IT Business Analyst II – Scrum Master
Job Summary
GAMA-1 is seeking a qualified remote IT Business Analyst II – Scrum Master candidate to join our team in supporting a large-scale government program. The IT Business Analyst II – Scrum Master plays a critical role in an Agile Release Train of the Scaled Agile Framework and is expected to act as a lean-agile leader, and team coach to deliver added value to the stakeholders. Prefer demonstrated experience in leading by example, instilling lean, agile practices, and guiding with the necessary system-thinking mindset to achieve higher productivity.The candidate must be forward-thinking and possess a passion for providing facilitation and guidance for agile teams that are rapidly delivering value to their customers, leveraging concepts of Agile SAFe, Lean, and Kanban.
Responsibilities
- Work with teams to facilitate and guide engineers and staff on agile practices.
- Drive cross team impediments, planning, collaboration, and coordination.
- Collaborate with Product Owner and team to collectively plan cycles, team sync, backlog refinement, and continuous communications.
- Facilitate team events, coach the teams, and assist them to deliver added value by closely working with Product Owner and Enterprise Architect & Management.
- Identify and proactively work to remove barriers, influence decisions, and improve the entire delivery system.
- Help the team and ART end-users understand their impact on the overall picture of the decision-making process.
- Prepare and support ART PI Planning
Essential Skills / Qualifications
- Certification: CSM or PSM, with a SAFe Certification
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills; prior experience working in a matrix and geographically distributed organization
- Mastery in managing and facilitating across teams
- At least 3 years of demonstrated Scrum Master experience, or similar technical role in a software development environment
- At least 1 year demonstrated experience in SAFe
- At least 3 years of software delivery management covering all aspects of SDLC
- 2 years of experience with Project Management Tools: MS Project, SharePoint, Jira, Office 365, Slack
- Ability to work concurrently with 3-5 Scrum Teams
- Demonstrate drive, initiative, and creativity
- Logical, organized, and execution oriented
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Desired Skills
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) preferred.
- PI Planning experience.
- Understanding cloud computing technologies, IT business drivers, and emerging computing trends and technologies.
- Experience in the Federal Sector is a plus.
- Additional Certification: CSPO Certification, SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, Agile Project Management (e.g. Jira/Confluence/MS Project), AWS/MS Azure Certifications.
Education
- BS or higher in a technology-related field. MS/MBA is a plus.
The base salary range for this position is: $108,113.03 - $152,400.30This base salary range represents a general guideline. An individual’s base salary within that range is determined based on a variety of factors, including (without limitation) the scope, complexities, and responsibilities of the position, the government contract to which the position is assigned, geographic location, market conditions, and the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and skills.GAMA-1 also offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) savings plan, training and career development opportunities, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO - to cover vacation, illness or disability, appointments, emergencies or other situations that require time off from work).
For more information click here.ABOUT GAMA-1GAMA-1 is a rapidly growing technology business that is based in Greenbelt, Maryland. GAMA-1 Technologies provides strategic information assurance, information security, and business enterprise and networking solutions to the Federal Government. Our success is based on the utilization of industry and agency standards, establishment of standardized processes, and IT Services expertise. At GAMA-1, we believe employees should grow, achieve, and develop just as the company grows, achieves, and develops.
GAMA-1 is committed to providing our employees with opportunities for career advancement throughout their employment. For more information, visit www.gama1tech.comGAMA-1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), domestic violence victims, political orientation, status as a smoker or tobacco user, hairstyle, use of a service animal, education status, familial status, HIV/AIDS status, height, weight, reproductive healthcare decisions or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
