Scrum Master

Vista Innovative Services, LLC is seeking a Scrum Master to add to our Enterprise Analytics and Systems Support Services (EASSS) team in support of Human Resources Command (HRC) Enterprise Modernization Directorate (EMoD).

Responsibilities Include:

• Facilitates and guides a software development product owner, team, and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum concepts, values, practices, and principles focusing on improving team effectiveness.
• Making sure everyone on the team understands the project’s goals and scope.
• Helping the product owner maintain the product backlog.
• Facilitating Scrum events (daily standups, other meetings) as needed.
• Manage Agile development teams reporting to include Burn Up Charts, Burn Down Charts and Velocity charts for each agile team and the projects they are working on.
• Number of stories removed from sprint.
• Story completion ratio and story point completion ratio (percent complete/percent planned)
• Schedule variance (actual stories completed - planned stories)
• For releases that span multiple sprints the charts above will display both current sprint and the cumulative sprints for that release.
• Coaching the organization on the transition to a working scrum framework.
• Coordinating internal resources and vendors for the flawless executions of projects.
• Ensuring that all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
• Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of an agile framework or method or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices.
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques.
• Planning and problem solving with project management and delivery teams.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of product of project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Secret Clearance
• Certified Scrum Master
• 9 years’ experience in Transition related roles.
• 9 years’ experience in supervising and managing IT support personnel.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.