Agile Scrum Master

Washington, DC 100% Onsite

Top Secret/SCI

Full-time

$125,000 - $150,000

• This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

The Agile Scrum Master supports a large-scale software and hardware integration effort by facilitating one complex Agile team or multiple smaller Agile teams operating as part of an Agile Release Train. This role applies the Scaled Agile Framework to help teams deliver customer value, meet Program Increment commitments, and continuously improve delivery performance.

The Agile Scrum Master coaches teams in Scrum and Kanban practices, removes impediments, promotes effective communication and collaboration, facilitates SAFe ceremonies, and fosters an environment of continuous flow, accountability, and relentless improvement. This role also partners with Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, Project Managers, other Scrum Masters, and support personnel to ensure alignment across teams and successful execution of Program Increment objectives.

• Facilitate self-organizing Agile teams to ensure progress against Program Increment commitments.
• Protect teams from scope creep during Program Increment execution.
• Remove impediments and coordinate with the Release Train Engineer or Project Manager to implement solutions.
• Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate effectively.
• Support and enforce Scrum processes and applicable Agile team rules.
• Ensure teams understand the Definition of Done and how to meet established completion criteria.

• Lead and facilitate SAFe and Scrum ceremonies, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, demonstrations, sprint retrospectives, and Program Increment Planning.
• Coordinate with other teams across the Agile Release Train.
• Communicate team status, risks, dependencies, and impediments to management and other stakeholders.
• Promote teamwork and alignment toward sprint and Program Increment goals.

• Work with Product Owners to review and prioritize features.
• Support development of User Stories that satisfy Feature acceptance criteria.
• Help maintain alignment between team execution, backlog priorities, and Program Increment objectives.

• Maintain and generate information radiators for supported teams.
• Collect and share team performance metrics.
• Determine when additional metrics are needed and develop improvements to measurement approaches.
• Identify opportunities to improve Agile processes, team productivity, delivery flow, and overall performance.
• Lead discussions when issues require analysis, triage, or process improvement.

• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Observe team dynamics, identify strengths and areas for improvement, and coach teams to improve productivity and collaboration.
• Promote knowledge sharing and experimentation with practices such as pair programming and cross-functional training.
• Guide teams toward increased Agile maturity.
• Mentor and train junior Scrum Masters throughout project execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 8–12 years of relevant experience; or
• Master’s degree in a related discipline with 6–10 years of relevant experience.
• Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.;

• Experience working as a Scrum Master on a software development or other technical team. [Required]
• Experience using Agile project management tools such…