The Scrum Master will direct the daily activities of multiple delivery teams that support, enhance, and develop enterprise systems for a federal government customer. Their daily responsibilities include the following:

• Organizes and facilitates project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Tracks and communicates team velocity and sprint/release progress.
• Maintain process documentation.
• Ensures that the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Assists as needed with backlog maintenance.
• Assists with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Assists with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs.
• Assists the team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
• Participates proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices.
• Identifies and removes impediments and prevents distractions.
• Facilitates discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empowers the team to self-organize.
• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.
• Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.