Scrum Master with Security Clearance

TEKsystems is seeking a Scrum Master with a Secret security clearance to support our government customer at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Key Responsibilities: - Encourage the team to routinely inspect, adapt, adopt and mature good Scrum processes according to the Scrum Guide - Organize and facilitate effective Scrum meetings: backlog grooming, Sprint planning, daily scrum, Sprint review, and Sprint retrospective - Assist the team in establishing a consistent and predictable team level cadence. - Identify and facilitate the removal of team impediments and escalate as appropriate - Work with customer to develop, manage and continuously groom the team’s product backlog - In partnership with customer, keep accurate documentation of information such as team velocity, Sprint/release progress, impediments, team successes. - In coordination with Project Managers, facilitate cross-team coordination and collaboration when projects require it. - Assist customer and project managers with planning and grooming activities Required Skills and Competencies: - B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or related field - Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification - 3 years of experience in a software development environment leading cross-team dependencies, in an enterprise environment where successful projects potentially involve more than 1 Scrum team - Experience with Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, Agile Scrum & IT agile software project management - 2 years experience managing customer expectations, project schedules, status and reporting. - Active DoD Secret clearance or higher