market demand and maximize user adoption. Our developers are experienced in a multitude of languages, libraries, frameworks, off-the-shelf products, environments, processes, and policies. Successful members typically have personality traits including proaction, patience, perseverance, and professionalism. If you are familiar with Working Genius, we are looking for individuals who get energy from Tenacity and Enablement (i.e., Working Genius is T&E).

If our mission and work culture resonate with you, we invite you to apply.

Ability to successfully perform responsibilities detailed in the Scrum guide (https://scrumguides.org/)
• Facilitate Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Guide the team in self-organization, cross-functionality, and adherence to Scrum principles and practices
• Identify and remove obstacles or impediments that may hinder the team's progress
• Foster a collaborative and productive environment, promoting open communication and teamwork
• Coach and support team members in adopting agile values, principles, and practices
• Ensure iterative and incremental development
• Monitor team progress, track relevant metrics, and facilitate data-driven decision-making
• Promote continuous improvement through regular retrospectives for inspection and adaptation
• Facilitate effective communication within the team and with stakeholders
• Stay up to date with industry best practices and advancements in agile and Scrum methodologies
• Apply other agile development methodologies including Kanban and Extreme Programming
• Maintain Jira and Confluence spaces
• Support program manager with staff and resource planning

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI adjudication
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems/Technology or other related field of study
• Experience supporting the Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community
• Professional Scrum Certification from Scrum Alliance or Scrum.org
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master
• Minimum of 10 years of experience working on a Scrum team
• Strong servant leadership skills
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Scrum framework, agile values, and principles
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills
• Ability to guide and motivate a diverse team to achieve their goals
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Experience with agile tools and project management software including Jira and Confluence
• Ability to work with multiple product teams
• Ability to collaborate with technically and organizationally diverse personnel
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, responsible team player able to work independently with minimal daily direction

Desired Qualifications:

• Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication (TS/SCI)
• Experience in DevSecOps
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment practices and tools
• Experience in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Comfortable with highly technical concepts and technologies