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Senior Scrum Master Location : Springfield, VA Clearance : TS/SCI Citizenship : US Citizenship Required Whether running countries, corporations, or courtrooms, our clients bear the responsibility for shaping the lives of millions. At Intellectix, we are on a mission to empower them with innovative technical solutions and drive transformational change. As a Senior Scrum Master , you'll be the cornerstone of this mission, ensuring the security of crucial data, optimizing IT infrastructure, and simplifying business processes through cutting-edge software systems. Because at Intellectix, it's not what we do, it's why we do it. Key Responsibilities : Guide scrum-team through all sprints of a program increment, removing impediments and championing the team Organize and facilitate sprint planning and release planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other agile related events Track and communicate team metrics and sprint/release progress to all teams and management Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs Assist product owners with backlog grooming Determine and remove impediments that interfere with the ability of the teams to deliver assigned goals Promote continuous improvement and help teams to increase velocity Promote a collaborative team environment that fosters experimentation, creativity and innovation Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition Assist with internal and external communication Assist the scrum team in developing and estimating user stories that are clearly articulated with well-defined acceptance criteria Qualifications : Education/Experience : Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, and work experience Experience leading Agile Scrum teams in a cloud environment Strong understanding of DevSecOps and/or software/application development processes Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles, methods, and techniques Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills Experience with Atlassian Agile Products; specifically JIRA and Confluence Active TS/SCI clearance required to start and must be able to obtain a CI Poly Required Skills : 5+ years of experience working within the DoD or IC Community Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification Scaled Agile Framework for the enterprise (SAFe) Agilist Certification Join Intellectix and be part of a dynamic team that thrives on tempo, teamwork, and technical excellence. Your skills and expertise will contribute to creating a safer and smarter tomorrow. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Senior Scrum Master
Location : Springfield, VA
Clearance : TS/SCI
Citizenship : US Citizenship Required
Guide scrum-team through all sprints of a program increment, removing impediments and championing the team
Organize and facilitate sprint planning and release planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other agile related events
Track and communicate team metrics and sprint/release progress to all teams and management
Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs
Assist product owners with backlog grooming
Determine and remove impediments that interfere with the ability of the teams to deliver assigned goals
Promote continuous improvement and help teams to increase velocity
Promote a collaborative team environment that fosters experimentation, creativity and innovation
Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition
Assist with internal and external communication
Assist the scrum team in developing and estimating user stories that are clearly articulated with well-defined acceptance criteria
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, and work experience
Experience leading Agile Scrum teams in a cloud environment
Strong understanding of DevSecOps and/or software/application development processes
Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles, methods, and techniques
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Experience with Atlassian Agile Products; specifically JIRA and Confluence
Active TS/SCI clearance required to start and must be able to obtain a CI Poly
5+ years of experience working within the DoD or IC Community

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