Scrum Master – Clearance Required

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the Scrum Master for one or more Agile software development teams delivering advanced software solutions for the U.S. Army.

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, which include Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.

• Guide development teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders in Agile principles, Scrum methodologies, and ongoing improvement.

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to ensure a well-maintained, prioritized product backlog and lead backlog refinement sessions that prepare tasks for upcoming sprints.

• Work closely with the Technical Program Manager to synchronize sprint execution with program milestones, release timelines, and delivery goals.

• Partner with the Engineering Lead to identify technical dependencies, eliminate delivery obstacles, and enhance team efficiency.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration among software engineering, UX/UI, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, platform engineering, and forward-deployed engineering teams.

• Recognize, monitor, and assist in removing organizational and technical barriers that affect team velocity, quality, or predictability.

• Maintain Agile metrics such as velocity, sprint burndown, throughput, cumulative flow, and team health metrics to aid in forecasting and continuous improvement.

• Advocate for reliable and sustainable software delivery while balancing mission priorities, quality standards, and cybersecurity obligations.

• Assist in release planning, software presentations, customer feedback sessions, and operational fielding activities.

• Promote close collaboration with Army users to ensure that operational feedback is consistently integrated into future product developments.

• Aid in establishing and advancing Agile delivery processes that can scale across various software development teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Active Secret clearance is mandatory.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master for Agile software development teams.

• Proven experience leading Agile teams utilizing Scrum and/or Kanban to deliver enterprise software solutions.

• Strong grasp of Agile methodologies, Scrum, Lean principles, the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and DevSecOps concepts.

• Demonstrated capability to facilitate Agile ceremonies and coach cross-functional technical teams.

• Experience collaborating with Product Owners to manage and refine product backlogs.

• Familiarity with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or other similar platforms.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Capacity to navigate uncertainty, manage shifting priorities, and sustain delivery momentum in dynamic, mission-oriented environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Flexible work arrangements

• Professional development