Scrum Master (Remote)

$89,712 - $178,178/Yr

CareFirst of Maryland - Reston, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Reston, VA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Scrum Master leads a cross-functional team by guiding them in Agile, Scrum, and Lean practices through servant leadership. The role focuses on fostering a culture of continuous learning and agile maturity, while also ensuring the team meets its goals and improves performance metrics. The Scrum Master facilitates team meetings, removes impediments, and supports communication and collaboration within and across teams to enhance overall program effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the team's progress toward goals and engages in improving team performance.
• Acts as the team facilitator and challenges old working methods to enhance quality and predictability.
• Leads team efforts in continuous improvement and facilitates team retrospectives.
• Teaches problem-solving techniques to empower the team.
• Facilitates key team meetings such as Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, and Retrospectives.
• Ensures adherence to the Definition of Done and team agreements.
• Eliminates impediments by engaging relevant stakeholders.
• Supports internal and external communication to improve transparency.
• Coordinates work with other teams to enhance flow and throughput.
• Represents the team in Scrum of Scrums and other ceremonies.
• Supports the Product Owner in managing the backlog and team dynamics.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or 4 additional years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5 years of experience using Agile/Scrum/Lean/SAFe practices in IT delivery.
• Knowledge of Lean Agile values, principles, and practices.
• Familiarity with Lean frameworks like Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience with Scaling frameworks like SAFe.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as a Scrum Master or Kanban practitioner.
• Experience in a SAFe Agile Release Train.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive programs
• 401k contribution programs