Scrum Master

NTC OVERVIEW: We are seeking a ScrumMaster to join our team. Working at NT Concepts means that you are part of an innovative, agile company dedicated to solving the most critical challenges in National Security. We’re looking for the best and the brightest to join us in supporting this mission. If meaningful work, initiative, creativity, and continuous self-improvement are important to your career, join our growing team and discover what's next for you.

Mission Focus: Performing Modernization and enhancement, Operations and Maintenance, and Development on an existing web-based system to improve security, user functionality, stability, and cost efficiencies.

Clearance: Top Secret

Location/Flexibility: Remote with a possibility for occasional travel

Responsibilities:As a Scrum Master, you will:

• Run daily standups, sprint planning, retrospective and other sprint ceremonies
• Work closely with designated ESD Product Owners as well as DevOps PM and EE&A PM to ensure the team is delivering a quality product of value to the Sponsor and on time
• Maintaining a strong awareness of technical trends in information technology
• Developing and maintain a strong awareness of on-going IT projects, and business unit requirements
• Applying the project management model (e.g. Spiral, Agile) selected for a given development effort
• Providing analysis, design, development, deployment, and lifecycle support for innovative hardware systems and applications
• Developing end-to-end cost analysis for projects
• Ensuring systems being developed comply with the enterprise technical architecture
• Helping project and program teams prepare for CIO Project Management Program control gates
• Keeping senior management apprised of project or program status

Required Qualifications:

Senior: BS degree and 6+ years of relevant experience OR HS Diploma and 9-13 years of relevant experienceMid: BS degree and 3+ years of relevant experience OR HS Diploma and 6-8 years of relevant experience

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) OR Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• Exhaustive experience with Agile techniques and practices
• Demonstrated capability in managing multi-task projects of this scope and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience working with multiple specialties in a "one-team" environment.
• Experience across various technical disciplines such as Java, Oracle.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities through prior experience working with senior management to find solutions for customers and leading teams working on different technical disciplines and integrating them into a larger program.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of project management concepts and principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CompTIA Security+ Cert.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.

About NT Concepts

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end ​data and technology solutions ​that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative “big idea” problem-solving.

Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented and diverse teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients’ most critical challenges. Here, you’ll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.

If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we’d love to have you move forward with us.

Together is Better

We believe diversity and inclusion drive innovation, and that when we work together, we can accomplish anything. NT Concepts is a people-first, Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer—regardless of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected class. If you have a disability and need accommodation, let us know. All resumes are held in confidence. NT Concepts participates in E-Verify.