Project Manager / Scrum Master

Project Manager / Scrum Master

Design. Disrupt. Repeat. Be an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence. Steampunk is looking for an experienced Project Manager / Scrum Master with an appetite for taking on new challenges. You're going to be challenged each day with new and complex mission and delivery opportunities as you serve as the team lead for a major mission system.

Specific responsibilities include :

• Ensuring team(s) maintains focus on quality and continuous delivery
• Providing visibility into delivery targets, commitments, and progress
• Creating Roadmaps and Milestone charts for the project
• Being well managed - understand and coach the team on delivery controls, compliance to minimize operational, and reputational risk
• Understanding domain architecture and targets to identify upstream and downstream dependencies and to support the team in risk management
• Proactively identifying impediments and appropriately resolving using network of peers and formal channels (including escalation if required)
• Integrating Agile and Lean principles into team practices and work products
• Coaching Product Owner and team on backlog refinement and prioritization
• Coaching the team to improve collaboration and self-organization
• Utilizing team feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and works with team to continuously improve
• Assessing the current organization and delivery environment and recommending optimal Agile practices tailored to the client
• We need more than just a coach, we need someone who will also roll up their sleeves and deliver too.
• Innovating with practices and frameworks through experimentation to improve the team and their delivery
• Developing understanding and encouragement of team's innovation and improvement
• Preparing and delivering effective communications both verbally and orally regarding progress and status for both internal and client teams
• Performing hands-on project work, including analysis, design and change management, as needed by the project

Qualifications include :

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers - and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.