Scrum Master
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Scrum Master optimizing enterprise-level Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul strategies for DoD and US Air Force. Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and improve team performance with agile practices.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to promote continuous improvement.
- Establish and maintain the sprint cadence to ensure the team achieves consistent velocity and delivers reliable outcomes.
- Identify and remove obstacles that impede team progress, escalating issues as appropriate to ensure timely resolution.
- Coordinate activities across data engineering, natural language processing (NLP), and machine learning teams to enable effective cross-functional integration.
- Monitor and report on comprehensive sprint metrics such as velocity, burndown, and team capacity to support data-driven decision-making.
- Protect the team from external distractions while maintaining strong alignment with overarching program objectives.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to team members and stakeholders, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and best practices.
- Manage interdependencies among technical tracks and facilitate the resolution of blockers that span multiple teams.
- Lead stakeholder demonstration sessions that highlight incremental program progress and foster stakeholder engagement.
- Coordinate sprint-related activities in alignment with overall program and project management requirements.
- Ensure that sprint outcomes support scheduled project milestones and comply with Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables.
- Foster transparency by implementing visual management tools and promoting clear, consistent communication of progress.
- Manage and maintain the project risk register, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and addressed proactively.
- Establish a regular reporting cadence to keep stakeholders informed of project status, risks, and accomplishments.
- Oversee the identification, refinement, and management of both product and sprint backlogs to ensure alignment with team priorities and capacity.
- Track daily sprint progress and collaborate on scheduling to ensure alignment with ongoing maintenance and operational activities.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field
- 7+ years of agile project management experience
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification
- Direct experience facilitating data science or analytics projects
- Proven track record of improving team velocity and delivery quality
- Advanced knowledge of sprint planning techniques and agile metrics
- Experience identifying and removing complex impediments across technical domains
- Exceptional facilitation and conflict resolution skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Demonstrated experience with agile project management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Ability to operate effectively in remote/hybrid team environments
- Current NACI or ability to obtain
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Professional development opportunities


















