Scrum Master/Deputy Project Manager
About The Position
Within CACI's Military Health portfolio, the successful candidate will serve as the team’s Agile Scrum Master while also acting as a Deputy Project Manager to keep delivery, planning, and customer coordination aligned. Help drive predictable outcomes by improving sprint execution, removing blockers, and strengthening cross-team communication. Partner with the Project Manager to translate goals into actionable plans, track progress, and surface risks early. Foster a healthy, high-trust team environment that emphasizes transparency, continuous improvement, and sustainable pace. Contribute to a mission-focused program where delivery quality, stakeholder confidence, and team performance all matter.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience
- 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master on software or technical teams, with demonstrated delivery outcomes.
- Working knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum and/or Kanban) and how to apply them pragmatically.
- Experience using Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence (or equivalent) to manage backlogs, boards, and reporting.
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to keep meetings focused, productive, and psychologically safe.
- Proven ability to communicate clearly with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience supporting project management activities such as schedule tracking, risk/issue management, and status reporting.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain organization, and drive action items to completion.
Nice To Haves
- Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I/II) and/or Agile coaching experience.
- Experience in a hybrid Agile environment (Agile delivery within broader program constraints, milestones, or compliance needs).
- Experience supporting government, regulated, or high-assurance environments (documentation, audits, security considerations).
- Comfort presenting to leadership and customers, including facilitating roadmap or release readiness discussions.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standups, refinement, reviews, retrospectives) and ensure they remain effective and time-boxed.
- Coach the team on Agile principles and help reinforce working agreements, Definition of Ready, and Definition of Done.
- Own sprint execution support: identify impediments, drive action to remove blockers, and coordinate dependencies across teams.
- Maintain and improve team metrics (velocity trends, burn down/up, flow/throughput, cycle time) and help the team use data to improve.
- Partner with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog is healthy, prioritized, and refined for upcoming work.
- Support the Project Manager with schedule inputs, milestone tracking, action items, and follow-through on commitments.
- Prepare and deliver status reporting (progress, risks, issues, dependencies, upcoming objectives) to internal leadership and external stakeholders.
- Lead risk/issue management activities: log, analyze, escalate when needed, and track mitigation plans to closure.
- Coordinate with engineering, QA, DevOps, and stakeholders to ensure readiness for releases and operational support.
- Promote continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and driving practical process changes that stick.
Benefits
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
- At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
