Senior Scrum Master

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Scrum Master Senior to join our team! For this position the work is remote but a onetime trip to Clarksburg WV customer site is required for processing with the customer.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:        

• Facilitates for an agile development team within the SAFe framework.

• Leads the organization and change agent for Lean-Agile techniques, processes, and principles.

• Helps the other team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate; with the goal of assisting the team meet their Iteration Objectives.

• Supports and reinforces the team rules.

• Facilitates the team’s progress toward team goals. Continuously engaged in challenging the team to improve performance, quality, predictability, and velocity.

• Leads team efforts in relentless improvement – Helps the team improve and take responsibility for their actions; facilitates the team retrospective. Teaches problem-solving techniques and helps the team become better problem-solvers for themselves.

• Facilitates meetings – Facilitates all team meetings, including (where applicable) the Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective.

• Supports the Product Owner – The Scrum Master helps the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.

• Eliminates impediments – Many blocking issues will be beyond the team’s authority or may require support from other teams. The Scrum Master actively addresses these issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the Iteration.

• Protects and communicates – Communicates with management and outside stakeholders; helps protect the team from uncontrolled expansion of work.

• Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events – Assists the team in preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or IT related field and 10 years of related experience OR an equivalency of education and experience.

• Experience with leading teams across functions.

• Experience with large scale PI planning events.

• Experienced with Coaching in Agile Environments.

• Ability to continuously provide process improvement to a wide range of stake holders.

• Ability to solve a range of problems independently.

Clearance Requirements:

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