Scrum Master

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: USA VA Herndon
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ219174


Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Other

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
Other

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Agile Methodology, Agile Projects, Daily Scrum
Certifications:
None
Experience:
3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

SCRUM MASTER SENIOR

GDIT, a Federal marketplace leader in next-generation IT solutions and professional services, is seeking highly qualified and motivated IT professionals like you who are eager to contribute to our critical Homeland Security missions. For the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), GDIT anticipates performing software development and application enhancements on the Mission Systems Lifecycle Support (MSLS) contract using Agile and DevSecOps processes. GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join an Agile Team utilizing CI/CD pipeline to support one our nation's most critical homeland missions - the storage and processing of biometric and associated biographic information for national security, law enforcement, immigration and border management, intelligence, background investigations, and associated testing, training, management reporting, planning and analysis.

GDIT is seeking highly motivated Scrum Master to join our growing team to define and support our mission-critical applications for our DHS customer. The successful candidate(s) will provide support to the Agile Teams by transforming client business needs into user stories that accurately capture functional requirements. Perform as an advocate of the client Product Owner in accordance with Agile Scrum and Kanban best practices. This includes involvement with users to define system scope and objectives, as well as documenting functional requirements. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Write user stories and functional requirements using JIRA application
Ability to assign points for user stories
Provide support and technical advice throughout Agile sprint cycles
Assist in validating enhancements to existing system in addition to coordinating with developer and tester personnel
Implementing scrum/agile project lifecycle approach to software development
Leading daily scrum calls, refinement and estimation sessions, planning, prioritizing and retrospective session
Integrating with the sprint teams to deliver functionality

Required Skills / Qualifications
U.S. Citizenship
DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability
BS or equivalent + 5 years related experience
Experience developing Agile user stories for an IT Mission System
Certification in SAFe, SCRUM or Kanban

Desired Skills / Qualifications
BS in computer science or information systems field of study
Experience in Agile and DevOps methodologies
Proven track record as a self-learner keeping current with the latest techniques including automated testing and continuous integration
Experience in Jira
Ability to manage different features within a sprint

The likely salary range for this position is $107,744 - $126,500. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA VA Herndon

Additional Work Locations:
Any Location / Remote

Total Rewards at GDIT:
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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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 50 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.

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