Scrum Master

Responsible for facilitating Agile execution for the Decennial Budget Integration Tool (DBiT) Support Services contract with the U.S. Census Bureau (USCB).

Responsibilities

• Remove impediments, protect the team's sprint commitments, and enforce the disciplined use of Jira work tracking and GitHub source-code management so that every change is traceable to an approved work item.
• Work in an Agile Scrum execution team to ensure all contract deliverables, program milestones, and reporting requirements are met in support of program objectives.
• Lead all DBiT Agile Scrum activities, including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Work directly with the USCB customer to understand development priorities and ensure they are reflected in current and upcoming sprints.
• Lead, coordinate, and organize meetings with technical team members and customers, and facilitate technical discussions with subject-matter experts.
• Maintain a highly visible Kanban/Scrum workflow (Backlog, In Progress, Peer Review, QA/Testing, Ready for Delivery) so the status of every deliverable is tracked in real time.
• Identify, track, and remove impediments; escalate risks and blockers to the Program Manager per established communication paths.
• Oversee the diligent use of source-code management so that code and scripts across all technical areas are checked in and traceable to the individual user and Jira work item.
• Document business requirements, processes, procedures, meeting notes, and newly discovered requirements in Confluence, keeping the team's knowledge repository current and preventing knowledge silos.
• Support the program schedule baseline across the period of performance, particularly for Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables.
• Provide status and progress toward interim and final deliverables for the Program Weekly and Monthly Status Reports to the USCB.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be able to meet and maintain eligibility requirements for a Public Trust position in accordance with Department of Commerce and OPM requirements.
• U.S. work authorization is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Management, Engineering, or a related field. Master's preferred.
• Eight (8) or more years of experience delivering software in an Agile environment, including four (4) or more years serving as a Scrum Master or Agile team lead.
• Active Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Agile / Scrum practices in a Government CI/CD environment.
• Experience facilitating ceremonies and managing backlogs in Jira or a comparable work-tracking tool.
• Experience producing status reports and risk communications.
• Must obtain and maintain any necessary security access and/or background checks.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• SAFe Agilist, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent scaled-Agile certification.
• Experience supporting federal software programs with source-code management (GitHub) and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with delivery environments involving Oracle APEX, IBM Cognos Analytics, Java, and Angular/React.
• Familiarity with the Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, or comparable federal financial, budget, or statistical-agency systems.

Schedule

• Full-time.
• May be required to work additional hours as needed to complete assignment or project.

Travel

The expected travel time is less than 15%.

Driving Requirements

• Must have or be able to attain a valid state driver's license and be insurable on the company's automobile insurance policy.
• Driving, with or without accommodation, may be required when traveling for training and/or short occasional amounts of local driving.
• The expected driving time is less than 15%.

Work Environment

• Work is expected to be remote; however, the company reserves the right to require onsite work.

Physical Demands

• Position consists of sitting for long periods of time, bending, stooping, crouching, and lifting weights up to 20 pounds.
• Frequently uses hands/fingers for manipulation of keyboard and mouse.
• It is Katmai's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

Benefits

• Pay: $150,000-$170,000 annually.
• Eligible Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Vacation & Paid Personal Time, 11 Paid Federal Holidays, and Leave of Absence.