Sr Scrum Master

TEKsystems
$65.00 - $75.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, D.C., Washington
Jan 17, 2025
Job Posting Title: Scrum Master Project Details: The client is undertaking a digital transformation that requires enterprise agility paired with the retooling of our technology stack to speed up delivery and expand our reach. The Digital Factory organization is leading this charge by advancing our Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) ways of working across the organization. To drive this transformation, the Scrum Master is a key role within the Integration & Interoperability team that leads multiple cross-functional teams, guiding them on how to use Agile, SAFe, Scrum, and Lean (e.g., Kanban) values/practices through servant leadership. The Scrum Master creates and nurtures a culture of continuous learning, growth mindset, and agile maturity in teams/ART through agile practices, agile mindset, metrics, SAFe guidelines, removes blockers, and partners with leadership. They exhibit and permeate the behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader with a Lean-Agile Mindset. Essential Functions: * Facilitate the team's progress toward team goals. Act as the team facilitator and continuously engage in challenging the old ways of working to improve team-level performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, velocity, and other metrics defined by the enterprise. Help the team focus on daily and Iteration goals in the context of the current Program Increment (PI) or Release Objectives. Lead team efforts in relentless improvement, help the team improve and take responsibility for their actions; facilitate the team retrospective. Teach problem-solving techniques and help the team become better problem-solvers for themselves. Facilitate team meetings such as Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, Iteration Retrospective, etc. Ensure the DoD (Definition of Done) and other team-level working agreements are being followed. Facilitate discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution within the team to improve team-level performance and value delivery. * Eliminate impediments by engaging the right stakeholders within the organization or partner organizations. The Scrum Master supports the team in addressing and eliminating these issues to improve the likelihood of achieving the objectives of the Iteration. Assist with internal and external communication and improve transparency. * Support the team's efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams. The Scrum Master takes a lead role in coordinating work with other teams to improve flow and throughput. Frequently represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS) or other ceremonies to plan and execute the work. Help the team remain aware of opportunities to engage and improve larger program effectiveness. Help the team build effective relationships with the supporting teams like User Experience, Architecture, Shared Services, etc. Support the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope. * Exhibit the behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader to nurture a Lean-Agile Mindset in the team, leadership, and the program. Provide input and participate in initiatives to improve business agility in the team/program/enterprise. Identify and support the culture change required to improve agility. Required Knowledge and Experience: * Knowledge of Lean Agile values, principles, and practices. * Knowledge of Lean Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban. * Knowledge of Scaling frameworks like SAFe. * Demonstrate strong and clear accountability for program success. * Knowledge of Product Ownership, DevOps, Test Automation practices, etc. * Excellent written and oral communication skills. * Self-starter with the ability to prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines. * Ability to organize data and create metrics/reports/dashboards. * Proficient in Microsoft Office programs and industry-standard Agile tools. * Ability to drive change at different levels, manage conflicts constructively. * Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. * Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. * Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging. Skills: * SAFe * Agile * Jira * User stories * Sprint * Scrum * Agile methodology * Scaled Agile Framework * Scaled Agile * Agile methodologies Additional Skills & Qualifications: * Education Level: Bachelor's Degree. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience. * Experience: 5 years in the use of Agile/Scrum/Lean/SAFe practices and methodology in delivering business/customer value; or in equivalent methodology in IT delivery. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience as a Scrum Master or Kanban practitioner in a prior role. * Experience being part of a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Agile Release Train. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00 Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position will be accepting applications until Jan 29, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.