SCRUM MASTER

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA;
  Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA;
  Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• Clearance:
  Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (examples:
    Cyber 101; IT Project Manager (Advanced) Playlist; Scrum Master certification); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: RCCE Level 1; CCISO; CCSP; CISA; CISM; CISSP; DAWIA PM Advanced; FITSP‑A/FITSP‑M; GFACT; GSLC).
• Required experience and skills:
  • IT/program delivery experience with at least 5+ years serving as Scrum Master or Agile coach for software development teams in enterprise or DoD environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to run multiple concurrent Agile teams, coordinate cross‑team dependencies, and scale Agile practices across programs.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe/practical scaling), CI/CD pipelines, Dev Sec Ops  integration, and automated testing strategies.
  • Proficiency with Agile tooling (Jira, Azure Dev Ops) for backlog management, traceability, and reporting.
  • Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and executive briefing skills.
• Desired:
  • Prior DoD/ARNG experience and familiarity with RMF/ATO implications in Agile/Dev Sec Ops  workflows.
  • Certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe SPC, or PMP and experience establishing Agile Centers of Excellence or coaching at scale.

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Scrum Master to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.

• Facilitate Agile delivery for cross‑functional development teams: lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to drive iterative delivery.
• Remove impediments, protect teams from disruptions, and ensure continuous flow and productivity aligned with PDLC/SDLC and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Partner with Product Owners, developers, testers, analysts, and the Government PMO to maintain transparency, support prioritization, and align sprint outcomes with ARNG enterprise mission needs.
• Coordinate lifecycle activities to ensure requirements traceability, documentation accuracy, configuration management discipline, and integration with enterprise architecture and engineering standards.
• Promote and enable automation, testing practices, CI/CD tooling, secure coding standards, and shift‑left testing within teams.
• Facilitate collaboration among Government stakeholders, functional proponents, mission partners, and engineering teams to enable early feedback loops and continuous improvement.
• Track Agile metrics (velocity, sprint burndown, impediments) and produce status summaries to inform program leadership and governance reviews.
• Mentor teams and stakeholders on Agile best practices, scaling patterns, and effective Scrum ceremonies to mature organizational Agile capability.