Professional - Project Manager Non Tech IV

Lead Scrum Master

We are seeking a Lead Scrum Master to join a team of qualified, diverse professionals supporting a high-visibility enterprise modernization initiative. The ideal candidate will guide and elevate Agile delivery across multiple teams, ensuring consistent application of SAFe principles and Scrum best practices. This role will be essential in facilitating Agile ceremonies, managing cross-team dependencies, and supporting the program's mission to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mature Scrum practices across the program, coaching and enabling multiple Agile teams operating within a SAFe environment.
• Facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies for assigned teams, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coordinate with Product Owners to manage and prioritize product backlogs, ensuring clarity of requirements and alignment to roadmap goals.
• Support development of program increment (PI) plans and ensure teams are prepared for PI planning activities.
• Identify, track, and remove impediments to maintain steady team progress and improve team delivery velocity.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by monitoring team performance metrics and promoting Agile best practices.
• Serve as the primary Agile delivery point of contact for work prioritization, process optimization, and alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Partner with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) and PMO leadership to ensure transparency and accurate status reporting.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between technical teams, product stakeholders, and external partners.
• Support integration of legacy systems with modern platforms by helping teams navigate complex workflows and system interdependencies.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience with a BS/BA degree; 6 years with an MS/MA; or 3 years with a PhD.
• At least 5 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in large enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple Agile teams simultaneously in a SAFe or comparable scaled Agile framework.

Skills:

• Hands-on facilitation expertise in all Scrum ceremonies, backlog management, and Agile workflow optimization.
• Proven ability to remove impediments, drive process improvements, and guide teams toward higher velocity and predictable delivery.
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics and tools (e.g., Jira, Version One, Azure Dev Ops).
• Excellent communication, leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within complex environments involving legacy system integration and multi-team dependencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Advanced Certified Scrum Master (ACSM), or comparable Agile certifications.
• Experience supporting system modernization initiatives, cloud migrations, or hybrid legacy-to-modern application ecosystems.
• Prior experience supporting large, multi-year federal or defense sector programs.
• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience mentoring junior Scrum Masters or contributing to an Agile Center of Excellence.
• A Master's degree in a related field.