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Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master, Appian Preferred

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead Agile software delivery projects, with a strong preference for candidates who have managed cross-functional teams to deliver Appian, low-code/no-code, BPM, workflow automation, or enterprise application development projects. The ideal candidate understands the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution design, human-centered design activities, development, testing, deployment, release management, change management and communications for users, and production support.

This role requires a hands-on technical project leader who can work effectively with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, developers, QA teams, DevOps teams, and client leadership to deliver high-quality software solutions on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

Scrum Master Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile/Scrum/SAFe ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint & PI Planning, Sprint Reviews, Backlog Refinement, and Retrospectives.
• Coach development teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, Kanban workflows, and continuous improvement.
• Remove blockers and escalate impediments that affect sprint progress, delivery timelines, or team productivity.
• Track daily sprint progress, velocity, burn-down charts, backlog health, and team capacity.
• Support Product Owners and Business Analysts in backlog grooming, user story refinement, acceptance criteria definition, and sprint readiness.
• Promote collaboration, transparency, accountability, and communication across business, technical, and leadership teams.
• Project Management Responsibilities
• Plan, execute, monitor, and close software development projects from initiation through production deployment.
• Define project scope, schedule, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and resource needs.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across business stakeholders, Appian developers, software developers, QA testers, architects, DevOps engineers, and implementation teams.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, change requests, action items, and decision logs.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, sprint metrics, release plans, RAID logs, and executive briefings.
• Lead project delivery using Agile, hybrid Agile, or SDLC-based methodologies based on client and project needs.
• Support release planning, production deployment coordination, user acceptance testing, defect triage, and post-release stabilization.

Technical Project Management Responsibilities

• Understand and manage projects involving Appian applications, business process management, workflow automation, case management, integrations, and enterprise application development.
• Work with technical teams to track design, configuration, development, testing, integration, deployment, and production support activities.
• Translate business objectives into clear technical delivery plans, sprint goals, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate technical discussions related to system architecture, data flows, API integrations, security, environments, testing strategy, deployment readiness, and operational support.
• Manage SDLC activities including requirements gathering, product roadmap updates, design review, development tracking, test planning, defect management and triage, code promotion, release readiness, and production implementation.
• Work with teams using Jira, Confluence, Mural, Figma, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Git, Jenkins, or similar project delivery, collaboration, and DevOps tools.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Delivery Lead.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies, including Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
• Experience managing software development projects involving requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, change management, and production support.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating developers, QA testers, business analysts, architects, DevOps teams, and product owners in a federal contracting environment.
• Strong knowledge of Agile metrics, sprint reporting, backlog tracking, risk management, and delivery forecasting.
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Mural, Figma, Azure DevOps, Trello, ServiceNow, or similar platforms.