IT - Project Manager Tech IV Project Manager Tech IV

Alpha Consulting Corp. is a consulting company that supports various IT systems for the US Government. They are seeking a Scrum Master to facilitate Agile practices across multiple development teams, ensuring effective delivery of financial capabilities in a large Government environment.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate core Agile events and lightweight cross-team syncs; maintain sprint goal clarity
• Make Agile “feel useful” via energetic, varied, participatory ceremonies (not rote compliance)
• Track and drive resolution of impediments (environment, integration, data, approvals) across platforms
• Coordinate cross-team and cross-platform dependencies (batch windows vs deployment timing, integration points)
• Maintain visible radiators: sprint goals, impediment log, experiment tracker, simple metrics (goal attainment %, carryover, blocker aging)
• Coach Product Owners / Client and tech leads on prioritization, slicing, and readiness
• Drive 1–2 small improvement experiments per team per sprint; follow through to closure
• Foster psychological safety, inclusive participation, and sustainable pace

Requirements:

• Minimum of eight (8) years' relevant experience
• 5+ years Scrum Master / Agile facilitation (2+ years with multiple concurrent development teams)
• Ability to quickly grasp business and technical requirements, understand or learn technical jargon and government acronyms, produce communication for all levels of the organization
• Proficient with VersionOne / Agility (or comparable tool) for boards, dependencies, impediments, and lightweight rollup reporting
• Proven ability to keep ceremonies purposeful, timeboxed, and engaging (planning, daily, refinement, review, retro)
• Demonstrated success by reducing carryover, aging blockers, and decision latency without adding heavy process
• Ability to coach backlog readiness (thin vertical slices, clear acceptance criteria, limited WIP)
• Hold teams accountable to sizing activities to ensure project ends dates can be projected
• Manage over and under talkers in ceremonies
• Ability to schedule, track, and manage meetings
• A minimum of eight (8) to twelve (12) years' relevant experience
• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required
• Typically performs all functional duties independently
• Note: Special credentials (licenses and/or certifications) may be required at the Task Order level on a case-specific basis
• CSM / PSM / A-CSM (higher certifications welcome but not required)
• Experience with informal scaling practices (Scrum of Scrums, quarterly alignment)
• Comfort with basic flow visuals (cycle time scatter, aging WIP snapshot)