Remote Scrum Master

Summary

Join LightFeather as a Scrum Master with experience in data science projects to lead and empower cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring smooth project execution.

Requirements

• US Citizenship
• Active or prior clearance at the Public Trust level or above
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Math, Engineering, Data Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification
• Minimum of 5 years experience in an Enterprise IT environment, with experience leading data science projects
• Experience with requirements tools and tracking (e.g. JIRA)
• Experience with software lifecycle, implementation tools, languages, and methodologies such as GitHub, Oracle, AWS, Java
• Experience providing Agile training and coaching, specifically tailored to data science teams
• Experience conducting daily scrum stand-up meetings, PI planning and Release planning, facilitating Sprint planning meetings and coordinating Sprint reviews, retrospectives, and burn-down charts for data science projects
• Experience identifying and removing impediments from sprints and projects to ensure on time completion
• Experience developing user stories, including facilitation, prioritization, and negotiation with business sponsors, stakeholders, project sponsors, product owners, and development teams
• Experience developing metrics and reports for tracking sprint, project, and overall program execution
• Experience creating and maintaining requirements documentation, including business process flows, functional specifications, use cases, test plans, and supplementary specifications
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily team meetings for progress updates
• Organizing and leading Sprint planning sessions
• Managing Sprint review processes, retrospectives, and progress tracking charts
• Proactively identify and resolve obstacles in sprints and projects
• Provide Agile training and coaching to team members and stakeholders
• Craft and refine user stories, encompassing facilitation, prioritization, and negotiation activities
• Create and implement metrics and reporting systems for monitoring the progress and effectiveness of sprints, projects, and overall program execution
• Develop and sustain comprehensive requirements documentation
• Act as an influential communicator to bridge gaps between diverse product owner perspectives
• Employ expert negotiation and conflict resolution skills to navigate complex discussions