Everforth ECS CS is seeking a Scrum Master to work in our Fairfax, VA office.
Role & Responsibilities:
The SAFe Scrum Master is a servant leader and coach for an Agile team, responsible for ensuring that the team follows Agile practices and principles. The Scrum Master facilitates team events, removes impediments, and fosters an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, predictable delivery, and relentless improvement. Specific responsibilities will include:
- 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 SAFe Practices: Educate the team on SAFe principles and practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP)
- Coordinate with ART (Agile Release Train): Work closely with other Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and the Release Train Engineer (RTE) to ensure alignment and coordination across the ART
- Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events. Assist the team in preparation for ART activities, including backlog refinement and supporting upcoming Planning Intervals
- 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
- US citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust Suitability
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or equivalent technical project experience
- Certified SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a related Agile role (Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, etc.)
- Strong understanding of Scrum and Kanban principles, SAFe principles, and Lean-Agile practices
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams
- 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.)
Skills Required
- BA degree in Computer Science or IT, or equivalent experience
- Certified SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a related Agile role
- Strong understanding of Scrum and Kanban principles, SAFe principles, and Lean-Agile practices
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- 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 (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps)
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
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