Scrum Master

About Arcticom, LLC

Offering a broad range of information technology solutions, Arcticom, LLC provides network and systems administration, enterprise architecture and resource planning, certification and accreditation, software design, programming, maintenance of telecommunications and land mobile radio equipment and systems, help desk support and IT transformation services among other services.

Arcticom offers impressive performance that is routinely recognized with exceptional ratings and commendations tied to installation successes. Satisfied Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) family customers include the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, Agriculture, Interior, Homeland Security, the General Services Administration, the Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S Census Bureau.

About this position: Scrum Master Location: Suitland, MD

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile ceremonies: Lead daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives, ensuring clear goals, actionable outcomes, and continuous improvement for the team.
• Jira and backlog management: Expertly manage work within Jira, including refining the backlog, planning sprints, and accounting for team capacity. You'll work to prevent excessive scope creep and ensure committed sprint work is on track for completion.
• User story excellence: Ensure user stories and tasks are clearly written and understood by both customers and the technical team, complete with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Foster collaboration and communication: Champion a collaborative environment by facilitating regular team meetings and ceremonies (scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives), as well as ad-hoc discussions. You'll leverage productivity tools like Jira and Confluence to enhance communication.
• Manage team calendar and coordination: Oversee the team's calendar, scheduling necessary meetings with key points of contact, the technical team, customers, or other agency personnel as needed.
• Maintain project awareness: Remain current on all aspects of the project, understanding dependencies, risks, and overall progress

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: A bachelor’s degree is required
• Level of Experience Requirements: 3-5 years of experience as Scrum Master
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Experience as Scrum Master and with agile ceremonies
• Experience with Jira
• Excellent communications skills

Preferred

• N/A

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position will not have supervisory responsibilities. You may delete this line if it does not apply to the job.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions. You may delete this line if it does not apply to the job. 

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.