Certified Scrum Master
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) · Dayton, OH · 4 days ago
EngineeringFull-time
MTSI is seeking a Certified Scrum Master to support our customer in Dayton, OH.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate scrum events, such as daily stand ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives
- Support and educate product owners to ensure priorities align with product goals and the product backlog is maintained
- Mentor team on Agile principles and practices
- Promote an environment of continuous improvement
- Facilitate clear and transparent communication between the team and the stakeholders
- Ensure team readiness to present at Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM)
- Collaborate with scrum masters in Scrum of Scrums
- Prepare team for quarterly release planning events
- May be required to perform activities within NASIC and adhere to security requirements for access to classified information
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship with an active TS/SCI Security Clearance
- Bachelor's Degree
- Experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Team Agreements, Definition of Done, Definition of Ready, Acceptance Criteria
- Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and maintaining the product backlog
- Experience with JIRA and Confluence tools
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (Scrum Alliance preferred)
Required Experience
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- 8+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master
- Ability to adjust to requirements evolution
- Excellent communication skills — demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal form
- Knowledge of the SDLC and interrelationships with agile development
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) certification from Scrum Alliance
- Flexibility to support software testing activities, as dictated by priorities, to include:
- Designing test plans and procedures to verify requirements
- Executing test procedures against the code baseline
- Preparing test reports detailing results of testing
- Updating tracking software with the results of testing
- Working closely with users to verify requirements and software acceptance
- Experience writing test utilities using programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or C++
- Experience with automated test tools (e.g., TestComplete, Google Test, QF-Test)