3 months ago
Release Manager / Scrum Master
Full-time
Mid Level
Release Manager / Scrum Master
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Description
- 9th Way Insignia is looking for a Release Manager / Scrum Master to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Enterprise Acquisition Systems Support (EASS) program, providing Agile delivery facilitation and release leadership across the EASS eCMS portfolio. This role ensures enhancements and fixes are executed using Agile methods with well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements traceability, while coordinating and driving end-to-end release readiness and execution in support of the eCMS Release Management (RM) process within the EASS Configuration Management (CM) Repository—ensuring releases meet the Requirement Specification Document (RSD), infrastructure readiness is verified by the VA Release Manager, and stakeholders accept and validate operational stability. The Release Manager / Scrum Master facilitates monthly release schedule meetings and produces and maintains release-cycle artifacts including Requirements Verification Reports (RVR), Deployment Plans, Release Notes, Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs), and supports monthly patches/minor releases and interface documentation updates (ICDs) as required.
- Responsibilities include facilitating Agile delivery, coordinating with stakeholders, leading release planning and execution, developing and maintaining verification reports, deployment plans, release notes, RTMs, supporting configuration management, and managing change requests. The role requires managing software change requests, tracking approvals, maintaining documentation, and producing meeting notes.
- Qualifications include 7+ years of IT delivery experience, including Agile/Scrum and release management, 1+ year in a leadership capacity, experience with release planning, requirements discipline, configuration management, stakeholder management, and proficiency with tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint, and Teams. A Public Trust clearance at Tier 2 is preferred.
- Preferred qualifications include a degree in Computer Science or related field, Scrum Master certification, federal program experience, and experience coordinating across multiple teams.
- The position offers a salary range of $86,896.38 - $102,631.58 USD, with benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life Insurance, 401(k), PTO, Telehealth, paid holidays, FSA, HSA, Employee Assistance Program, and Traveling Assistance. The role is remote within the United States.
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or 4 years equivalent experience in lieu of a degree).
- 7+ years of relevant IT delivery experience, including Agile/Scrum execution and release management in an enterprise environment.
- 1+ years of experience leading teams and/or serving in a formal delivery leadership capacity aligned to a Level 4 Project Manager.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute recurring releases, patches, and production deployments, including readiness coordination and post-release validation.
- Proven experience ensuring requirements discipline (user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability from intake through deployment).
- Experience managing configuration/change activities, including tracking change requests through approval, implementation, and documentation updates.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including facilitation of delivery ceremonies and production of release artifacts (deployment plans, release notes, schedules, and meeting minutes).
- Proficiency with common delivery and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira/Azure DevOps, Confluence/SharePoint, Microsoft Teams).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance at the Tier 2 (Moderate Risk) level (active preferred).
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Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Basic Life A&D
- STD
- LTD
- PTO
- Telehealth
- Paid holidays
- FSA
- HSA
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Traveling Assistance