SHARON NYAMBOLI
HOUSTON,TX
Summary
Instrumental Senior Scrum Master bringing 7+ years of experience achieving ambitious goals in challenging IT environments. Diligent, forward-thinking and adaptable to dynamic company, customer, and project needs. Successful at motivating teams to meet demanding timelines.Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Detail-oriented Cyber security Compliance Engineer with 5+ years expertise in developing and implementing security policies, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards. Skilled in managing compliance frameworks, performing audits, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance security posture and reduce organizational risks. Proven ability to align security controls with business objectives and support audit readiness.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Scrum Master & Cyber Security Engineer
Peraton (NASA/NOAA Contractor)
04.2023 - Current
- Senior Scrum Master (60%)
- Led a cross-functional team of 18 cyber security professionals utilizing Agile Scrum methodologies to successfully manage the large-scale migration of critical workloads from on-premises to the cloud, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to scope.
- Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming sessions, enhancing team engagement and productivity by 40%.
- Successfully planned and executed 10 Program Increments (PIs), resulting in a 50% improvement in team metrics since 2023. Key metrics enhanced include velocity, volatility (story complexity, movement, planning, and size), and overall sprint burn down. Reduced the stress associated with PI planning by 20%, enhancing overall team efficiency and collaboration during the process.
- Managed stakeholder communications, providing updates on project progress and addressing concerns proactively, increasing stakeholder satisfaction by 35%.
- Coordinated with product owner to prioritize requirement and define clear deliverables, improving task efficiency by 25% reduce dependencies by 20%.
- Skilled in identifying and managing project dependencies through backlog refinement, cross-team collaboration, visual mapping, and the use of agile tools. Proactively engaged in facilitation of planning sessions and Scrum of Scrums to surface dependencies early, enabling effective risk mitigation and on-time delivery of high-value solutions.
- Mentorship (5%):
- Experienced in mentoring new hire scrum masters by providing hands-on guidance on Agile principles, team processes, and collaboration practices
- Skilled at fostering on-boarding, supporting continuous improvement, and promoting effective integration to ensure new team members contribute confidently and effectively to project success.
- Team Coaching (5%):
- Experienced in coaching team members on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and effective collaboration to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Skilled in providing personalized guidance on time-management, story prioritization, backlog refinement, sprint execution, and problem-solving, while promoting self-organization, accountability, and stakeholder engagement.
- Committed to developing team skills, removing impediments, and empowering members to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently.
- Scrum Of Scrums, Agile Community of Practice & Agile Org Meetup (10%):
- Collaboration with RTE to develop training modules aimed at coaching Scrum Masters to improve in areas such as conflict resolution, retrospectives, daily scrums, and overall Agile practices.
- Collaboration with RTE for monthly Agile Scrum Master meetings where all Scrum Masters, RTEs, and business analysts across the organization collaborate to share ideas, best practices, and successful strategies, fostering continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
- Led the Agile Community of Scrum Masters to review team metrics, assess team challenges, gather input from fellow Scrum Masters, and discuss new processes or tools. Proposed and refined potential changes collaboratively before presenting them to leadership.
- Cyber Security Engineer (40%):
- Experienced Security Controls Assessor skilled in evaluating the effectiveness of security controls, conducting system assessments, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Conducted security control assessments that identified vulnerabilities, leading to a 30% reduction in security weaknesses and ensuring compliance with standards.
- Supported audit readiness initiatives resulting in a 25% decrease in compliance gaps and strengthened overall security posture.
- Proven ability to identify vulnerabilities, recommend improvements, and support audit readiness to strengthen the organizational security posture. Monitor security control effectiveness and recommend improvements based on assessment findings.
- Manage and maintained the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) to track and address cyber security vulnerabilities and compliance requirements.
- Conducted Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) evaluations of new software and hardware to assess security impact and financial implications, resulting in a 20% reduction in the risk of implementing vulnerable solutions.
- Performed Security Impact Assessment (SIA) reviews that contributed to a 15% improvement in maintaining security posture and compliance adherence during system changes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement remediation actions and update security documentation, resulting in a 27% increase in identified vulnerabilities and 15% increase in enhanced security compliance.
Scrum Master & Information Assurance Engineer
Leidos Contractor (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Remote
10.2020 - 04.2023
- Organized and facilitated Agile ceremonies for teams working on security projects, including threat detection systems, audits, cloud migration and compliance initiatives.
- Partnered with development teams to enhance secure code practices and resolve technical challenges related to security and GRC tasks.
- Engaged with clients to gather security and compliance requirements, ensuring the delivered product met regulatory standards and customer expectations.
- Worked with customers to understand their priorities and pain points, incorporating feedback into the backlog and sprint planning.
- Managed risks and dependencies, ensuring the team remained focused on delivering secure, compliant solutions aligned with governance policies.
- Accomplishment: Delivered critical security features 20% faster by optimizing sprint planning processes.
- Accomplishment: Enhanced team collaboration scores by 40%, specifically in cross-functional security and compliance initiatives.
Agile Project Coordinator & Retirement Specialist
Lincoln Financial
07.2018 - 10.2020
- Supported cross-functional cyber security and GRC teams in executing Agile practices, including sprint planning, task tracking, and reporting on security risks.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to establish security-centric execution plans, prioritize compliance tasks, and define GRC-related objectives.
- Led team-building initiatives to strengthen collaboration among cyber security and compliance engineers, fostering a proactive approach to threat and risk management.
- Collaborated with customers to identify pain points and incorporate feedback into project roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Accomplishment: Improved threat management and compliance task tracking efficiency by 20% using Jira.
- Accomplishment: Boosted on-time delivery of security patches and compliance tasks by 18% through improved backlog prioritization.
Education
Management of Business Administration (MBA) -
Gwynedd Mercy University
08.2011
B.S - Marketing Sales
The University of Scranton
05.2004
Skills
- Servant leadership
- Agile coaching
- Product backlog management
- Scrum framework expertise
- Coaching and mentoring
- Team facilitation
- Customer interaction
- Meeting participation
- Stakeholder management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
Accomplishments
- Coached team of 18 staff members on agile principles and adoption and implementation.
- Achieved higher team engagement, trust and transparency through effectively helping with coaching on utilization of Jira/Confluence.
- Achieved simplifying PI Planning engagine 1-1 with team members prior to the planning session with the customer and stakeholders to ensure accuracy and efficiency during the final meeting.
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) 2024
- SAFe 5.0 Scrum Master Certification 2020
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) 2020
- Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) 2021
- Certified Data Privacy Engineer (CDPSE)
- Comptia Security + 2020
- AWS Cloud Practitioner: In Progress 2025
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Scrum Master & Cyber Security Engineer
Peraton (NASA/NOAA Contractor)
04.2023 - Current
Scrum Master & Information Assurance Engineer
Leidos Contractor (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Remote
10.2020 - 04.2023
Agile Project Coordinator & Retirement Specialist
Lincoln Financial
07.2018 - 10.2020
B.S - Marketing Sales
The University of Scranton
Management of Business Administration (MBA) -
Gwynedd Mercy University