Scrum Master (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ (Veterans EZ Info, Inc.), a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), is a leading provider of information technology services to commercial and government markets. VetsEZ is a company of Subject Matter Experts with deep expertise in Healthcare IT and Benefits Delivery. VetsEZ strongly believes in making complexity EZ by providing tangible solutions that improve day-to-day business transactions, maximize efficiencies, eliminate risks, and reduce our clients' costs. For more information, visit us at

VetsEZ is currently looking for a Scrum Master to join a 100% remote team to support a large federal government project. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to lead Agile practices for multiple teams, assist with managing and prioritizing work through the backlog, creatively solve problems to accomplish outcomes, track team output and achievement, and identify continuous process improvement opportunities.

The candidate must reside within the continental US.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and facilitate scrum meetings and eliminate blockers (PI Planning, Retrospectives, Daily Stand-ups, Demos, etc.).
  • Lead and build relationships to encourage collaboration, transparency, and innovation. across a highly cross-functional Agile software development team supporting CI/CD.
  • Promote Agile quality practices, coordinate across organizations, and serve as a resource to answer questions.
  • Advise government personnel on improvements to the standardization of processes.
  • Work directly with senior-level client leadership teams in client-delivery engagements.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business, or related scientific /technical discipline is required.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience is required.
  • Experience in leading an Agile development team with automating application deployments, scaling, and management.
  • Proven experience with large-scale software development, data management, and software integration projects.
  • Experience facilitating briefings to senior leadership and the strong ability to capture actions resulting from meetings and requests.
  • Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) and Kanban agile methods is highly desired.
  • SAFe Certified Scrum Master.

Additional Qualifications:

  • Experience with the Department of Veteran Affairs, tools, processes, and frameworks is a plus.
  • Experience with Project and Configuration Management tools (e.g., Jira, Rally Software, Github, etc.) is desirable.
  • Experienced in technical disciplines and technical background.
  • Ability to obtain a Government clearance

Benefits:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • 401k with Matching
  • Corporate Laptop
  • PTO + Federal Holidays
  • Training opportunities
  • Remote opportunity

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.

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