Scrum Master/Team Coach

Forge Group, LLC • Reston, VA

9d • $120 - $160 • Remote

About The Position

Forge is seeking a Scrum Master / Team Coach to support cross-functional teams in a secure, cloud-based modernization environment for a Department of War (DoW) customer. The role coaches teams in Scrum and SAFe practices, facilitates effective team events, removes impediments, strengthens coordination across delivery teams, and supports evidence-based continuous improvement while respecting the accountabilities of Product Owners and technical team members. The position is full-time and remote, with DMV/NCR preferred. The assigned Forge job title is Senior Specialist.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Previous professional experience supporting the U.S. Federal Government as a federal employee or contractor is required.
• At least 7 years of professional experience, including substantial Agile delivery, facilitation, or team-coaching experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent, or 4 additional years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Current Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent Scrum certification.
• Demonstrated experience coaching cross-functional software teams in Scrum and supporting scaled Agile coordination.
• Experience facilitating conflict resolution, dependency management, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to interpret delivery, flow, quality, and team-health measures and translate findings into practical coaching.
• Active CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoW-approved baseline cybersecurity certification, or ability to obtain it within the first 30 days of starting.
• Excellent facilitation, written communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Active Tier 2 background investigation or higher, completed or favorably adjudicated within the previous 18 months, or ability to obtain one.
• Ability to think strategically, act tactically, and demonstrate strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to build strong cross-group working relationships, with exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and handle ambiguity or competing priorities.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and technical materials and governmental regulations; write reports, proposals, correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information effectively.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make sound business decisions.
• Regularly required to sit, talk, type, or hear; frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

• SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, or SAFe Practice Consultant certification.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Previous professional experience supporting a DoW organization, mission, or customer.
• Experience coaching multiple interdependent teams in DevSecOps delivery and supporting PI Planning or comparable scaled events.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or comparable Agile lifecycle tools.
• Experience applying systems coaching, organizational change, or team-health assessment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Coach team members in self-management, cross-functionality, shared ownership, and sustainable delivery.
• Ensure Scrum events are purposeful, productive, timeboxed, and focused on inspection and adaptation.
• Help the team deliver valuable increments that meet agreed acceptance criteria and the Definition of Done.
• Identify, escalate, and drive removal of impediments, dependencies, and organizational barriers.
• Support Product Owners with Product Goal clarity, backlog refinement techniques, and stakeholder collaboration.
• Facilitate planning, reviews, retrospectives, daily coordination, and cross-team synchronization as appropriate.
• Use flow, quality, predictability, and outcome measures to guide improvement without creating metric-driven pressure.
• Coordinate with engineering, testing, security, data, and platform personnel to support integrated DevSecOps delivery.
• Track and communicate team impediments, dependencies, delivery risks, decisions, and improvement actions.
• Maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability expectations of the DoW customer environment.

Benefits

• Complete flextime.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Healthcare, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and pre-tax premium options.
• Supplementary healthcare and family support.
• Extended short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Healthcare insurance deductible paydown.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, and education and training stipends.
• Cell phone and internet stipends.
• College savings plans with employer contributions.
• Alternative work locations and telecommuting.
• Employee referral awards.
• Retention, signing, and performance bonuses.
• Commuter benefits.
• Paid sabbatical.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior