Scrum Master / Release Train Engineer - TS/SCI

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Scrum Master / Release Train Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will lead cross functional teams through Agile, Scrum, and/or Kanban ceremonies and practices as appropriate for the project and state of development. You will create and foster a culture of teamwork, transparency, collaboration, risk mitigation, and prioritization through the application of agile practices.

This is a hands-on role on a mission-critical program where your work directly contributes to matters of national security. You will help the team evolve a TRL-5 prototype system into a TRL-8 product in support of a classified customer pilot deployment as part of a newly formed and growing cyber solutions line of business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Orchestrate the team's progress toward development, test, and demonstration goals in collaboration with the Lead Systems Engineer and the Technical Director
• Continuously challenge the old ways of working to improve team performance and innovation in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, velocity and other metrics
• Help plan and maintain progress on the goals of the current Program Increment (PI)
• Drive and facilitate a culture of continuous improvement through activities such as team retrospectives and lessons learned, to include the definition, tracking, and reporting of appropriate metrics
• Establish ad facilitate the agile cadence and supporting ceremonies such as Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning/Review, Sprint Planning/Review, Retrospectives, etc.
• Ensure the definition of done, testing requirements, documentation requirements, and other team/ART level working agreements are being followed
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution within the team/ART to quickly identify and remove roadblocks and improve team performance and value delivery
• Support the development and maintenance of the product backlog, work estimation, release planning, etc.
• Confident self-starter with ability to prioritize progress, manage conflict, drive agile process adoption, and achieve consensus on a cross-functional team with varying agile experience and potentially competing priorities
• Promote and support Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), DevSecOps, and automation best practices within the Agile delivery lifecycle

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field; additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 8 years' experience or equivalent in the use of Agile methodologies including three plus years as Scrum Master, Kanban lead, or Software Product Owner.
• Proven success leading Agile teams to agile maturity and improved customer outcomes
• Experience leading change and continuous improvement, working with a cross functional team by applying lean agile values, practices, and principles
• Expert knowledge of product ownership, DevOps, Test Automation practices etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organize data and create metrics/reports/dashboards
• Active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility, may require a polygraph

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Certified Scrum Master (CSP) or Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer
• Experience using Agile lifecycle management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Rally, or Azure DevOps
• Basic understanding of offensive and defensive cyber tactics
• Basic understanding of cloud computing principles and practices

Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!

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