Scrum Master

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.

Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

• Helps teams self-organize, self-manage, and deliver by teaching and coaching effective Agile practices
• Act as a servant leader to the Scrum Team by embracing SAFe Core Values, applying SAFe Principles, implementing SAFe practices, and utilizing ScrumXP rules
• Help scrum team achieve in areas including quality, predictability, flow, and velocity
• Helps team focus on daily and Sprint Goals in the context of current PI Objectives
• Guides team in establishing normalized story points for estimating user stories
• Facilitates all team meetings, including the daily stand-up, Sprint Planning, Team Demos, and Retrospectives
• Attend and represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums meetings
• Collaborate with other impacted teams (e.g. Other Scrum or Product teams, Product Owners, Stakeholders) to ensure alignment between priorities, scope, and all deployment‑related activities
• Communicates with outside stakeholders

• Active Secret Security Clearance
• Ability to report onsite 3x a week in Colorado Springs, CO
• 2+ years' experience performing as a scrum master utilizing SAFe methodologies or similar Agile servant leadership role
• 2+ years' experience with facilitating communication/collaboration with client and development team staff through in‑person and virtual settings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• SAFe Certified Scrum Master Certification

• Prior experience in software development, preferably in a Java/open‑source technical environment
• Experience in a large‑scale Federal IT Program

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on‑going basis and there is no fixed Final date to receive applications.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$84,900—$138,300 USD

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the…