Scrum Master / Risk Analyst

Job Description:

• Run daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Coach the team on Scrum and SAFe practices
• Find and clear roadblocks and escalate those the team cannot resolve
• Support Planning Interval planning, including preparation, dependencies, and team commitments
• Coordinate with other teams on shared or dependent work
• Track velocity, burndown, and commitment metrics to improve team performance
• Maintain the backlog, board, and team tools
• Review risk data to identify cost, schedule, and performance risks
• Collect and validate risk data with the program team
• Maintain the risk register, including likelihood, impact, ownership, and mitigation plans
• Write and brief risk status for program leadership and the customer
• Track mitigation actions through closure and report residual risk
• Help manage issues and escalations when risks materialize
• Write risk sections of weekly and monthly reports and other deliverables

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Five (5) years of relevant work experience
• Experience as a Scrum Master for a delivery team
• Working knowledge of SAFe Lean-Agile principles and practices
• Experience reviewing risk data and identifying risks to cost, schedule, and performance
• Experience writing and briefing status reports for leadership
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required VA Tier 1 / Public Trust background investigation
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) preferred
• PMI-RMP, PMP, or similar certification preferred
• Experience supporting VA, VHA, DoD, or other federal health programs preferred
• Experience with electronic health record rollout or improvement efforts preferred
• Experience with Jira or Azure DevOps, Microsoft 365, and SharePoint preferred
• Experience with government contract deliverables and reporting preferred

Benefits: