Agile Project Manager (VA ESOM)

Team: Project Management

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities

• Own the schedule, staffing plan, deliverable tracking, and milestone reporting for an assigned platform health team, including applicable CDRL and task-order requirements.

• Provide clear status reporting to program leadership and client stakeholders, including management of risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery concerns.

• Coordinate cross-team dependencies, staffing requirements, vendor activities, and subcontractor deliverables across multiple workstreams and sprints.

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.

• Partner with Product Owners and the Technical Program Manager to prioritize, refine, and manage the team backlog.

• Track sprint velocity, burndown, team health, and other delivery metrics, identifying trends and risks for program leadership.

• Identify and remove impediments while escalating cross-team blockers and dependencies when additional support is required.

• Coordinate with peer Project Managers and Scrum Masters across multiple platform teams to align delivery cadence and shared dependencies.

• Coach team members on Agile principles, Scrum practices, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Support change management and release coordination for sprint deliverables within a 24x7 operational environment.

• Coordinate with distributed contractor teams on intake, dependencies, code-review handoffs, and delivery activities.

• Follow demand through the full lifecycle in SPM, from intake and approval through development, testing, and delivery, maintaining traceability throughout.

• Maintain Agile artifacts within and produce sprint-level and project-level reporting for leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline; alternatively, an additional 8 years of relevant experience may be considered.

• 10+ years of total relevant professional experience, including at least 4 years managing software or platform delivery projects with responsibility for schedules, deliverables, and staffing.

• At least 2 years of experience facilitating Agile/Scrum ceremonies in distributed or remote environments.

• Working knowledge of the platform and Agile Module, or comparable Agile tooling such as Jira.

• Hands-on experience with SPM, including Projects, Epics, and Stories.

• Strong understanding of ITIL service management processes and their application within technology delivery environments.

• Strong facilitation, conflict-resolution, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

• Ability to work effectively across multiple vendors, distributed teams, and competing stakeholder priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, remove obstacles, drive outcomes, and enable teams to achieve delivery objectives.

• PMP certification is preferred.

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I or higher) certification is preferred.

• Certified System Administrator (CSA) certification is preferred.

• SAFe certification, such as SSM or SA, is preferred.

• Experience working in a federal IT environment is preferred.

• Active federal security clearance or Public Trust experience is preferred.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and willing and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

• Must be willing and able to satisfy applicable federal identity-verification requirements and update identification documents when necessary to complete the suitability process.

Benefits

• Fully remote position within the United States, supporting Eastern Time working hours.

• Annual compensation range of $155,000–$175,000, with final placement based on relevant skills, experience, education, certifications, location, and applicable clearance requirements.

• Paid time off.

• Healthcare benefits and supplemental benefit programs.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching.

• Employee discount perks and rewards programs.

• Education reimbursement for eligible certifications, degrees, and professional development.

• Flexibility to pursue courses, certifications, networking, and other professional-growth opportunities.

• Virtual and in-person employee activities, including wellness events, celebrations, and community initiatives.

• Opportunity to work on a federal technology program with a collaborative, mission-focused team.

• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.