Agile Scrum Master

Job Description

CSCI Consulting is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to support a federal government client in delivering mission‑critical technology solutions using Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies. The Scrum Master will serve as a servant leader, Agile coach, and facilitator, helping teams deliver high‑quality solutions while fostering continuous improvement and collaboration across stakeholders.

• Lead and coach Agile teams operating within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Coach and lead an agile team within a scaled agile framework (SAFe)
• Facilitate team breakouts to plan work and create PI objectives during PI Planning
• Facilitate planning and execution of work during a Program Increment through sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos
• Facilitate backlog refinement by collaborating with the product owners and business analysts
• Track and remove impediments to improve agile team’s efficiency and effectiveness; reaching out to the larger organizational network for impediment removal; ensuring cross‑team coordination
• Maintain relevant metrics to understand how well the team is doing and identify areas of improvement
• Perform capacity planning to help teams plan iterations and increments
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to manage dependencies and ensure consistency across teams
• Liaison with architects, cyber security SMEs, and other stakeholders; fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines
• Manage product releases and dependencies between teams and third parties or between assigned teams and other Scrum teams
• Support development of product roadmaps
• Coach the team to continuously improve and become a high performing team
• Develop new processes and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity
• Strengthen the presence of the team within the Agile communities of practice and actively contribute to the organization’s Agile Community
• Ensure appropriate staffing for assigned Epics and Features
• Schedule and allocate work, providing advice and guidance, and resolving problems to meet technical performance and business objectives
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of efforts

• Active Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Seven (7)+ years of relevant professional experience
• Three (3)+ years leading Agile Scrum and/or SAFe teams
• Strong Agile background, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience leading teams using an Agile Scrum or Scaled Agile approach
• Understanding of the software development, including requirements management, development and testing, configuration management, quality assurance, and release management
• Creativity and adaptability in problem‑solving
• Ability to work with clients to understand their needs
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Professional presence
• U.S. Citizenship required

• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, SAFe Practitioner, or other advanced Agile certifications
• Prior Oracle EBS Federal Financial Management experience supporting DoD
• Experience with Oracle E‑Business Suite, information exchanges, data warehouse
• Experience with test automation techniques and tools
• Experience with building in software security (BSIMM, security touchpoints)
• Experience with continuous deployment models
  
  Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts, and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
• Strong customer and vendor relationship skills
• Demonstrated ability to comply with data standards and policies
• Motivation to learn new technologies and methodologies that demonstrate value
• Past experience working with a Federal agency
• Department of War experience is a plus!

• Competitive salaries
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package
• Paid holidays aligned to the Federal calendar
• Full health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Team building events
• Professional development support

CSCI complies with all applicable Federal, state, and local…