SCRUM Master - Abile Group, Inc.

Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Scrum Master on a 10 year contract providing User Facing and Data Center Services supporting an Intelligence Community customer. All the personnel on the team will work together to support innovative design, engineering, procurement, implementation, operations, sustainment and disposal of user facing and data center information technology (IT) services on multiple networks and security domains, at multiple locations worldwide, to support the IC mission.

The right candidate will possess the below skills and qualifications and be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.

• Guides scrum-team through all sprints of a program increment, removing impediments and championing the team

• Organizes and facilitates sprint planning and release planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other agile related events

• Tracks and communicates team metrics and sprint/release progress to all teams and management

• Assists the scrum team in developing and estimating user stories that are clearly articulated with well-defined acceptance criteria

• Updates agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs

• Assists with internal and external communication

• Assists product owners with backlog grooming

• Assists team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition

• Determines and removes impediments that interfere with the ability of the teams to deliver assigned goals

• Facilitates discussion and conflict resolution

• Promotes continuous improvement and help teams to increase velocity

• Promotes a collaborative team environment that fosters experimentation, creativity and innovation

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI clearance required to start and must be able to obtain a CI Poly

Degree and Years of Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, and work experience

Desired Certifications:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification
• Scaled Agile Framework for the enterprise (SAFe) Agilist Certification

Required Skills:

• Experience leading Agile Scrum teams in a cloud environment

• Strong understanding of DevSecOps and /or software/application development processes

• Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles, methods, and techniques

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Experience with Atlassian Agile Products; specifically JIRA and Con

Desired Skills: 

• 5+ years of experience working within the DoD or IC Community

Abile Group, Inc. was formed in July 2004 to partner with the Intelligence Community and their Contractors in the areas of Enterprise Analytics & Performance Management, IT & Systems Engineering and Program & Project Management. We have significant experience with the Federal Government and are an EDWOSB dedicated to our employees and clients.  We are looking for high performing employees who enjoy providing advice and guidance along with solutions development and implementation support, crafted by combining industry best practices with the clients’ subject matter experience and Abile’s breadth of expertise. 

Abile Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.  Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email careers@abilegroup.com with requested details.  A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days. 

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