Project Manager/Scrum Master (Remote Opportunity)
VetsEZ is seeking a remote Project Manager/Scrum Master, supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The ideal candidate will lead Agile teams to deliver software solutions while also managing project timelines, budgets, resources, and stakeholder expectations. The candidate must reside within the continental US. Responsibilities:
- Lead and facilitate scrum meetings and eliminate blockers (PI Planning, Retrospectives, Daily Stand-ups, Demos, etc.).
- Lead and build relationships to encourage collaboration, transparency, and innovation. across a highly cross-functional Agile software development team supporting CI/CD.
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with client requirements and organizational objectives.
- Lead the end-to-end project management process for technology and software development projects, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Promote Agile quality practices, coordinate across organizations, and serve as a resource to answer questions.
- Advise government personnel on improvements to the standardization of processes.
- Track and report on team progress using Agile metrics such as burndown charts and velocity.
- Work directly with senior-level client leadership teams in client-delivery engagements.
- Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and ensure the success of the project.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience is required.
- SAFe Certified Scrum Master.
- Experience in leading an Agile development team with automating application deployments, scaling, and management.
- Proven experience with large-scale software development, data management, and software integration projects.
- Experience facilitating briefings to senior leadership and the strong ability to capture actions resulting from meetings and requests.
- Familiarity with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, or similar).
- Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) and Kanban agile methods is highly desired.
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or other Agile frameworks.
- Ability to obtain a government clearance.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.