Scrum Master/requirements Manager with Security Clearance

Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions. At Markon, we don't just offer jobs - we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services. Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make - which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters - bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions. Join us and make a meaningful impact. Markon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Description Markon is seeking a Scrum Master to support an Intelligence customer project to gather, analyze, document and validate the needs of the project stakeholders, act as a liaison between managers, stakeholders, and software development teams. Responsibilities * Identify and document all requests from stakeholders and external entities.
* Manage the creation, review, and analysis of IT requirements for customer systems.
* Present all IT documentation to management (as needed to document systems concepts of operation, functional requirements, processes, legacy systems, and methodologies).
* Translate and communicate complex technical documentation and subject matter between technical and non-technical audiences.
* Prioritize data and functional needs based on user and business management input regarding mission impacts and organizational goals.
* Produce briefings on requirements and technical studies, as required.
* Perform short and long-range planning in support of existing and future requirements to enhance customer systems.
* Review software design, change specifications, and plans against process requirements.
* Review and understand system test requirements, integrated testing activities, and results.
* Provide user acceptance testing prior to full production deployments.
* Provide input for customer-facing design reviews.
* Assist in providing final approval documentation for implementation of IT and functional requirements. Qualifications * Bachelor's degree, preferably within business analyst, project management, or business operations fields. Additional training in the Information Technology field, specifically around application development is highly desirable.
* Ability to translate stakeholder's visions and desires into project requirements, user stories, project objectives, and tasks.
* Ability to manage task assignment to project resources and reporting on and managing project scope throughout the lifecycle.
* Working knowledge of the Agile Scrum methodology and processes is strongly desired
* Working knowledge of collaboration, process, and visualization tools, including Jira, Confluence, and Visio
* Ability to effectively decompose requirements into programmable user stories
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications Experience
* Minimum of 3 years minimum of work experience in IT requirements management (developing, reviewing, and analyzing), system development, system management, and/or IT business analysis
* Experience with IT services, the software development life cycle (SDLC), or technology deployments for federal government agencies, a plus.
* Personality or self-management Skills with ability to work closely with clients in a shared working environment
* Excellent communications, technical writing, and interpersonal skills are critical
* Strong customer relationship skills
* Ability to coordinate and communicate effectively along a broad spectrum from executive management to support staff
* Strong listening and analytical skills a must Salary Range USD $160,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr. The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.