SAFe Scrum Master

ManTech - Frederick, MD

Full-time

Remote - Frederick, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The SAFe Scrum Master at ManTech International plays a crucial role in leading and overseeing program management services for a large-scale, enterprise IT services global contract. This position focuses on fostering high-performing team dynamics and continuous improvement within Agile practices, while also ensuring effective collaboration among cross-functional teams. The role is remote and emphasizes the importance of strong leadership and a deep understanding of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Act as a servant leader and coach for a SAFe Agile team.
• Remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement.
• Responsible for the continuous improvement of Agile practices in an Agile program.
• Identify and provide trainings to promote Agile maturity.
• Facilitate the core Agile team events and best practices (Planning, Retrospective, Refinement, Review/Demo, Team Sync).
• Work with Product Owners to identify priorities.
• Work collaboratively among cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with the Release Train Engineer (RTE).

Requirements

• A certified SAFe Scrum Master/Team Coach.
• A bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of (2) two years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• Previous agile experience, particularly Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience working on large-scale programs with multiple Agile teams.
• Experience with or knowledge of SAFe Agile.
• Experience with Agile tools such as: Jira, Mural, Confluence, and Whiteboard for planning and tracking work performed by teams.

Nice-to-haves

• A certified SAFe Agilist.
• A certified SAFe for Teams.