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ID #17325884
State Virginia
City Fairfax
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Peraton
Showed 2021-07-26
Date 2021-07-25
Deadline 2021-09-23
Category Software/QA/DBA/etc
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Principal Scrum Master

Virginia, Fairfax, 22030 Fairfax USA

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Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our 22,000 employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Peraton is seeking a Scrum Master to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Fairfax, VA. The qualified candidate should have strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills with a keen attention to detail. Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Perform Scrum Master duties in a Scaled Agile Framework project; work as a part of an Agile Development (Scrum) Team(s)
  • Background in Agile Software Development, specifically ability to facilitate product backlog maintenance with well written features and user stories
  • Experienced in using engineering environments and tools that support agile development, and especially SAFe, such as JIRA, CA Agile Rally, VersionOne, Confluence, IBM ELM
  • Ensure Agile development teams collaborate effectively with other trains/teams and shared services to determine the best implementation approach that aligns with software architecture as defined at high-level and supports the project Concept of Operations
  • Ensure all Agile teams follow defined software architecture guidelines established for program for effective implementation of end-to-end capability threads
  • Organize and facilitate daily stand ups, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other meetings SAFe Agile ceremonies
  • Track and communicate Agile metrics which may include team velocity and sprint/Program Increment (PI) progress within the Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework
  • Fulfill the role of the Scrum Master, leading Agile development teams in the delivery of business critical, enterprise software in increments to production systems
  • Ensure the Scrum Framework is implemented effectively and provides coaching and training at the team level to empower the team to self-organize
  • Assist with internal and external communication to improve transparency, identify and remove impediments
  • Assist with making appropriate commitments to deliver business value through story selection, definition of tasks and estimation
  • Participate proactively in developing and maintaining standards, tools and best practices
  • Provide support with risk management, release management, and facilitate release planning activities maintaining and improving the flow of value delivery

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal or Sr Principal level.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal level:
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and five (5) years of experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Scrum Master on a Scrum team and at least one of those 2 years in supporting SAFe framework
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience teaching others how to become Agile
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in supporting software development project with exposure to all phases of software lifecycle, requirement to operations
  • Certification: Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
  • U.S. Citizenship and active polygraph clearance.
Basic Qualifications for a Sr Principal level:
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and nine (9) years of experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Scrum Master on a Scrum team and at least one of those 2 years in supporting SAFe framework
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience teaching others how to become Agile
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in supporting software development project with exposure to all phases of software lifecycle, requirement to operations
  • Certification: Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
  • U.S. Citizenship and active polygraph clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with scrum project management, agile software development, and software version control management
  • In-depth knowledge of customer's lifecycles, standards, and supporting processes and practices
  • Experience with multiple Agile teams in different organizations
  • Ability to understand technical legacy systems and associated component functionalities
  • Experience with enterprise architecture, application planning, and deployment
Preferred Certifications: Certification in one or more of these designations is preferred:
  • SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)®
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

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