Scrum Master

NTC OVERVIEW: We are seeking a Scrum Master to join our team. Working at NT Concepts means that you are part of an innovative, agile company dedicated to solving the most critical challenges in National Security. We're looking for the best and the brightest to join us in supporting this mission. If meaningful work, initiative, creativity, and continuous self-improvement are important to your career, join our growing team and discover what's next for you.

Mission Focus: As a Scrum Master on our solutions delivery team, you will have the unique opportunity to work on innovative projects advancing the digital transformation of critical government systems with true mission impact.

Clearance: Secret clearance required to start with ability to obtain TS/SCI with Poly. TS/SCI with Poly (preferred)

Location/Flexibility: Reston, VA OR Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• Drive a development team to tactically and strategically meet the customer's mission application needs
• Advancing the team's development through effective Agile ceremonies: daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, demos, and retrospectives
• Controlling the scrum board: ticket creation, grooming, management, and assignment; defining and managing sprint points and scope; documenting ticket description and acceptance criteria; ensuring that ticket status and comments are current
• Ensuring systems being developed comply with the enterprise technical architecture
• Leveraging the candidate's excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to provide timely and clear program updates to customer leadership and program documentation

Qualifications:

• Clearance: Secret to start with ability to obtain TS/SCI with Poly. TS/SCI with Poly preferred.
• 3+ years relevant experience
• Experience leading an Agile Scrum team
• Extensive experience with Agile techniques and practices
• Ability to influence customers, stakeholders, and teams without direct authority
• Experience working with ambiguity
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Expert experience in Jira and Confluence
• Working knowledge and practice of project management concepts and principles
• Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams
• Familiarity across a variety of technical disciplines to include web application development, cloud solutions, and IT security
• Demonstrated leadership qualities through prior experience working with senior management to find solutions for customers and leading teams creating training curricula and/or certifications
• Strong leadership and organizational skills

Keys to Success:

• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC)
• Ability to understand and explain business impacts of technical direction of the team
• in application and software development; DevSecOps; automation testing

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.

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About NT Concepts

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end data and technology solutions that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission-solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative "big idea" problem-solving.

Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented and diverse teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients' most critical challenges. Here, you'll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.

If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we'd love to have you move forward with us.
Together is Better

We believe diversity and inclusion drive innovation, and that when we work together, we can accomplish anything. NT Concepts is a people-first, Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer-regardless of a person's race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected class. If you have a disability and need accommodation, let us know. All resumes are held in confidence. NT Concepts participates in E-Verify.