Scrum Master

Booz Allen Hamilton • Chantilly, VA

2d • $86,800 - $198,000

About The Position

As a Scrum Master, you will coach a development team to achieve high performance and meet its Program Increment (PI) and sprint goals while modernizing critical projects. You will apply Agile best practices, address challenges early, and work on complex problems by introducing leading-edge concepts and innovative solutions for the team and key stakeholders. Using Jira and Confluence, you will support sustainable process improvements, sprint planning, and reviews.

You will collaborate with the Product Owner, Engineering Lead, and Chief Architect on backlog quality, clarity, and prioritization; facilitate sprint ceremonies; promote and measure Agile metrics; and coordinate with other Scrum teams on priorities, shared resources, and sequencing. You will also gather and document business and technical requirements, help stakeholders understand Scrum practices, coach the team on appropriate processes, foster self-organization, protect the team’s focus on sprint goals, and monitor and improve the Scrum process and project progress while helping resolve impediments.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience managing teams to meet stakeholder objectives, such as in a Scrum Master role.
• Experience with Jira.
• Experience leading client delivery engagements and working with senior-level client management.
• Experience teaching basic Agile framework concepts to technical teams with junior and senior members.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Scrum Master certification, such as CSM or a SAFe Scrum Master certification.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the project management framework.
• Knowledge of agency or intelligence community and IT infrastructures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for interacting with clients, engineers, and managers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a relevant field.
• Agile or PMI certifications.

Responsibilities

• Coach the development team to achieve high performance and meet PI and sprint goals.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner, Engineering Lead, and Chief Architect to ensure backlog quality, clarity, and prioritization.
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies that produce consistent outcomes.
• Promote and measure Agile metrics.
• Collaborate with other Scrum teams to align priorities, manage shared resources, and coordinate sequencing of work.
• Gather and document technical and business requirements.
• Ensure Scrum principles and approaches are understood by the development team and stakeholders.
• Coach the Scrum team to apply appropriate processes to create successful products.
• Foster team self-organization and collaboration, and shield the team from outside distractions to maintain focus on agreed sprint goals.
• Monitor and improve the Scrum process and project progress, and help resolve impediments in the development process.
• Use Jira and Confluence to support sustainable process improvements, sprint planning, and reviews.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED