Scrum Master

Edgewater Federal Solution is seeking a Scrum Master who is responsible for enacting Scrum principles and values on products in partnership with other SMs, Scrum Team’s Developers, the Product Owner, and Product Stakeholders and Leadership and ensures adherence to Agile/Scrum values, principles, and practices. This position will be performed onsite in Washington, DC 5 days a week without remote work options.

US citizenship is required and we are only considering candidates that live within a 50 mile radius of D.C.

• Identifies dependencies, manages conflicts, and drives success of individual sprints, as well as the overall product.
• Expert knowledge of agile practices, principles, and frameworks.
• Works with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum or other frameworks across the organization.
• Ensures that the Scrum team is fully functional and productive by ensuring that the product road map and release plan are developed based on the priorities set by the Product Owner and input from the team.
• Directs the work of Scrum team members and guides team in prioritizing work based upon knowledge of customer requirements, release schedule, and various dependencies.
• Addresses and escalate issues, impediments, and roadblocks.
• Communicate regularly with necessary stakeholders.
• Facilitates and/or ensures Agile Scrum Events are conducted and embraced in order to drive agile delivery following Product Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC); secures agile team working agreements, Definition of Ready, Definition of Done.
• Promote a trusting and safe team environment where all team members can raise problems and issues without fear.
• Identify risks and facilitate team efforts to mitigate impact.
• Understand and can teach the value around metrics that help teams grow and course correct – team maturity, customer satisfaction, burndown charts and team velocity.
• Participate and evangelize the Agile Community of Practice.
• Participate in the appropriate Scrum of Scrums, as relevant, and Scrum Masters Forum.
• Mentors other Scrum Masters in the organization.
• Coach stakeholders and other leaders outside of the teams on the most effective ways to interact and get value from the teams.
• Works with the Product Owner to ensure that goals, scope, and product domain are understood and practiced.

• Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) required, CSP-SM and other related agile certifications preferred.
• Requires extensive years of relevant experience as a Scrum Master.
• Bachelor’s degree specializing in computer science, project management, business administration, or information technology from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.
• Expert understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Works independently with minimal supervision and direction. Mentors and coaches other Scrum Masters in the organization.

Salary: $143,984 - $151,562

Additional benefits include:

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Possess the ability to fulfill any and all office activities normally expected in an office setting, to include, but not limited to: remaining seated for periods of time to perform computer entry, participating in filing activity, lifting and carrying office supplies.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen (15) pounds.
• May require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• May work prolonged or irregular hours.
• Frequent local travel; occasional statewide or out-of-state travel.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Exposure to general office conditions while conducting office duties.

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.