Senior Scrum Master

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Company: SAIC
Location: O’Fallon, IL

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Job Description

Description

Join SAIC’s team in support of the missions of the USTRANSCOM Enterprise Data and Analytics Environment. This is new work to create a scalable, cloud-based Enterprise Data Environment for all military and commercial mission partners; to leverage that environment with adaptive Big Data Analytics technologies, including descriptive/predictive analytics, machine leaning & artificial intelligence; and then to transform, extend, and optimize the data environment for USTRANSCOM’s consumers and deciders.
Senior Scrum Master Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients. Responsible for ensuring contract requirements and subcontractor responsibilities are being accomplished including working on the definition and implementation of project planning techniques to provide visibility on the contract. Responsibilities may include developing budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for an assigned portion of a program, participating in and establishing and defining program plan requirements, and monitoring and reporting performance against plans to ensure that contractual, cost and schedule objectives are met.

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or Information Systems with minimum 8 years related experience. Other technical degrees, certifications and total experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.


Qualifications

  • US citizen, with active DoD Secret clearance. (Viable candidates with the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance may be considered.)


Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working in/leading Agile methodology Scrum software development teams.
  • Experience working with scheduling, performance, fielding, compliance with DOD IT standards, and security and accreditation.
  • Knowledge of DoD, USTRANSCOM and service component (i.e., Army, Air Force, Navy) logistics operations, transportation systems data, and experience with applicable IT technologies.
  • Applicable certifications in, but not limited to, agile development (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, Scaled Agile), professional or practitioner cloud (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Azure), information security/engineering (e.g., CISSP, Security +), and data sciences/tools including but not limited to R/RStudio, Python and SQL.

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation’s most complex modernization and readiness challenges. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission solutions. Using our expertise in existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions. We are 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has pro forma annual revenues of nearly $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom. For SAIC benefits information, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability