Scrum Master I

Overview/ Job Responsibilities We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Scrum Master I to support our Visualization as a Service (VaaS) and Data as a Service (DaaS) teams for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). In this role, you will help facilitate agile ceremonies, support team collaboration, and play a key role in gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and technical requirements to ensure successful product delivery. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their agile journey who is eager to learn and grow in a dynamic, data-driven environment. Position requires on-site support in Rosslyn VA 5 days per week in Alrington VA

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives).
• Translate business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation.
• Maintain the product backlog and ensure user stories are clear, prioritized, and well-defined.
• Collaborate with developers, data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of goals and deliverables.
• Promote agile best practices and a culture of continuous improvement across the teams.
• Support cross-functional coordination and communication across VaaS and DaaS initiatives.
• Work with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document detailed business and technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Assist with creating and maintaining process flows, data dictionaries, and other supporting documentation.
• Assist in defining MVPs, use cases, and backlog prioritization for data and visualization products.

Minimum Qualifications Familiarity with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and agile project management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Azure DevOps). Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis on clear and organized documentation. Ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather and refine requirements. Understanding of data visualization concepts and/or data pipelines is a plus. Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I) is desirable but not required. Must be eligible to obtain a Department of Homeland Security EOD clearance (Requirements 1. US Citizenship, 2. Favorable Background Investigation) Desired Qualifications Exposure to BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) or data platforms. Basic understanding of data governance, ETL, or cloud data services. Experience supporting teams in a scaled agile or enterprise data environment.

Clearance Preference:

DHS EOD - 1st priority Any DHS badge + DoD Top Secret or Secret - 2nd choice DoD Secret or Top Secret + willingness to get EOD clearance - 3rd choice (it can take 45 days to obtain EOD clearance – work can only begin once the clearance is fully adjudicated) About Sev1Tech LLC Founded in 2010, Sev1Tech provides IT, engineering, and program management solutions delivery. Sev1Tech focuses on providing program and IT support services to critical missions across Federal and Commercial Clients. Our Mission is to Build better companies. Enable better government. Protect our nation. Build better humans across the country. Join the Sev1Tech family where you can achieve great accomplishments while fostering a satisfying and rewarding career progression. Please apply directly through the website at: https://careers-sev1tech.icims.com/ #joinSev1tech For any additional questions or to submit any referrals, please contact: troy.ester@sev1tech.com Sev1Tech is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.