Sprezzatura seeks to fill a Scrum Master position on our expanding team. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Scrum Master performs tasks requiring management of a large-scale program, encompassing multiple projects. Candidates are strongly encouraged to have CMS and/or Government agency and Cybersecurity experience. Additionally, a background in Agile Software Development and/or Agile Transformations is required.

Tasks may include:

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks concurrently
• Facilitate internal and external communication with stakeholders
• Facilitate quarterly planning meetings
• Work with and support multiple Scrum and Kanban teams utilizing knowledge in Agile methodologies
• Move team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques
• Facilitate and support all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
• Assist the Product Owner through coaching and maintaining the Product Backlog

The ideal candidate will be proactive, have excellent communications skills, curiosity, grit, and thrive in a team environment requiring both personal responsibility and close collaboration with others.

Desired Skills

• Deep knowledge of Agile and Agile Practices – Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, DevOps
• Requires 10+ years of performing IT project, program, or portfolio management workwith Cybersecurity organizations and products experience preferred.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree
• Agile Scrum Master certification required
• Experience practicing agile at scale
• Experience working within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is preferred
• Experience with large organization transformations
• Experience working with Director-level stakeholders
• Strong oral and written communications
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Proactive team player
• Comprehensive interpersonal skills
• Senior-level problem solving skills
• Experience with Federal/CMS contracting policies, planning, and management
• Knowledge of software and infrastructure, SDLC methodologies, and requirements analysis
• Must be able to use MS Office suite of tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience with collaboration tools like Jira and Mural preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is preferred.

Other Requirements

• Location: 7500 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21244 or Remote with approval (travel up to ~5% may be required)
• Veteran Preference: Yes.
• Citizenship/Security: U.S. Citizen/Green Card; Must be able to hold a federal security clearance.

Sprezzatura invites transitioning military and/or Veterans with either IT/IS, finance, and/or healthcare systems specialties to apply. Sprezzatura is an equal opportunity employer.

Sprezzatura offers benefits including healthcare, paid vacation, and paid sick leave.

Company Description

Sprezzatura Management Consulting, LLC, sprezzmc.com, is a Washington, DC area Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that enables client success by supplying insight and leadership at the intersection of people, processes, and technology. We apply knowledge, project, and lifecycle management best practices to catalyze change.