Scrum Master (Public Trust), Mid Level

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Job Summary:

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider seeking a Scrum Master with experience in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology. The role involves facilitating Agile ceremonies, maintaining sprint cadence, and managing team performance for a federal client's data analytics platform.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos) for a platform and infrastructure engineering team.

• Maintain sprint cadence and backlog hygiene in collaboration with the Product Owner and technical leads.

• Leading the team in Jira best practices, track and report on sprint velocity, burndown, and delivery metrics.

• Provide regular reports on team performance, risks, successes and failures to the program leadership team.

• Identify and remove impediments to team progress and escalate risks as needed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or similar field preferred.

• 3 years of experience in Agile project delivery, including 2+ years as a Scrum Master or Product Owner for software development team, specifically open-source, cloud-native technologies.

• US Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

• MUST RESIDE IN THE United States (U.S.) and the work MUST BE PERFORMED in the United States (U.S.), as this work is for a federal contract and laws do apply

Preferred:

• Scrum Master certification

• SAFe Certifications preferred

• Expert level skill working within Agile tooling, preferably with Atlassian Software (Jira/Confluence) or Azure DevOps/related platforms.

• Experience leading Scrum teams in a variety of contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.).

• Experience leading SAFe ceremonies, particularly Planning Interval Planning

• Experience with public sector modernization projects and/or systems and milestone-based delivery models.

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, microservices, and containerized deployments.

• Experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Continuous Delivery, Automated Testing

• Highly skilled in team facilitation, conflict resolution, implementing best practices, team empowerment and creating a culture of transparency.

• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team including program managers, data analysts, and stakeholder engagement specialists.

Company:

ICF is a global consulting and technology services provider focused on making big things possible for our clients. Founded in 1969, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, team size 5001-10000 employees, currently Public Company.