Scrum Master/ Product Owner

Job Title: Scrum Master/ Product Owner

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular-Long Term Assignment

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity

CACI is looking for a Scrum Master/ Product Owner to support U.S. European Command’s Knowledge Management team in delivering innovative, user-centered solutions that improve decision-making, enhance information sharing, and streamline business processes. The Scrum Master / Product Owner applies technical expertise, customer engagement, and design thinking to develop and sustain enterprise KM tools and practices across multiple classification levels. This position will be focused on managing backlogs, sprint planning, and release planning for multiple Software Sustainment systems, as well as managing customer expectations and requirements for those systems.

Responsibilities

The Scrum Master is a hybrid role responsible for facilitating software development; facilitating daily stand-ups, and meetings to monitor project progress and resolve technical and project issues the team may be experiencing; removing project obstacles; documenting progress and communicating to appropriate audience.  This role also may involve product owner responsibilities including roadmap planning and feature design.  The scrum master will
• Facilitate Scrum and Agile (SAFe) ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

• Provide strategic technical leadership ensuring alignment with client needs and program goals
• Support the team in maintaining a sustainable pace and improving delivery predictability through facilitation of team velocity, Track and collect Agile metrics for inclusion into program level metrics, Remove impediments and proactively address blockers impacting team progress.
• Support backlog refinement and release planning activities in partnership with Product Owners and program leadership
• Creates meeting agendas and tracks after action items to closure for meetings as required
• Facilitates team communications and updates product stakeholders, and staff as appropriate
• Prepares briefings on product status for both CACI and Government leadership
• Foster effective communication between the development team, Product Owner, stakeholders, and external organizations
• Effectively documents and manages customer expectations in a fast-paced and fluid environment
• Assists with the creation of contract deliverable documentation

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

•            Active SECRET clearance with ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI.
•            Ability to obtain a TESA visa in Germany - BA/BS + 5 years, AA/AS + 7 years, major cert + 9 years, OR 11 years of specialized KM/IT experience.
•            3 years’ experience managing IT projects using either Agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies in a military HQ or joint command environment.
•            5 years’ experience in software development, software engineering and/or IT system and network architecture supporting enterprise-wide IT solutions
•            Must have Scrum Master certification
•            Experience with Agile development environments, including familiarity with ServiceNow, Confluence/JIRA, or similar KM platforms.
•            Strong communication skills; able to brief senior leaders and work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
•            Demonstrated expertise in qualitative user research methods, including proficiency in conducting structured user interviews, developing interview guides, and applying techniques for uncovering user motivations and behaviors as outlined in established UX research frameworks

•            DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II certification. Ability to obtain Security+ within 90 days of hire.

Desired
•            Experience with SAFe
•            System Analysis experience
•            Experience with IT Service Management
•            Experience with network and IT monitoring concepts
•            Experience using, deploying or supporting ServiceNow, Splunk or Tableau
•            ITILv4 Certification
 

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What You Can Expect:

 A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$82,700 - 173,900 USD