Agile Process SME (Scrum Master) Contingent

Public Trust Eligibility Required

This is a contingent position meaning employment is dependent upon the successful award of the associated contract to Aretum and completion of any required background investigation or security clearance verification.

About Aretum

Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense civilian and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy technology and transformation helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration inclusion and professional growth are at the forefront.

Job Summary

Aretum is seeking an Agile ProcessSME(Scrum Master) to join our team supporting a large-scale federal technology modernization program. As a team-level Scrum Master you will be fully embedded within a single Agile development team inside a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agile Release Train performing the traditional activities associated with Agile SAFe methodologies. You will coordinate oversee and manage all standard Scrum ceremonies for your team document ceremony outputs keep team metrics and status current without disrupting deliveryidentifyand remove impediments and partner with the teams federal Product Owner on backlog refinement and roadmap maintenance. You will coach your team on SAFe practices collaborate with the senior program-level Scrum Master and the other team-level Scrum Masters across the Agile Release Train and work closely withtheSolution ArchitectUXAccessibilityand QAleadsto align sprint goals. This role is scoped to standard Scrum Masterservicesit does not include Business Analyst services.

Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform the traditional activities associated with Agile SAFe methodologies at the team level embedded fully within a single Agile development team
• Coordinate oversee and manage the standard Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning Daily Standup Sprint Review Retrospective and Backlog Refinement) and document the outputs of each ceremony clearly and consistently
• Identify surface and drive resolution of team-level impediments escalating to the senior Scrum Master the federal Release Train Engineer orprogramleadership when impediments cannot be resolved within the team
• Support the teams participation in Program Increment (PI) Planning including preparing the teams backlog for PI planningfacilitatingteam-level PI planning sessions and documenting PIobjectives dependencies and commitments
• Partner with the federal Product Owner and the engineering team tomaintainthe 24-month roadmap for the teams Epic area surfacing technical items and level-of-effort estimates alongside Product-Owner-driven priorities
• Facilitate Sprint Planning to ensure stories are well understood properly sized and aligned to sprint goals;facilitateRetrospectives that produce concrete tracked improvement actions
• Embed an Agile culture on the team using techniques drawn from a wide range of Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks remaining methodology-aware rather than prescriptive
• Coach team members the federal Product Owner and adjacent stakeholders on team roles behaviors structure and culture Agile ceremonies and practices and knowledge transfer
• Equip engineers andleads onthe team with the skills and techniques to coach one another supporting a self-organizing continuously improving team
• Maintain team-level Agile metrics (velocity commitment reliability flow defect rates) and keep project and team statusaccurateand current so that any stakeholder can find out where the team stands without disrupting delivery
• Contribute to weekly status reporting including accomplishments planned work associated ticket numbers and risks and issues with proposed solutions
• Coordinate with the senior program-level Scrum Master and other team-level Scrum Masters across the Agile Release Train toidentifyand resolve cross-team dependencies align practices andmaintainconsistency of ceremony quality tooling and reporting
• Collaborate closely withTech leadUX Accessibilityand QAleadsto ensure UX Accessibilityand QA priorities are aligned with sprint goals
• Maintain Jira and Confluence hygiene for the team board configuration sprint setup workflow states Definition of Ready Definition of Done so that the teams work is transparent and reportable
• Supportonboarding ofnew team members and contribute to consistent application of SAFe practices and reporting standards across the team
• Operate within the scope of standard Scrum Master services; this role does not include Business Analyst services

• Bachelors degree in a related field (or 3 years ofadditionalexperience)
• Active Scrum certification (e.g. Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM))
• Minimum 4 years of applicable experience as a Scrum Master on delivery teams
• Hands-on experienceoperatingwithin a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment including participation in Program Increment (PI) Planning as a team-level Scrum Master
• Demonstrated experiencefacilitatingthe full set of standard Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning Daily Standup Sprint Review Retrospective and Backlog Refinement) and documenting outputs consistently
• Hands-onproficiencywith Jira and Confluence for Agile delivery including board and sprint configuration workflow setup dashboards and reporting
• Demonstrated ability toidentifyand remove impediments including tracking them to resolution and escalating appropriately when resolution requires authority outside the team
• Experience partnering with a Product Owner on backlog refinement prioritization and roadmap maintenance including preparing backlogs for upcoming PI planning
• Experiencemaintainingteam-level Agile metrics (velocity commitment reliability flow defect rates) and producing clearaccuratestatus updates for program leadership
• Experience coordinating cross-team dependencies within a multi-team Agile environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coach technical teams engage federal stakeholders and communicate Agile concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government clients

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification specifically in addition to any base Scrum certification held

• Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) or Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)

• Experience supporting a team within an Agile Release Train that includes multiple synchronized Scrum teams

• Experience coaching software engineering teams specifically (backend frontend QA UX)

• Experience with Kanban practices and supporting teams thatoperateScrum/Kanban hybrids or pure Kanban within a broader SAFe environment

• ExperiencefacilitatingRetrospective formats beyond the default template and driving continuous improvement actions to completion

• Experience supporting federal Product Owners and collaborating with federal UX and QA leads toaligncross-discipline priorities with sprint goals

Travel Requirements

This is a remote position; however occasional travel may berequiredbased on project needs client meetings team collaboration events or training is expected to be less than 10% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible.

EEO Statement

Aretum is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in excellence integrity and equal opportunity for all. We adhere to merit-based hiring practices ensuring that all employment decisions are made based on qualifications skills and ability to perform the job without preference or consideration of factors unrelated to job performance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer Aretumcomplies withall applicable federal state and local employment laws.

We are proud to support our nations veterans and military familiesprovidingcareer opportunities that honor their service and experience.

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U.S. Work Authorization

Applicants must be U.S. citizensorcurrently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time position supports a federalgovernment contract and requires the ability to obtain andmaintaina Public Trust or Suitability Determination depending on the agencys background investigation is not available.

• Health Care Plan (Medical Dental & Vision)

• Retirement Plan (401k)

• Life Insurance (Basic Voluntary & AD&D)

• Paid Time Off

• Family Leave (Maternity Paternity)

• Short Term & Long-Term Disability

• Training & Development