Scrum Master Lead

Job#: 3038680

Job Description:

Location: Woodlawn, Maryland (Partial Remote)

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 play a pivotal part in driving team performance, optimizing delivery processes, and enabling the successful integration of legacy systems with modern platforms.

• 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 stand-ups, 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 overall 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 and process optimization 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 the integration of legacy systems with modern platforms by helping teams navigate complex workflows and system interdependencies.

Experience: Minimum of 8 years of professional experience, including 5+ years serving as a Scrum Master in large enterprise environments. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. Demonstrated experience leading multiple Agile teams simultaneously in a SAFe or comparable scaled Agile framework. Proven ability to remove impediments and guide teams toward predictable delivery.

Education: A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, a Master's degree with a minimum of 6 years, or a PhD with a minimum of 3 years is required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience leading multiple Agile teams simultaneously in a SAFe or comparable scaled Agile framework.
• Handson 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) and how to apply them for transparency and decision making.
• Excellent communication, leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within complex environments involving legacy system integration and multiteam dependencies.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

• 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 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.
• Active or prior Public Trust clearance.

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