Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing Baltimore-based small business providing health related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff’s experience through career development and educational opportunities.

As an Index Scrum Master, you will be expected to use your expertise and experience in Agile and scrum practices to help drive SAFe best practices. Not only will you coach and mentor the team through the SAFe agile methodology, but you will also act as their Scrum Master, working to remove impediments and participating in team activities. As the Scrum Master, you will be the main resource supporting sprint ceremonies, supporting the development of user stories, and supporting Project Managers overseeing Government customers.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the daily activities of application development scrum team.
• Conduct daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning meetings and retrospectives.
• Assist Product Owners with sprint review meetings
• Track team velocity towards goals and provide documentation such as burn-down charts for weekly and monthly status reports
• Identify dependencies between backlog items within and across teams and makes Product Owners or other teams aware of them
• Remove roadblocks challenging team members by raising issues to other teams or management as needed
• Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize product backlog items by providing technical insight into the work being requested
• Actively participate in quarterly Program Increment Planning meetings assuring that team members are managing time appropriately and complete required tasks
• Ensure Scrum, Kanban and SAFe agile methods are being followed as agreed to by the team

Qualifications

• US citizen, or Authorized to work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years with an ability to obtain Public Trust level clearance
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Project Leader, working with agile development teams and/or application development teams that practice modern and lean development methods, such as human centered design, DevOps, and acceptance test driven development
• Proficient with Agile software tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Previous CMS experience preferred
• Ability to work with the product owner and the product team to manage a continuous product backlog grooming process
• Ability to perform active risk management throughout the development and release lifecycle
• Possess a strong attention to detail
• Demonstrate flexibility in day-to-day work and strong collaboration/teaming skills. The ability to listen and consider input from other team members
• Passion for managing and exceeding customer expectations

COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol

All new and current employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they are eligible and approved for a medical or religious accommodation. Employees will be considered fully vaccinated two (2) weeks after they have received the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that has been approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the vaccination protocol; proof of full vaccination must be submitted to Human Resources by your date of hire.

Index Analytics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.