Scrum Master

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**Job Description:**

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced and driven Scrum Master to join a dynamic team and play a pivotal role in advancing our Agile practice.

**The Work:**

+ Provide program managers with various support tasks covering all standard PMI PMBOK process groups and knowledge areas to create program delivery excellence and delight our customers

+ Ensure the program has a viable schedule that supports the overall capability roadmap and exit criteria, meets required integrity standards, and demonstrates execution realism

+ Maintain and update all the tasks, milestones, and dependencies in the MS Project IMS

+ Coordinate with the scrum masters, workstream leads and all the project managers, Consultants, and other resources to create the workstream and agile structure, processes, and the IMS for the program

+ Plan the risk and issue management process, identify risks, perform risks analysis, and implement risk responses/decisions to mitigate the risk to the project.

+ Coordinate and support the customer through periodic risk management reviews

**Here's what you need:**

+ 3 years of related experience in a Scrum Master role

+ Experience using Agile backlog management tool(s), preferably JIRA

+ Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and/or experience on an Agile/Scrum team

**Bonus points if you have:**

+ Experience with implementing scrum for large scale, complex systems

+ Experience with Azure DevOps

**Security Clearance:**

+ Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of **California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia** . The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. ( We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$97,300—$195,400 USD

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