GovCIO - Springfield, IL

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Remote - Springfield, IL

About the position

GovCIO is currently seeking a Senior Scrum Master/Project Manager to lead and coordinate activities across two scrum teams while also interfacing with other contract teams and the Government change control board. This role is primarily remote, although candidates located in the DC area are preferred. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that scrum and development activities are effectively coordinated, which includes managing user stories, bugs, deployments, and documentation. The Senior Scrum Master will assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client satisfaction goals. In this position, the Senior Scrum Master will develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and will be involved in intervention and problem-solving with team members, working closely with development, test, and technical leads. The role requires reporting to the contract Program Manager and acting as a senior scrum master by holding scrum of scrums, monitoring the project backlog, and assisting scrum team leads. Additionally, the Senior Scrum Master will provide oversight for the Operations support Kanban board in support of the Operations Project Manager. The responsibilities also include entering Requests for Change and acting as Change Coordinator with the Government Change Control Board. The Senior Scrum Master will monitor and assist with the production of project and release documentation with the two scrum teams, as well as monitor risks and issues across the scrum teams, collaborating with the Program Manager and team leads for resolutions. The role involves working with system integration teams on coordination points and common requirements, assisting with other project leadership tasks as needed, ensuring adherence to quality standards, and conducting project meetings while being responsible for project tracking, analysis, and reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinates scrum and development activities across two scrum teams and with other system contract teams.
  • Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
  • Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with team members.
  • Reports to the contract Program Manager.
  • Acts as senior scrum master holding a scrum of scrums, monitoring the project backlog, and assisting scrum team leads.
  • Provides oversight for the Operations support Kanban board, in support of the Operations Project Manager.
  • Enters Requests for Change and acts as Change Coordinator with the Government Change Control Board.
  • Monitors and assists with production of project and release documentation with the two scrum teams.
  • Monitors risks and issues across the scrum teams and works with the Program Manager and team leads for resolutions.
  • Works with the system integration teams on coordination points and common requirements.
  • Assists with other project leadership tasks as needed.
  • Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.
  • Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking, analysis and reporting.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or commensurate experience.
  • Certified Scrum Master with active experience as a scrum master across complex project schedules.
  • Experience with change control boards in a Government environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of SDLC phases and producing system documentation best practices.
  • Attention to detail and hands-on management of multiple tasks and teams.
  • Direct experience with Jira or DevOps, Agile metrics, and backlog management.
  • Direct experience writing user stories and grooming.
  • Must be able to acquire and maintain PBGC Public Trust clearance.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in the Scaled Agile Framework.
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