Scrum Master
Quevera · Herndon, VA · 5 days ago
EngineeringFull-time
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as the dedicated Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Manage and maintain the team backlog, ensuring work items are well-groomed, appropriately prioritized, and include clearly defined acceptance criteria.
- Track and report sprint velocity, burndown, and other Agile metrics while identifying and removing blockers to keep delivery on schedule.
- Cook up cross-team dependencies and communication across multiple workstreams within the program.
- Contribute to engineering efforts, including infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline updates, or light development work, as capacity allows between Scrum Master responsibilities.
Minimum Requirements
- TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or equivalent professional experience.
- Three (3) or more years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, with demonstrated experience leading Agile ceremonies and managing backlogs using Jira or similar tools.
- Familiarity with software development practices, including source control, CI/CD, and code reviews, sufficient to understand development activities and remove technical blockers.
- Strong communication and organizational skills with experience managing competing priorities across multiple teams.
- Willingness to work onsite in a SCIF environment at AWS Herndon or the Springfield customer site up to 100% of the work week.
Desired Skills
- Experience supporting the Orange customer.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent Agile certification.
- Experience supporting multi-team, cross-disciplinary programs within classified environments.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), or DevOps tooling.
- Familiarity with AI/ML or geospatial project workflows.
- Experience using Agile metrics and data-driven approaches to improve team performance.
- Experience with Python, scripting, or light software development to support automation or tooling initiatives.
Why Join Quevera?
- Award-Winning Culture
- Outstanding Benefits
- Career advancement through our structured iQTouch Program
- Additional 4% profit-sharing contribution, at company discretion
About the Role
This position requires a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph and supports Agile software development teams within secure customer environments.