About the role

Role Overview

Aptive is seeking a Lean Agile Scrum Master to support a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Veterans Health Administration ORIS effort, providing Lean Agile program and project management support for Enterprise Health Records Management initiatives.

You will coordinate day-to-day program activities for overall program effort and multiple high-visibility VHA projects within the EIWMP Team, ensuring delivery schedules and quality targets are met.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and manage day-to-day program activities; keep plans up to date and reflect evolving client needs
Facilitate and lead ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
Support program planning and execution through:
- generating status reports
- facilitating status update sessions and planning sessions
- protecting team focus while handling rapid-response demands
Build and maintain delivery structure:
- create delivery schedules for project teams
- ensure adherence to program/project delivery targets and required VHA quality
Design and implement lean, responsive processes for program planning and resource management within Jira, guided by Lean Agile principles
Track team capacity and support rapid reallocation during surge events
Coordinate dependencies across triage, workflow, training, and change-management workstreams
Facilitate PI Planning and Inspect & Adapt workshops to align prioritization to government needs
Demonstrate strong customer interaction with senior-level stakeholders across multiple concurrent tasks

Requirements (Minimum)

Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
Experience facilitating Agile teams in a delivery environment

Nice to Have (Desired)

SAFe and/or Lean Portfolio experience (e.g., SSM or equivalent)
Prior work on VA or healthcare IT programs, especially Feder EHR or Oracle/Cerner
Strong servant-leadership and impediment-removal skills

About Aptive

Aptive partners with federal agencies to help them achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations, and enhanced service delivery. The company specializes in applying technology and human-centered services to optimize mission outcomes, serving agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security, and the National Science Foundation.