Scrum Master - Savantage Solutions

Savantage Solutions is seeking a combined Scrum Master and Delivery Manager to join our technical team. This position will serve as a Scrum Master over a 6-member development team supporting O&M and enhancement support of government IT systems. The team will apply Agile as it pursues achieving a mature CI/CD-friendly development process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Drives and monitors Agile methodologies and processes to ensure quality delivery and continuous improvement.
• Plans and facilitates scrum activities and ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand ups, demos, board reviews, and retrospectives.
• Maintains Government ALM tool (e.g. JIRA) and other information radiators for the teams.
• Collaborates with clients or end users to understand business requirements and priorities.
• Acts as a liaison between development teams and product management, ensuring that appropriate project process is made.
• Manages the successful completion of all tasks in assigned program area including technical work.
• Develops, reviews, and approves plans, schedules, consulting agreements and other program documents.

 Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

 The candidate must have:

• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills. 

• Knowledge of one or more Agile frameworks, such as Scrum or SAFe, and an understanding of software development life cycle models. 

• Eligibility for Secret Clearance 

• 8+ years of related work experience 

Education and Certifications:

• DOD Secret Clearance

• BA/BS degree 
• One Foundational certification, such as: 
• Federal IT Security Professional-Designer-NG (FITSP-D) 
• GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA) 
• GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF) 
• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) 
• One IGC CEC Residential certification such as:  
• Professional Scrum Master I  

 Compensation

$99,000k - $141,000k (based on the National Capital Region)

The pay range for this job level at Savantage Solutions serves as a general guideline and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Factors considered when extending an offer include but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, certifications, seniority, performance, and alignment with market data.

This salary range is based on the National Capital Region and reflects our good faith estimate for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on geographic region or market conditions, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the stated range.

We are committed to providing competitive compensation and encouraging candidates from all locations to apply.

Corporate Summary: 

Savantage Solutions provides a wide range of consulting, systems integration, and financial and project management support to federal and DoD agencies. For over two decades, Savantage Solutions has partnered with organizations in both the public and private sectors to achieve innovative solutions for customers' challenges. 

Savantage Solutions is a woman-owned company that values diversity, initiative, and a commitment to learning and growing. Our philosophy is that diversity is an asset to any industry or organization, and that innovation is only nurtured in an environment that embraces creativity and open minds. We thrive on the ideas and perspectives generated by a diverse workforce.

                                 Savantage Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer