SAFe Scrum Master - SAFe Certified

Company Description*
About the Mission You Will Join: *

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entrusted VMD to provide information technology services to support the EPA’s Compliance Division’s Fuel and Fuel Additives Compliance Information System (TeRRA) and support program implementation and compliance assistance activities. VMD will provide the business analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and help desk services for new and existing applications within the EPA-provided environments. These applications are used to support EPA’s fuel and fuel additive registration and compliance programs.

Job Description*
Your Impact to the Mission: *
The team provides full software development lifecycle support for a variety of highly complex business critical systems, including COTS and customized solutions. Our support includes program and project management, business requirements analysis, solutions architecture, and software.

Scrum Master responsibilities:

• Organize and facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, Sprint Planning/Grooming, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives
• Implement and helps the team embrace SAFe Core Values, adopt and apply SAFe Principles, and implement SAFe practices.
• Facilitate PI Planning
• Maintain JIRA and other information radiators for the teams
• Mentor and coach team members on core Agile values, principles, practices, and processes
• Enable team to become self-organizing and self-managing to achieve its goals
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including customers
• Work with external entities to coordinate DevOps activities related to servers, configuration management, deployment, and independent testing
• Work with the Product Owners, Business Analysts and Project Manager to develop release plans and ensure product backlogs are well-groomed, prioritized, and visible to all stakeholders
• Motivate teams to perform and ensure team members are collectively responsible for all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.)
• Identify, address, and communicate project risks, dependencies, and team impediments
• Ensure the team’s “definition of done” is well defined on the story, sprint, and release levels
• Facilitate productivity through discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Shield the team from external interferences
• Assist with internal and external communication, and improving transparency
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on problem solving
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team
• Coach a continuous improvement mindset and recommend adjustments to established delivery practices
• Participate in Scrum of Scrum meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans and integration of testing activities

Qualifications*
Basic Qualifiers: *

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree
• Can Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree? Yes
• Required Certification(s): SAFe, CSM
• Desired Certification(s): None
• Minimum Years of Overall Experience: 8
• Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field: * 8*
• Minimum Clearance to Start: Public Trust
• Work Status Allowable: * US Citizenship*

The Type of Person That Will Excel:

• You are curious, inquisitive, and have demonstrated a constant eagerness to learn through actions.
• You have high attention to detail.
• You demonstrate personal accountability and integrity in all actions.

Travel and Telecommuting:

• Travel: None
• Telecommute Options: Yes. Core hours

Additional Information_
In accordance with Executive Order 14042, *_Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors_ and the _Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Order Guidance*, all VMD prospective employees may be either required to be fully vaccinated or receive an approved medical or religious accommodation for continued employment. VMD continues to adhere to all federal agency COVID worksite protocols.
VMD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable Federal, state and local laws. VMD maintains a drug-free workplace.

Location: 4114 Legato Road, Fairfax, VA 22033

Job Type: Full-time