Senior Project Manager / Certified Scrum Master in Washington
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At i360technologies, we deliver business consulting and technology solutions that support the mission of federal agencies. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager/ Scrum Master to lead delivery of a Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT) low-code platform Proof of Concept (PoC) implementation for a federal agency. This role serves as the single point of accountability for execution of a 14-week Proof of Concept and subsequent scaled delivery efforts, managing an agile team delivering mission-critical applications in a federal DevSecOps environment. This person owns execution, risk, schedule, and stakeholder communication. Acts as Scrum Master for planning, refinement, stand-ups, retros, and demos. Owns Monthly Report, Sprint Demo facilitation, Release Plan, and COR coordination.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution of agile delivery across Discovery, Development, and Release phases
- Serve as primary interface to COR, PM, and Product Owner
- Drive the integrated Agile Delivery Lifecycle (Discover, Define, Build, Validate, Release) so SOO deliverables — Story Map, Release Plan, Data Migration Plan, Sprint Demo, Product Increment, User Guide, Detailed Technical Design Document — mature alongside working software.
- Plan, manage, and track all deliverables.
- Facilitate all agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, retrospectives, demos)
- Manage scope, schedule, risks, dependencies, and performance in a fixed-price environment
- Ensure alignment with client agile principles and continuous delivery expectations
- Run the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) embedded in the delivery cycle, applying corrective action at the point of delivery to prevent defects, rework, or schedule slip.
- Coordinate ATO/A&A readiness, stakeholder communications, and executive reporting
- Enable rapid decision-making and issue resolution across Government and contractor teams.
- Lead transition from PoC to Application Onboarding and Sustainment, including a two-week intake-and-triage sprint, sequenced onboarding wave plan, and independent sustainment team that delivers a minimum of twelve production-ready releases.
- Manage Additional Capacity (Task C.4.4) team expansions without disrupting velocity or quality; integrate new resources into established processes, tooling, and standards.
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of federal IT program / project management experience, including delivery of agile software development programs at a federal civilian agency.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
- Active PMP certification.
- Hands-on experience operating as Scrum Master on an agile pod (Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid).
- Demonstrated experience delivering cloud-based or low-code platforms (Power Platform or similar)
- Proven success managing fixed-price contracts with delivery accountability
- Experience working with federal stakeholders, CORs, and cross-functional teams
- Strong experience with JIRA or similar agile tools
Qualifications
- SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or PMI-ACP certification.
- Familiarity with ATO/A&A processes and NIST/FISMA compliance.
- Prior delivery of programs on Power Platform, Unqork, Appian, ServiceNow, or comparable BOAT / regenerative low-code platforms.
- Experience delivering BOAT, workflow automation, or case management systems
- PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe certification
Key Attributes
- Strong leadership and accountability mindset
- Ability to manage high-visibility, mission-critical delivery
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Security & Eligibility Requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust (suitability) clearance
- Must be able to pass a federal background investigation
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent required (no visa sponsorship available)
Benefits
- Holidays - Eleven
- Adoption Assistance
- Retirement Plan (401k) Matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Family Leave, Maternity, Paternity
- Short-Term & Long-Term
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Paid Time Off (0-3 years - 15 Days PTO | 3+ years 20 Days)
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Only direct applicants will be considered. Submissions from recruiting or staffing firms will not be accepted.