Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Scrum

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Framework, Agile Methodology, Product Backlog Management, Scrum Development Process, Scrum Software Development

Certifications:

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

SCRUM Master Sr Advisor

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a SCRUM Master Sr Advisor at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a SCRUM Master Sr Advisor you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on SCRUM Master Sr Advisor joining our team to deliver successful outcomes and supporting a development team that’s modernizing critical projects. You know the importance of Agile best practices and how to combat challenges early to get work done.

HOW A SCRUM MASTER SR ADVISOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
You will work with development teams as a scrum master to facilitate Agile best practices and mentor new team members on Agile processes. Facilitate sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. Support the management team in communicating with clients and stakeholders to manage expectations. Collect and write detailed user stories and work with the team and client to identify associated tasks and acceptance criteria. Analyze business processes and work with the project team to implement and improve processes. Maintain a product backlog, support QA and requirement validation, meet with various stakeholders to discuss needs, and provide suggestions during stakeholder interviews and requirements gathering. Provide documentation for new efforts, including level of effort analysis, plans or timelines, requirements documents, and other required documentation.

You will apply your functional knowledge to coach development teams to focus on sprint goals, ensuring the project is successfully progressed. You’ll apply basic scrum principles and concepts to resolve routine problems.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
● Required Experience: 8+ years of related experience
● Required Technical Skills:

Experience as the Scrum Master of a development team

Experience gathering and documenting technical and business requirements

Experience with JIRA

Experience teaching technical teams the basic Agile framework concepts

● Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with polygraph
● Preferred Skills:

Knowledge of the project management framework

Knowledge of agency or intelligence community and IT infrastructures

Possession of excellent problem-solving skills, to provide technical assistance to IT development teams

Possession of excellent interpersonal skills, to successfully interact with clients, engineers, and managers

Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification

● Location: Herndon, VA
● US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Herndon - 13857 Mclearen Road (VAS091)

Additional Work Locations:

USA VA Herndon

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.