Scrum Master/Business Analyst

Please note only candidates who reside in one of the following states will be considered: Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Missouri, Florida, Louisiana, Kansas, Colorado, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Founded in 2002, VMD is an award-winning provider of Agile Software Engineering, Digital Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Transportation Security Services to numerous U.S. Federal Government clients including projects across both DoD and Civilian agencies. We specialize in high-level, tip of the spear engagements with a significant impact on mission success for our clients.

Why Join VMD Corp?

VMD fosters a culture that is founded onand you canto our Vision Mission Driven employees.

VMD Employees envision the future. We hold ourselves accountable and hold each other to equally high standards. Our people recognize and reward greatness and are humble in doing so. VMD Employees understand big accomplishments take a team. Our people learn from both our mistakes and successes; we pursue improvement relentlessly, objectively and without bias. We share our thoughts and ideas with purpose and transparency. We commit to the mission, the customer and to each other. We love being nimble and producing results.

Our team is one of the best in the business.

About the Mission You Will Join:

TheEnvironmental Protection Agency(EPA)has entrusted VMD toprovide information technology services to supportthe EPA'sCompliance Division's Fuel and Fuel Additives Compliance Information System (TeRRA) and support program implementation and compliance assistance activities.VMDwillprovide 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.

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 development.

Scrum MasterResponsibilities:

• Organize and facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, Sprint Planning/Grooming, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives
• Organize preparation for and lead SAFe PI Planning sessions
• Maintain JIRA, Confluence 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 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

Business Analyst Responsibilities:

• Work with lead analyst to define processes and elicit business requirements.
• Document user journey to help define business requirements.
• Support requirements gathering efforts with graphics and presentations, including screen mockups and flow diagrams.
• Work with lead analyst and technical team to create user stories from requirements discussions that include use cases and acceptance criteria

Basic Qualifiers:

• Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree
• Can Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree?Yes
• Desired Certification(s): SAFe, CSM
• Minimum Years of Overall Experience:3
• Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field:3
• 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 possess an analytical mindset
• You demonstrate personal accountability and integrity in all actions.

Travel and Telecommuting:

• Travel:None
• Telecommute Options: Yes. Remote Core Hours.

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.