Project Manager 1 Scrum Master - Hybrid Mechanicsville, VA
Novalink Solutions LLC
- Mechanicsville, VA
- 1 day ago
Highlights
ceremonies, maintaining team alignment, and ensuring clear visibility into work progress, risks, and priorities. The Scrum Master supports VDOT’s Tolling (E-ZPASS) delivery team by facilitating Agile.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mechanicsville, VA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2004 |
| Website | http://www.novalink-solutions.com/ |
Description
Position Summary
The Scrum Master supports VDOT’s Tolling (E-ZPASS) delivery team by facilitating Agile
ceremonies, maintaining team alignment, and ensuring clear visibility into work progress,
risks, and priorities.
This role blends Agile facilitation with hands-on delivery operations including
documentation, reporting, DevOps card creation, and cross-team coordination.
The Scrum Master collaborates regularly with the Development Manager to support
execution, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate is adaptable, coachable, proactive, and comfortable shifting between
facilitation, investigation, and operational support.
Key Responsibilities
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies effectively and consistently.
• Maintain backlogs, work items, and dashboards in Azure DevOps or similar systems.
• Create and refine Azure DevOps cards and supporting documentation.
• Track and report delivery metrics including velocity, burndown, risks, blockers, and
project status.
• Document action items, decisions, and status updates.
• Perform appropriate investigation before escalating issues.
• Collaborate regularly with the Development Manager for team alignment.
• Support process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and proposing
ideas.
• Ensure accuracy and transparency in reporting.
• Assist with dependency coordination across teams.
Required Skills
• 3–5 years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting Agile teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile values and frameworks.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar Agile work management systems.
• Experience tracking and reporting Agile delivery metrics.
• Ability to investigate issues before escalation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• CSM Certification.
Desired Skills
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Experience in large enterprise or government environments.
• Familiarity with Agile maturity efforts or transformations.
Deliverables & Success Metrics
• Well-facilitated Agile ceremonies.
• Accurate and timely reporting.
• High-quality DevOps card creation and backlog maintenance.
• Clear documentation and action tracking.
• Effective identification and mitigation of risks and blockers.
• Demonstrated contributions to process improvement
Requirements
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| Facilitating Scrum ceremonies | Required | 3 | Years |
| Agile frameworks, values, and team coaching | Required | 3 | Years |
| Azure DevOps or similar Agile work management system | Required | 3 | Years |
| Creating and managing work items/user stories/tasks | Required | 3 | Years |
| Project reporting, metrics, and dashboards | Required | 3 | Years |
| Documentation & administrative support | Required | 3 | Years |
| Process improvement & continuous improvement involvement | Required | 3 | Years |
| Root-cause investigation before escalation | Required | 3 | Years |
| Cross-team communication & collaboration | Required | 3 | Years |
| Experience supporting Agile delivery in technical environments | Required | 3 | Years |
| Ability to balance Agile facilitation with delivery operations | Required | 3 | Years |
| CSM Certification | Required | | |
| PMP Certification | Desired | | |
About Company
Novalink, founded in 2003 , is a leading consulting and staffing company serving clients in public and private sectors in Information Technology, Telecommunications (IT/Telecom), Technical Networks, Finance, and Administration. With government agencies as our primary clientele, our team has a proven track record of success in providing temporary personnel solutions and managing government deliverables-based projects over the past 20 years.