Junior Scrum Master (Remote)
About the position
We are seeking a skilled Junior Scrum Master to guide our teams in delivering high-quality solutions through effective Agile practices. If you're passionate about enabling others to do their best work and enjoy bringing clarity and structure to complex initiatives, we'd love to have your expertise to lead the Agile journey supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Position Description: The Junior Scrum Master will coach a development team and focus on sprint goals using scrum principles and concepts to ensure a project is successfully progressing. This role supports the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Responsibilities
• Assists software development teams to apply the Scrum framework
• Educates teams on refining and maintaining the product backlog
• Plans out deliverables and helps teams monitor performance
• Resolves issues that hinder the teams' work
• Manages each project's scope and timeline
• Coordinates sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups
• Facilitates internal communication and effective collaboration
• Utilizes project and issue tracking tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira)
• Utilizes the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Requirements
• 2 years of scrum master experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field
• SAFe Scrum Master Certification (SSM)
• Knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (e.g., definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Ability to communicate technical ideas in a non-technical way
• Ability to facilitate discussion and decision making
• Knowledge of techniques used to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g., Burndown charts, various Retrospective formats, handling bugs)
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks and techniques (e.g., Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Kanban, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, continuous testing, pairing, Agile games)
• Knowledge of software development and the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience with project and issue tracking tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira)
• Experience with Microsoft (MS) Teams online collaboration tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience with problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years
Nice-to-haves
• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (preferred)
Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for you and your family.
• Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company.
• Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital.
• Additional Life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.
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We are seeking a skilled Junior Scrum Master to guide our teams in delivering high-quality solutions through effective Agile practices. If you're passionate about enabling others to do their best work and enjoy bringing clarity and structure to complex initiatives, we'd love to have your expertise to lead the Agile journey supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Position Description: The Junior Scrum Master will coach a development team and focus on sprint goals using scrum principles and concepts to ensure a project is successfully progressing. This role supports the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Responsibilities
• Assists software development teams to apply the Scrum framework
• Educates teams on refining and maintaining the product backlog
• Plans out deliverables and helps teams monitor performance
• Resolves issues that hinder the teams' work
• Manages each project's scope and timeline
• Coordinates sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups
• Facilitates internal communication and effective collaboration
• Utilizes project and issue tracking tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira)
• Utilizes the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Requirements
• 2 years of scrum master experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field
• SAFe Scrum Master Certification (SSM)
• Knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (e.g., definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Ability to communicate technical ideas in a non-technical way
• Ability to facilitate discussion and decision making
• Knowledge of techniques used to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g., Burndown charts, various Retrospective formats, handling bugs)
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks and techniques (e.g., Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Kanban, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, continuous testing, pairing, Agile games)
• Knowledge of software development and the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience with project and issue tracking tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira)
• Experience with Microsoft (MS) Teams online collaboration tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience with problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years
Nice-to-haves
• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (preferred)
Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for you and your family.
• Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company.
• Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital.
• Additional Life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.
Apply Now
Apply Now