Metrostar Systems - Washington, DC
posted 2 months ago
As a Scrum Master at MetroStar Systems, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and the development team. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure effective communication and collaboration throughout the software development lifecycle. You will guide and implement Scrum practices to enhance the team's productivity and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality products. This position requires a highly skilled and versatile professional who can adapt to the dynamic needs of the organization and its projects. In this role, you will collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements. You will conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and other requirement-gathering techniques to elicit necessary information. Your ability to translate business requirements into functional and non-functional specifications will be essential. You will also validate requirements to ensure they align with business objectives. As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate Scrum events, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. You will coach and mentor the team on Agile principles, practices, and values, fostering an environment of continuous improvement. Tracking and reporting team progress and metrics to stakeholders will be part of your responsibilities, as well as acting as a liaison between the business stakeholders and the development team. You will assist in project planning, resource allocation, and risk management, ensuring that project milestones and deliverables are met in a timely manner. Identifying and managing project dependencies and critical paths, as well as mitigating risks and issues that may impact project success, will also be key aspects of your role.