Job Number: R0246784 Scrum Master, Junior
The Opportunity:As a Scrum Master, you're passionate about 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. We need a Scrum Master like you to create solutions that'll help us impact defense and national security-related industries.
On our team, you'll apply your functional knowledge to coach a development team to focus on sprint goals, ensuring the project is successfully progressed. You'll apply basic Scrum principles and concepts to resolve routine problems. Using tools like Jira, you'll strengthen sustainable process improvements to help your team execute Agile ceremonies that lead to functional products for the client.
In this role, you'll directly impact an engineering team as a Scrum Master to facilitate Agile best practices and mentor new team members on Agile processes. You will facilitate sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. You'll support the management team in communicating with clients and stakeholders to manage expectations. You will collect and write detailed user stories and work with the team and client to identify associated tasks and acceptance criteria. You'll analyze business processes and work with the project team to implement and improve processes. You will 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. You'll provide documentation for new efforts, including level of effort analysis, plans or timelines, requirements documents, and other required documentation.
Work with us as we strengthen operational excellence for the NAVAIR market.
Join us. The world can't wait.
You Have: - Experience working in a professional environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to function in a dynamic working environment
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree
Nice If You Have: - Experience as the Scrum Master of an engineering team
- Experience with Jira, including experience managing and integrating Jira boards for multiple teams under one project
- Experience leading client delivery engagements and working with senior-level client management
- Experience teaching basic Agile framework concepts to technical teams
- Knowledge of project management frameworks
- Knowledge of DoD and systems engineering processes
- 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
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
CompensationAt Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $48,100.00 to $98,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Identity StatementAs part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
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your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited
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Work ModelOur people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
- Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
- Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
- Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-DiscriminationAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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