Administrative Skills, Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Cadence, Consulting, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Internet/IP Telephony, Plan Meetings, Process Improvement, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, ScrumMaster, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Sprint Planning, Standup Meetings, Technical Writing, Top Secret Clearance, Training/Teaching, United States Air Force (USAF), United States Citizen, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Willing to Travel
Overview
Scrum Master
LOCATION: San Antono, TX (no remote)
JOB STATUS: FT
CLEARANCE: TS/SCI
TRAVEL: 0%
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Scrum Master for the Engineering, Professional, and Administrative Support Services contract, supporting the US Air Force Unified Platform.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Masters degree and 12 years of directly related experience, of which 5 years must be in DoD; or 15 years of directly related experience in lieu of masters degree, of which 5 years must be in DoD; or 20 years' experience in lieu of degree.
- US citizenship
- Current Secret clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
- Scrum master experience
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Experience in scaled agile environment
- Continuous development/continuous integration (CD/CI) experience
- A relevant SAFe certification is preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Facilitate daily standups (or the daily scrum)
- Participate in iteration/sprint planning meetings to protect the team from over-committing and scope creep. Aid in estimation and sub-task creation.
- Participate in sprint reviews and capture feedback.
- Note areas for improvement and action items for future sprints.
- Administer the scrum board. Ensure that cards are up to date and scrum tool is working well.
- Meet individually with team members and stakeholders as needed. Iron out team disagreements about process and work styles.
- Consult with team members and internal stakeholders on how best to work with the scrum team.
- Analyze burndown chartsand other portfolio planning tools to understand what gets built and at what cadence.
- Eliminate external blockers and manage internal roadblocks through process or workflow improvements.
- Provide training evaluations that include assessments of and recommendations for improvements to system training, training equipment, simulator requirements, technical documentation, and equipment and simulator designs.
- Support training required to execute test activities.
- Support the development of program specific handbooks and training courses (including computer-based training).
- Assist in training, implementation and execution of policies, practices, and procedures through various venues, working groups, Integrated Process Teams (IPT), independent assessment visits, consultation visits, and tailored instruction.