Scrum Master - Reston, VA

Scrum MasterLocation: Reston, VA Duration: 12 Plus Months Rate: DOE U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.Job Description5-8 Years Experience • Proven experience as Agile Coach/Scrum Master/Kanban practitioner • Proven experience transforming teams to Agile/Scrum from waterfall or other methodologies. • Hands on experience on Agile practices, Scrum process, Kanban, etc. as an Agile Coach/Scrum Master • Proven experience applying Agile approach to data warehousing/data integration and business intelligence projects • Good understanding of end to end life cycle of ETL projects • Basic knowledge of SQL and Data Analysis • Proven leadership experience in IT delivery, building and sustaining high performing teams. • Able to provide need-based coaching to team members to be agile and support agile delivery. • Excellent communication and partnership skills • Recent Scrum Master, Scrum Coach and Product Owner certifications - required • Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management (PAHM) or Fellow, Academy for Healthcare Management (FAHM) certifications - OPTIONAL Nice to Have • Understanding of Healthcare business and data domain • Prior experience running Data Integration/ETL scrum teamsJob Duties • Facilitate Sprint estimation, Sprint planning meetings to identify product backlog items to be worked in a sprint and to estimate level of effort of development activities. • Lead daily standup meetings, track progress by keeping the sprint backlog up-to-date, and help to remove impediments • Conduct an end of sprint review meetings where sprint products are demonstrated to stakeholders. • Conduct Sprint grooming, provide progress reports including but not limited to meta scrum report/burn-up/burn-down charts/User Story Point updates etc. • Update Product Backlog Items to include new or revised requirements and backlog item • Foster collaboration and communication between team members on technical issues, on process improvements, and in addressing and escalating project risks and issues.