Scrum Master

Who Are We?

Groundswell is a premier technology integrator resolutely committed to solving the most complex challenges facing federal agencies today. Our name, Groundswell, represents our commitment to be an unstoppable, seismic change in government. Ours is a small company culture with big company reach and results. Are you ready to be audacious, be bold and drive change at a rapid pace? Join us, where we’ll make a greater impact together.

What You'll do:

• Organize and facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for one or more Agile software development teams
• Support weekly leadership syncs and quarterly planning meetings and retrospectives
• Coordinate dependencies between different teams, ensuring clear communication and collaboration
• Identify and manage project risks, developing mitigation plans as necessary
• Communicate with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, risks, and issues
• Assist the Product Owner (PO) in maintaining the team backlog to organize and prioritize work
• Monitor team performance and track key metrics
• Be a champion of SAFe agile methodology and coach team members on Agile best practices
• Support the project manager and/or program manager in creating, reviewing, and finalizing contract deliverables
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve efficiencies
• Immediate alert potential schedule and/or budget impacts to the leadership
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship required for security clearance purposes (no dual citizenship status)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in the relevant field
• Preference given to candidates with minimum completed Public Trust investigation, active DoD security clearance, or candidate must be clearable
• 5 years of experience with Scrum specific to data and software engineering lifecycles
• Experience with Agile, specifically Scrum, on IT implementation projects
• Proficient with the following tools: JIRA, Git Lab, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Slack, etc.
• Experience managing Scrum teams
• Remote work but may require some travel as required by the project
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Experience with SAP implementations
• 3 years of experience with U.S. Army business process (i.e. AESIP, LMP, GCSS, GFEBs, Navy ERP, etc.)
• Strongly preferred to have experience managing remote teams
  
  

Skills:

Certification:

Why You’ll Never Want to Leave:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible Spending Account
• 4% 401K Match (immediate vesting)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition reimbursement, certification programs, and professional development
• Flexible work schedule
• On-site gym and childcare option
  
  

The salary range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Groundswell, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

$78,904.00 - $145,117.00

NOTE: Groundswell does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Groundswell and Groundswell will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Groundswell is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Read a copy of the Company’s Affirmative Action Statement.

Additional Resources:

• EO 13496 Notification of Employee Rights under NLRA
• EEO is the Law Poster and Supplement
• Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
  
  

Disability Accessibility Accommodation: If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us at hr@gswell.com or 703-639-1777.