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Noblis Software Development Scrum Master in Washington, District Of Columbia
Responsibilities
Noblis is helping FAA manage large and complex telecommunications and information management programs that use state of the art technologies to deliver enterprise infrastructure services essential to the safe and efficient operation of the largest, safest, and most complex aviation systems in the world. We are seeking smart, passionate, and motivated people to join our proven team in a challenging and rewarding work environment where you will be actively engaged at the intersection of technology and operations enhancing our nation’s aviation system. If you want to be involved in acquiring, implementing, and managing the communications and information solutions to achieve our nation’s aviation vision, this is the job for yo u!
Responsibilities:
Prepare for, coordinate, and facilitate Scrum Ceremonies (daily scrums, bi-weekly sprint planning, review, and retrospective), scrum-of-scrum meetings, and backlog grooming sessions with several technical teams that support a portfolio of web-based applications.
Work with product owners and other team members to drive consensus around defining clear sprint goals, priorities, and scope.
Coach and guide the development team on Agile principles and practices.
Identify and remove any obstacles or impediments that may hinder the team's progress.
Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
Schedule and facilitating scrum events, meetings, cause and effect analysis, and decision-making processes.
Foster a positive and collaborative team environment that promotes transparency and continuous improvement.
Monitor and track project progress, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and deadlines.
Provide regular status updates to project stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and managing expectations.
Create, maintain, and organize backlog of epics, stories, and tasks in Jira
Manage project and team documentation in Confluence
Perform administrative activities to maintain our CMMI-DEV Level 3 accreditation
Compile, analyze, and present metrics about time estimation accuracy, team velocity, and burndown rate to the development, management teams, and to corporate systems
Review and provide feedback on drafted user stories and epics to ensure alignment with user story standards, as requested
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or similar
Minimum 3 years of experience, to include a minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience as a project coordinator, Business Analyst and/or as Scrum Master in Agile environment
Expert knowledge and demonstrated experience using requirements management tools such as VersionOne and JIRA
Strong self-organization and self-management skills, with emphasis on self-initiation and follow through; interest in supporting projects through to completion
Experience with implementing agile practices for large scale, complex systems
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
Strong organizational and creativity skills, able to maintain composure in a challenging environment and promote a sensible and logical approach to issues
Strong interpersonal skills, able to work well in a mixed team of government personnel and other contractors
Desired Qualifications
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
Experience with Lean or SAFe a plus
Experience with full software development lifecycle (discovery, requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, training) a plus
FAA experience a plus
Ability to support multiple projects
Experience in integrating with third party applications
Overview
Noblis (http://www.noblis.org/) and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI , and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Noblis -About Us (https://careers.noblis.org/about-noblis/)
Why work at a Noblis company?
Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards (http://www.noblis.org/about/Awards/) . Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.
Salary Range Explanation
At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting theBenefits (https://careers.noblis.org/benefits/) page on ourCareers (https://careers.noblis.org/) site.
Salary at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, and clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is provided within the posting and are based on full time status. Part time staff receive a prorated salary based on regularly scheduled hours. The estimated minimum and maximum displayed represents the broadest range for this position (inclusive of high geographic and high clearance requirements), and is just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package for employees.
Posted Salary Range
USD $74,500.00 - USD $130,400.00 /Yr.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org .
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Posted Date 1 week ago (4/25/2024 3:49 PM)
Requisition # 23217
Security Clearance Public Trust
Employment Type Full Time
Portal Location : Location US-DC-Washington
Company Noblis