Job description

Company background

At Decisions Oriented, we strive to attract and retain top-talent team members by offering competitive salaries, innovative benefits, and a family first work environment. We want to enlist our team members in our vision and journey to create a company culture like no other that will foster an environment of support, giving, and service to one another.

Job Description:

Decisions Oriented seeks a full-time mid-level Software Engineer to be the Scrum Master and perform some development work in a small and exciting DoD emerging technology and enterprise transformation project. Does taking a new idea from concept to prototype in a quick development cycle appeal to your desire to create? Are you technically gifted, forward-leaning, and capable of thinking outside the box? If so, this is the opportunity you have always wished existed! Our small team is seeking a talented software engineer to do big things. If you consider yourself an innovator, you already have the right mentality to help us accomplish significant and meaningful achievements that will revolutionize how the DoD shares mission information. As a Software Engineer and Scrum Master, you will be responsible for driving work, maintaining, and enhancing complex and diverse engineering systems. You may be required to provide specific input as needed to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software modules. To be an effective team member, you must be capable of working independently when necessary, with strong communication skills, the ability to follow through, stay motivated, and collaborate with others to successfully complete all assignments.

Required Skills:

• Five (5) years of experience as a Scrum Master
• Active Secret Clearance
• Certified or Professional Scrum Master Certifications
• Intermediate experience with JavaScript and JavaScript Libraries, including React JS, jQuery, and ExtJS
• Intermediate experience developing enterprise solutions frameworks, build tools, version control systems, and continuous integration tools (Git, Maven, Eclipse, or SVN)
• Intermediate experience with open-source utility tools that automate the management and function of programs inside software containers such as: Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding of Linux and Windows systems and Virtualization
• Experienced in executing Agile methodologies (SaFe, Scrum, Kanban, etc)
• Experienced with Collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint

Desired Skills:

• Agile Certifications (ex. Scaled Agile Framework SaFe 5.0)
• Experience in AWS, Azure Cloud/Big Data (Batch and Streaming Analytics
• Experience or knowledge of with Kubernetes
• Experience with Virtualized Platforms
• Knowledge of the Zero Trust Framework

Additional Information:

• Agile team within a bigger engineering team
• Telework available
• Work performed in contractor facility in Columbia Maryland
• Both low and high side access.

Additional Qualification Requirements:

Eight (8) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Individual Capabilities Required:

• Will be responsible for leading Mid-level and Senior Level Engineers in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
• Will be responsible for leading a senior level engineering development team in hardware and software development.
• Will be responsible for overseeing and managing scrum processes for multiple engineering team.
• Responsible for guiding the product owner and development team to developing and achieving roadmap objectives
• Remove impediments and coach the engineering team on removing impediments
• Be the lead Scrum Master over other scrum masters.
• Resolve conflicts and issues that occur
• Help the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
• Facilitate meetings and communication between product owner stakeholders and the engineering teams to ensure the highest value
• work is top priority in the backlog
• Facilitate the daily team sync, iteration and increment planning session
• Oversee and facilitate all agile ceremony activities
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Write or review software and system documentation
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components

More about our benefits

We have created a competitive benefits package to attract top-talent and foster a culture of transparency and accountability that motivates and inspires people to be resourceful and test their limits. Summary of our benefits are:

✓ Days of Paid Leave Each Year
o 3 weeks (120 hours) per year
o 4 days (32 Hours) of sick leave
o 120 hours of carry-over allowed

o 11 Federal Holidays

✓Bonus

o 5k Sign on bonus

✓ Retirement Saving Plan:

o 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan match 3% annually

o Fully vested after 3 years of service

✓ 100% Company Contributions for: Long Term Disability, Basic Life, Basic AD&D Insurance.

o Long-Term Disability: Monthly Benefit of up to $6,000

o Basic Life Benefit: $50,000

o Basic AD&D: $50,000

✓ Premium Medical
o 65% company paid premium

o 100% Dental and Vision

Other Benefits

✓ Professional associations, certifications, training

✓ Short-term/Long-term Military leave for members of the Reserves and National Guard

✓ Hands-On Training

✓ Bonuses - subject to our Compensation and Bonus policies, employees may be eligible for the following Bonuses: Discretionary and Referral Bonus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 8 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a Secret clearance ?

Experience:

• Scrum Master: 5 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person