Coach and lead an agile team within a scaled agile framework
Facilitate team breakouts to plan work and create PI objectives during PI Planning
Facilitate planning and execution of work during a Program Increment through sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos
Facilitate backlog refinement by collaborating with the product owners and business analysts
Track and remove impediments to improve agile team’s efficiency and effectiveness; reaching out to the larger organizational network for impediment removal; ensuring cross-team coordination
Maintain relevant metrics to understand how well the team is doing and identify areas of improvement
Perform capacity planning to help teams plan iterations and increments
Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to manage dependencies and ensure consistency across teams
Liaison with architects, cyber security SMEs, and other stakeholders; fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines
Manage product releases and dependencies between teams and third parties or between assigned teams and other Scrum teams
Support development of product roadmaps
Coach the team to continuously improve and become a high performing team
Develop new processes and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity
Strengthen the presence of the team within the Agile communities of practice and actively contribute to the organization’s Agile Community
Ensure appropriate capacity for assigned Epics and Features
Provide guidance to the team, and facilitate impediment resolution to meet technical performance and business objectives

Requirements

Secret security clearance or US citizen with ability to pass IT-1 background investigation upon hire
Bachelor’s degree - Comparable combination of lower education and additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
5+ years of experience coaching SAFe implementations
Certified Scrum Master or Certified SAFe Scrum Master
Significant experience coaching Scrum teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong Agile background, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience leading teams using an Agile Scrum or Scaled Agile approach
Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong communication skills and work ethic; self-starter

Benefits

healthcare
wellness
financial
retirement
family support
continuing education
time off benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

AgileScrumSAFecapacity planningbacklog refinementmetrics trackingprocess developmentimpediment resolutionprogram increment planningsprint planning

Soft Skills

coachingcommunicationteam-orientedself-starterleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsfacilitationresponsibility

Certifications

Certified Scrum MasterCertified SAFe Scrum Master