Scrum Master

About LSI

LSI is an employee-owned company that employs dynamic teams of professionals – people with the finest technical expertise, a level of passionate creativity, and a truly visionary outlook who deliver innovative training solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations. Everyone at LSI has a personal stake in our success.  LSI has over 400 training support experts, engineers, and craftsmen on staff who develop state-of-the-art high-fidelity training devices, complex computer-based, highly interactive distributed learning products, and comprehensive, dynamic technical publications. LSI employee-owners collaborate to deliver training products and services for a myriad of programs and customers, using leading-edge technology and proven processes.

Mission

Our mission is to prepare our military and allies to be battle-ready through cutting-edge training products and services.

Vision

Our vision is to be the premier provider of military training solutions, renowned for our innovation and excellence. Through employee-ownership and teamwork, we will shape a future where every military service member is equipped to succeed in their mission.

Guiding Principles

ESOP Sustainability: We do everything within our control to meet project budgets and schedules, so our ESOP prospers.

Take Ownership: Each Employee-Owner takes ownership at the individual level for their words, actions, and results. Individual ownership breeds accountability. Accountability breeds trust.  When we hold ourselves accountable and trust our fellow employee-owners to do the same, we realize success. 

Clear Communication: We project confidence in our communication by using unambiguous language and providing clear purpose and direction.

Pursuit of Excellence: We aggressively pursue continuous improvement both as teams and individual employee-owners. We strive to get better every day. There is no room for mediocrity.

Pride in Our Work: We know the value of our work and are proud of what we produce.

Customer Focus: Customers are both internal and external, and we strive to give both our best efforts.

Assume Positive Intent: Assume others are well-intentioned in their actions and seek additional information about the circumstances to help solve problems. Assuming positive intent in all interactions is the key to building strong teams and working together to solve problems.

One Voice: Every Employee-Owner is expected to speak up if they have an idea for improvement or if they disagree with a potential course of action. Once a decision is made, the entire team commits to it and moves forward with one voice.

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General Summary

The Scrum Master is responsible for implementing and overseeing Scrum processes within cross-functional teams, ensuring successful sprints, and fostering collaboration between team members and Project Managers. This role involves facilitating agile ceremonies, removing impediments, and coaching team members on agile best practices to enhance efficiency and delivery.

Essential Job Functions

• Facilitates all scrum events including daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Develops and manages detailed project plans, tracking progress and managing scope, schedule, budget/resource allocation.
• Removes impediments that hinder project progress and shield the team from interruptions during sprints.
• Collaborates with Project Managers to ensure product backlogs are prioritized and well-maintained.
• Monitors sprint progress, help teams estimate iteration deliverables, and maintains relevant metrics such as burndown charts.
• Promotes continuous communication within the team and across stakeholders.
• Provides agile leadership coaching to team members, functional managers, and other stakeholders.
• Guides the team in using metrics to improve delivery and track agile maturity.
• Establishes and maintains scrum charters and working agreements for the teams.
• Identifies project risks and implement mitigation plans to minimize impact.
• Encourages collaboration between the scrum team and Project Manager to support release planning.
• Generates process reports to allow teams and management to evaluate project progress.
• Must be capable of safely handling government-furnished equipment and materials.
• Must be available to work a standard weekly schedule with overtime as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency in leading refinement sessions, story splitting, estimation techniques, velocity tracking, retrospection methods.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while leading multiple teams.
• Soft skills for dealing with resistance to change and diverse personality types across teams.
• Knowledge of agile techniques like User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration/Testing.
• Strong business aptitude with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to mentor others effectively.
• Proven ability to navigate complex situations involving multiple stakeholders.
• Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance when required by the contract.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, business management, or any related field or equivalent experience.
• Two (2) years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role within a development team applying Scrum principles.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I) preferred; additional certifications (CSP, PSM II) are a plus.
• Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt preferred, Black Belt a plus.
• Experience with various agile methodologies such as Kanban, XP, and FDD.
• Experience with KanBo, Azure DevOps, and Bugzilla or similar application preferred.