Scrum Master, Virginia

Job Description:

Required Skills:

5-8+ years of experience coaching Lean-Agile principles for development teams.

Experience coaching teams developing cloud-native, scalable, and highly available distributed systems.

Advanced knowledge of Lean-Agile practices, metrics and KPI s.

Rollout and mentoring of advanced concepts such as scaling Agile (e.g., SAFe) across teams and groups, including ability to teach others.

Advanced knowledge with Kanban or Scrumban processes.

Advanced ability and experience with tools such as JIRA, JIRA Align, Confluence, etc.

Drive the creation of information radiators and promote metric establishment and visibility.

Advanced time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines and best practices for teams.

Openness to new ideas, mentor, coach and train others to learn new things.

Outstanding interpersonal skills, a positive mindset, and a collaborative spirit.

Advanced verbal and written communication skills to help drive solutions.

Desired Experience:

Experience with a team using TDD/BDD/DDD.

Technical depth to understand technical patterns and practices that enable agility.

Ability to interface with, present to and communicate to senior leaders.

Experience in scaling Agile: Familiarity with scaling Agile frameworks, particularly SAFe, and the ability to adapt these frameworks to the organization's needs.

Advanced certifications: While certifications are not the primary focus, advanced certifications in Agile practices can be a differentiator.