Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

Arcticom, a company within the BSNC family, is currently seeking a qualified Scrum Master in Stuiland, MD. This person will serve as scrum master for a small agile development team. Wage/Salary Range : . $68/hr – 76/hr

Applicants will be contacted via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.

· Facilitate agile ceremonies: Lead daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives, ensuring clear goals, actionable outcomes, and continuous improvement for the team.

· Jira and backlog management: Expertly manage work within Jira, including refining the backlog, planning sprints, and accounting for team capacity. You'll work to prevent excessive scope creep and ensure committed sprint work is on track for completion.

· User story excellence: Ensure user stories and tasks are clearly written and understood by both customers and the technical team, complete with well-defined acceptance criteria.

· Foster collaboration and communication: Champion a collaborative environment by facilitating regular team meetings and ceremonies (scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives), as well as ad-hoc discussions. You'll leverage productivity tools like Jira and Confluence to enhance communication.

· Manage team calendar and coordination: Oversee the team's calendar, scheduling necessary meetings with key points of contact, the technical team, customers, or other agency personnel as needed.

· Maintain project awareness: Remain current on all aspects of the project, understanding dependencies, risks, and overall progress

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

· A bachelor’s degree is required

· 3-5 years of experience as Scrum Master

· Ability to work independently with minimal oversight

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

· Experience as Scrum Master and with agile ceremonies

· Experience with Jira

· Excellent communications skills

NECESSARY PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employee must maintain a constant state of mental alertness at all times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

DOT COVERED/SAFETY-SENSITIVE ROLE REQUIREMENTS

· This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions.

· This position does perform DOT “safety-sensitive” functions (as defined under 49 CFR Part 40) and is subject to all federal requirements related to Department of Transportation requirements for those performing, or on-call to perform, “safety-sensitive” functions. Employees must provide a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work described herein is primarily in a modern office setting. Occasional travel may be required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

· No supervisory responsibilities.

· This position supervises employees

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain the appropriate clearance levels required and be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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