Technical Scrum Master

Leidos

Technical Scrum Master guiding Agile processes in air traffic systems development at Leidos. Collaborating across teams to ensure safety-critical solutions for aviation environments.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeGaithersburg • Maryland, Minnesota, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $87,100 - $157,450 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaJavaScriptJUnitLinuxMockitoReactSDLCSpringSpring BootSpringBootSubversion

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the team in executing planned sprint activities.
Facilitate and lead all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Retrospectives, and Reviews/Demos, using relevant metrics and data to drive continuous improvement.
Actively remove impediments by resolving blocking issues related to feature development, build and dependency challenges, operational support conflicts, and process.
Provide timely status, risk, and dependency reporting to the Release Train Engineer and management, including sprint execution, team availability, and issues impacting delivery.
Design, develop, document, configure, test, and debug applications and frameworks across the full software development life cycle, serving as a key contributor to system enhancements and new features.
Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and test creation.
Assist with deployment, diagnosis, and resolution of critical issues in lab and operational systems as required.
Collaborate with and mentor junior team members to meet sprint commitments and project milestones.
Communicate effectively with cross-functional internal teams, stakeholders, and, when necessary, external partners to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 4-8 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 2-6 years of prior experience
Significant knowledge of Java with substantial hands-on programming experience
Significant experience with Web development and commonly used front-end tools and languages (React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Significant experience with unit testing tools such as Junit and Mockito
Experience with RESTful API, JSON, XML, XSD
Experience with Spring Framework, Spring Security, and Spring Boot
Experience with Linux
Experience with version control systems such as Git or Subversion
Experience with common development tools and IDEs (Eclipse, VS Code, etc.)
Experience working as a Scrum Master within the Agile Scrum framework
Understanding of sound software development principles and practices
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
Ability to obtain SF-85 Public Trust (Tier 2) suitability determination
US citizenship required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaWeb developmentReactHTMLCSSJavaScriptJunitMockitoRESTful APISpring Framework

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringproblem-solvingcollaborationreportingcontinuous improvementfacilitation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in related fieldSF-85 Public Trust (Tier 2)