Scrum Master

Job Description Primarily responsible for the Agile flow methodology of the entire team. Work you'll do Lead daily scrums and hold team members accountable for work, capturing updates in JIRA and Confluence to reflect progress and dependencies. Secondarily reports to the leadership team of PM, Chief Engr, Tech Leads. Assist program leadership in the successful and timely delivery of all deliverables by monitoring and managing the Backlog or work. Proactively groom the backlog to simplify planning efforts. Lead TEMs to help the team break down work. Work with all team members in timely delivery of all CDRLs. Educate team on agile methodology (to include pointing) and support client leadership during Agile processes, providing outbriefs of progress as well as plans. Responsible to the entire team for managing the list of roadblocks and impediments (if any), attempting to find resolutions for them working with leadership. Translate requirements into epics, features, and user stories. Provide scrum reports, capacity, velocity, and lead Program Increment Planning activities. Work with client PMO to establish milestones and MVIs to ensure goals from leadership align with contract work/deliverables. Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems. Support user acceptance testing. Help to automate and streamline activities and user stories in JIRA to create efficiencies and process improvement. Here’s what you’ll need 5 to 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Scrum methodology Agile lifecycle and coordination of Scrums and other processes Agile Scrum Development and/or Kanban Using tools used in Agile/Scrum programs, such as Jira and Confluence Developing and maintenance of documentation, artifacts, and reports on sprints, epics, and milestones Bonus points if you have Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Security clearance Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is required Compensation As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland . The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.

$111,800—$221,800 USD

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