Job Description

Scrum Master Kettering, OH/Remote IPTA's Technology Solutions Team is passionate about providing our customers with technical solutions that satisfy their business needs. Through collaborative interactions with customers, team members, subject matter experts (SMEs), technical leaders, and partners we design practical solutions that solve real problems for major government and business organizations. As a member of our Technology Solutions group, you will work with a team of technologists focused on delivering innovative business solutions using emerging technologies through proven successful methods. Our Team: We are looking for talented people who are enthusiastic about applying technology to deliver innovative outcomes with "fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service." Our belief is that our people are the key to success. By encouraging and enabling continued learning, our team members grow to achieve their personal career goals. We are looking for:

• Smart people with a passion for technology
• Ability to solve challenging business problems
• Self-directed professionals
• Hunger to continually learn and grow

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates and guides a software development product owner, team, and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum concepts, values, practices, and principles focusing on improving team effectiveness.
• Encourages getting work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitates discussions and decision making, and assists in mediation of conflict resolution.
• Leads the team and guides them on how to get the most out of self organization.
• Gives support using a servant leadership style whenever possible, leads by example, and demonstrates value-add principles.
• Assesses the Scrum maturity of the team and organization, and coaches them to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Builds a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or judgment, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Responds to and removes or finds others to remove any reported impediments that obstruct a development team's pursuit of its goals, such as do what is necessary to ensure down computers are back up quickly and keep the developers comfortable.
• Notices differences and issues as they arise, and elevates them to management.
• Makes tough calls, being a voice of reason and authority, ensuring Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to.
• Works, collaborates, and communicates effectively, internally and externally, improving transparency and sharing information.
• Organizes and facilitates meetings, including preparing, moderating, and post processing.
• Helps with product release planning and enforces deadlines.
• Supports and educates the product owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog and release plan.
• Improves personal skills, continually learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself as well as help improve the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Ten (10) years of prior experience in a similar role
• DoD 8570 Level II/II certification required
• Active Security Clearance Required

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, status as a veteran or disabled veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions, including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay?offs, returns from lay?off, terminations, and social and recreational programs on the principles of equal employment opportunity. Our employees have diverse backgrounds, skills, and ideas that collectively contribute to a rich working environment and greater opportunity for innovation. #JLjbffr

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