Sprightbulb is an agile-first management consultancy based in Virginia. We help commercial organizations, federal agencies, and non-profit groups build great products, align their teams and move forward faster. Our clients trust us to be transparent, stay curious, and illuminate the path forward.
Join a fast-growing company of highly motivated Agile believers focused on delivering great products for our clients and challenging executives to think differently. In the spirit of continuous improvement, we also encourage our employees to work on their self-defined goals and challenges through training and conference opportunities.

Overview
We are currently seeking a Scrum Master to provide support for a client in the federal government in Washington, DC. The work is on-site in Washington, DC up to 3 days per week.
 
Specific responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Ensure analysts, testers, developers, designers, and security engineers work together as one team to deliver new functionality frequently
• Help Product Owners as they create their Product Backlog and layout their releases
• Facilitate agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming
• Work with team to radiate information to stakeholders and leadership
• Recognize, raise, and remove impediments that would prevent the team from achieving their goals
• Teach and support teams and individuals to be autonomous within the given boundaries of their organizations and its processes
• Mediate team conflicts, help them make decisions, and foster their self-organization
• Solve problems, bring disagreements into the open, and enable a collaborative solution
• Encourage teams to leverage open-source frameworks, libraries, and other software to enable the use of the right tool for the job
• Occasionally perform business analysis or requirements gathering (discovery, needs assessment, root cause analysis, user story and acceptance criteria writing, etc)

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 3 years of experience working with Agile teams, managing backlogs and helping teams succeed in the Scrum framework
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required for collaborating with clients

Education/ Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Computer Science is required

Work Authorization Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Additional Perks/Benefits

• Transparent Bonus Structure
• Medical and Dental
• 401k
• 3 Weeks of PTO
• Technology Stipend

Sprightbulb is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.