Scrum Master

Role Description

AcisTek is seeking qualified professionals to support the Grants.gov Information Technology Services program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Grants, Division of Information and Solutions. Grants.gov is a highly visible, public-facing federal shared service that provides a centralized platform for applicants to find and apply for federal discretionary grant opportunities and for federal agencies to post, manage, and process grant application packages.

The selected candidate will support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, security, performance, and user experience of the Grants.gov system. This work supports a mission-critical federal platform used by applicants, grantors, federal agencies, and partner systems across the grants lifecycle. Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured federal IT environment with strong emphasis on:

• Service continuity
• Stakeholder responsiveness
• Documentation
• Quality
• Security
• Accessibility
• Disciplined delivery

Ideal candidates will bring experience supporting federal IT programs, public-facing web applications, grants management systems, cloud-hosted environments, Agile/SDLC delivery, system operations, application support, testing, cybersecurity, communications, or related technical and program functions. Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred.

Preferred Grants.gov / Federal Grants Experience

• Grants.gov, GrantSolutions, or other federal grants management platforms.
• Federal discretionary grants lifecycle, including funding opportunity posting, application package creation, applicant submission, agency download, forms, validations, and acknowledgements.
• Public-facing government websites or shared service platforms with large user communities.
• System-to-system interfaces supporting applicant systems, grantor systems, partner systems, or external federal integrations.
• Federal forms development, Adobe/XDP/PDF forms, XML schemas, web forms, form validation, and Section 508 accessibility.
• HHS, OMB, GAO, OIG, congressional data calls, federal stakeholder reporting, or executive-level federal communications.
• Federal cloud, ATO, POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and operational continuity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Facilitate daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
• Plan and assist with the implementation of Scrum frameworks and Agile principles.
• Ensure the team adheres to Scrum theory, practices, and rules.
• Help the team to avoid or navigate roadblocks and interferences that may hinder project progress.
• Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution among the team members.
• Work with the Product Owner, especially on backlog grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Monitor project progress and performance, and report findings to stakeholders.
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coach them to higher levels of maturity.
• Ensure a conducive environment for the team, enabling members to work efficiently and effectively.

Qualifications

• Degree in information technology, computer science, or related preferred.
• 5 years or more of related experience required.

Requirements

• Agile facilitation
• Backlog/sprint management
• Impediment removal
• Cross‑team coordination
• Release readiness

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.