Associate Scrum Master / Agile Project Coordinator

Position Summary

We are seeking an early-career Agilist to coordinate delivery across 3 software integration teams: Front End Integration, Backend Integration, and Data. The successful individual will maintain the teams' shared Jira operating rhythm, facilitate agile ceremonies, improve backlog quality, track cross-team dependencies, and give project leadership reliable visibility into delivery progress.

The position reports to the Project Manager and works closely with the technical lead, solutions architect, project coordinator, and 3 team leads. It facilitates delivery but does not own product priorities, make technical decisions, or replace the team leads' responsibility for execution.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and cross-team dependency meetings.

• Administer the shared Jira backlog and sprint structure for all three teams.

• Ensure stories and tasks have clear descriptions, acceptance criteria, estimates, ownership, team assignments, and dependency links.

• Help team leads translate milestones and deliverables into appropriately sized sprint work.

• Monitor sprint commitments, blockers, aging work, scope changes, and delivery risks.

• Escalate unresolved blockers and cross-team dependencies to the appropriate project or technical leader.

• Maintain Jira dashboards and provide concise reporting on velocity, throughput, burndown, blocked work, and milestone progress.

• Keep Jira execution data aligned with the program's higher-level planning and reporting tools.

• Maintain action, decision, risk, and dependency records as assigned.

• Coach team members on practical Scrum and Kanban practices and encourage continuous improvement.

• Support release, demonstration, authorization, and stakeholder-readiness activities.

• Follow applicable government security, access, and information-handling requirements.

Required Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as an Agile Coordinator, Scrum Master, Project Coordinator, Business Analyst, or similar delivery support professional.

• Practical experience using Jira to manage backlogs, sprints, workflows, dashboards, and reports.

• Working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, user stories, acceptance criteria, estimation, and dependency management.

• Strong meeting-facilitation, organization, written communication, and follow-up skills.

• Ability to coordinate several teams without relying on formal authority.

• Ability to identify delivery problems, communicate them clearly, and drive issues toward resolution.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• PSM I, Certified ScrumMaster, or comparable entry-level agile certification.

• Experience supporting software development, systems integration, data, or DevSecOps teams.

• Experience with government or Department of Defense programs.

• Familiarity with Confluence, Airtable, release planning, and risk tracking.

• U.S. citizenship and ability to satisfy any required customer-access or clearance requirements.

Measures of Success

Within the first 30 days, the successful candidate will:

• Establish a consistent ceremony schedule across all three teams.

• Keep sprint and backlog information accurate and current.

• Ensure planned work meets an agreed definition of ready.

• Make cross-team dependencies and blockers visible before they affect milestones.

• Provide dependable sprint and milestone reporting to project leadership.

• Help the teams complete at least two retrospectives with documented improvement actions.

About S2i2

S2i2 is a growing company with a supportive and inclusive culture and many opportunities for professional development and growth. We have created a supportive, family-like work environment where contributions are recognized. Regular company updates and open lines of communication with leadership fosters collaboration within the company.

We are proud to include:

Support to achieve professional certifications and degrees

Leadership that is accessible to all employees

Regular company updates

Client networking social engagements

Monthly team-building activities (past examples: Top Golf)

Supporting our community - including veterans

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.