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Mid/Sr Scrum Master – Leidos

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Mid/Sr Scrum Master in our Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront of Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations, Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence, and Cryptographic Key Management. We offer competitive benefits including Paid Time Off, 11 paid holidays, 401(k) with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, flexible schedules, discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

Join us and make a difference in National Security.

A Mid/Sr Scrum Master is needed to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a large, complex, fast‑paced technical program. The program execution follows Dev Ops best practices and employs robust development, test, and production environments. We use Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and test automation tools alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools.

The program provides system engineering, development, test, integration, and operational support, and is focused on injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities while continuing to support ongoing mission and operational systems.

The role requires an experienced Agile Lead/Scrum Master who will facilitate one or more complex agile teams as part of a larger Agile Release Train (ART) delivering value to the customer using SAFe. The Scrum Master will coach and educate teams in Scrum, Scrumban, or Kanban to ensure processes are followed, remove impediments, foster high‑performing dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement, and ensure commitments at Program Increment (PI) Planning are met.

• Facilitate self‑organizing team(s) to ensure progress against PI commitments.
• Protect the team from scope creep during PI execution.
• Remove impediments and coordinate with Release Train Engineers on solution implementation.
• Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.
• Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules.
• Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of the Definition of Done and meets it.
• Coordinate with other ARTs and communicate status to management.
• Work with Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features.
• Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning.
• Develop User Stories with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to meet Feature acceptance criteria.
• Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams.
• Collect and share team metrics, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop metrics improvements.
• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles to foster continuous improvement.
• Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses, and coach the team as a whole.
• Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals.
• Lead teams towards Agile maturity.
• Create a fun, sharing, and learning environment.
• Experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair‑programming and cross‑functional training.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and at least 8 years of relevant work experience (additional relevant experience may substitute for a degree).
• At least 4 years of experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team, preferably full time.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI‑ACP).
• Significant, hands‑on experience using agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Version One, Rallye, IBM RTC).
• At least 4 years of experience working on a large, preferably technical program with varied and diverse systems and groups in a fast‑paced, rapidly evolving environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and time‑management skills.

• Experience working with large software systems, including hardware integration and test.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary technical development teams.
• Experienc…