Who we are:
Makpar is a team of innovators and consultants deploying cutting edge technologies for the federal government. We help our clients achieve their business and operational goals by solving complex problems through experience and intellect and build sustainable solutions that last. If you are driven and looking to tackle complex and critical client challenges, Makpar can provide a dynamic, mission focused, and rewarding environment for your professional growth.
Our service offerings include Cybersecurity, Cloud Migration, IT Project Management, Agile Transformation, DevSecOps, Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM), and Health IT. We are proud to be a Great Place to Work™ certified four years in a row. Recent awards include Fortune Top 100 Small Place to Work, Inc 5000, and Inc Best in Business. In 2019, we were awarded the SBA Subcontractor of the Year Award (Region 3) for our program management and Agile development work at the IRS.
The Position:
Makpar has an exciting opportunity for a Scrum Master. The candidate will work collaboratively with a high performing team of technical and business experts on a federal government program.
Role Specific Duties:
- Facilitate Agile Events: Organize and facilitate key Agile events, including Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Support the Team: Assist the team in meeting their delivery goals by coaching them in self-organization and self-management.
- Remove Impediments: Identify and remove impediments that hinder the team's progress.
- Promote Agile Practices: Educate the team on Agile principles and practices, including Scrum, Kanban, ScrumBan and Extreme Programming (XP).
- Close Collaboration: Work closely with Project Manager, Technical Lead, Product Owners, Developers and Testers to ensure alignment and coordination across the team
- Coordinate with other teams: Support the team's efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams. Represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS), helping the team remain aware of opportunities to engage and improve program effectiveness.
- Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging the team to identify and implement process enhancements.
- Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders, providing updates on team progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Coordinate with Federal Stakeholders: Ensure alignment of deliverables with federal agency goals and project requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Candidates must be a US Citizen and be Federal Tax compliant and able to get public trust suitability
- 6 years of commercial or Federal experience in IT or equivalent field
- Bachelor’s in computer science or similar technical subjects
- Strong understanding of SAFe, Scrum and Lean-Agile practices
- Scrum Master certification (PSM I, CSM), second or third level preferred). SAFe certifications preferred
- Minimum 4 years of experience being a servant leader of one or multiple agile teams in Scrum Master or other key roles
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven expertise in deliverable tracking in an Agile environment
- Experience with Agile tools (for example JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, etc.).
- Experience with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) preferred
Benefits
At Makpar Corporation we understand that we all need to balance work and life – that is why we have a great benefits package, excellent training and career development opportunities, flexible work schedules along with a generous compensation package. At Makpar, we believe in keeping our employees happy, healthy and engaged. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding benefits, creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, collaborate, and be inquisitive in order to achieve goals.
Start your career today and be a part of something meaningful!
Makpar is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
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What We Do
Makpar provides high level strategic and project management services based on over 10 years of experience in customer focused, cutting edge technology in product development, big data and analytics. With a principal office in Loudon County, Virginia, we have access to the best and the brightest people in the industry who have a passion for helping our clients. Our highly experienced consultants will work on your most pressing challenges day in and day out and will deliver results that will delight you. We value integrity, honesty, and open communications in all our dealings. We continually strive to improve ourselves through soliciting feedback and evaluating our results against the best in the industry.
