Senior Scrum Master in Washington, District Of Columbia

Req ID: RQ192287

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2)

Job Family: Scrum

Skills:

Mentorship,Risk Management,Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe),Software Development

Certifications:

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – ScrumAlliance

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to support the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and their critical mission needs.

As a Senior Scrum Master, you will be an integral part of a scaling agile delivery team focused on delivering new customer-facing web-based applications with an emphasis on providing high value features to our customers and internal teams.

**This role is hybrid with 1-2 days a week onsite in Silver Spring, MD and/or at the GDIT office in Gaithersburg, MD. Must be within commuting distance. Travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

Responsibilities:

• Organize and facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, Sprint Planning/Grooming, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives

• Maintain JIRA and other information radiators for the teams

• Mentor and coach team members on core Agile values, principles, practices, and processes

• Effectively highlight and share the team’s successes through demos and reporting

• Enable team to become self-organizing and self-managing to achieve its goals

• Work with the functional team to develop release plans and ensure product backlogs are well-groomed, prioritized and visible to all stakeholders

• Motivate teams to perform and ensure team members are collectively responsible for all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.)

• Identify, address, and communicate project risks, dependencies, and team impediments

• Ensure the team’s “definition of done” is well defined on the story, sprint, and release levels

• Facilitate productivity through discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution

• Shield the team from external interferences

• Assist with internal and external communication, and improving transparency

• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on problem solving

• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team

• Coach a continuous improvement mindset and recommend adjustments to established delivery practices

• Participate in Scrum of Scrum meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans and integration of testing activities

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including customers

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ of experience in Agile development environment

• Experience with using and implementing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Experience with software development or working in software development organization

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile Certified Scrum Master (PMI-ACP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• FDA experience highly preferred

• Energetic, goal oriented, proactive, innovative, hardworking, and patient

• Ability to manage multiple projects and work rapidly in a high tempo environment that often requires multitasking

• Ability to create, sustain, and enhance fostering of team dynamics and collaboration

The likely salary range for this position is $110,614 – $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.