Scrum Master (Senior)

CACI•Ashburn, VA

20h

About The Position

CACI is seeking a Senior Scrum Master for its Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract supporting the Department of State. The role supports national security through advanced IT solutions and contributes to modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure through an integrated IT Service Management approach. The Senior Scrum Master guides engineering teams delivering infrastructure, network, and IT services across physical data centers, cloud environments, and more than 350 worldwide facilities. The position combines Agile leadership with hands-on technical infrastructure work and involves collaboration with engineering leadership, Product Owners, Architecture Review Boards, and Change Management Control Boards. The role requires an active Secret clearance and offers a proposed salary range of $103,800–$218,100. Travel is up to 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in related fields, such as Agile coaching, Scrum Master, infrastructure engineering, IT project management, or DevOps engineering; equivalencies are considered.
Active Secret clearance.
Proven experience as a Scrum Master for technical engineering teams delivering infrastructure, network, and cloud modernization initiatives.
Demonstrated expertise in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe, and technical delivery practices for complex infrastructure projects.
Strong technical knowledge of infrastructure engineering, cloud architectures, disaster recovery, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
Excellent facilitation and coaching abilities, with proven experience removing impediments, managing cross-team dependencies, and leading major technical initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State.
Professional certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Agilist (SA), or Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM).

Responsibilities

Orchestrate Agile processes for multiple engineering teams delivering infrastructure, network, and IT services modernization across physical data centers, cloud environments, and worldwide facilities.
Coach engineering teams in advanced Agile practices, including SAFe principles, and align work with DT/EA/CST SDLC methodologies, governance review processes, and Department modernization goals.
Remove organizational impediments and facilitate cross-team dependencies for infrastructure consolidation, cloud adoption, software-defined networking, and automated deployment initiatives.
Perform senior-level technical work, including architecting infrastructure solutions, designing disaster recovery configurations, conducting capacity planning analysis, and validating operational designs for critical systems with redundant failover capabilities.
Partner with the Engineering and Implementation Manager and Product Owners to develop and maintain engineering program backlogs addressing redundant infrastructure designs, failover capabilities, and disaster recovery requirements.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, optimize database performance, configure enterprise monitoring tools, and develop automation scripts for CI/CD pipelines.
Develop and implement Agile metrics and reporting frameworks to track engineering delivery performance, including deployment timelines, design review cycles, and technical documentation completeness.
Provide hands-on technical leadership for infrastructure migrations by reviewing cloud architecture designs, validating security configurations, testing automated provisioning workflows, and troubleshooting integration challenges.
Facilitate collaboration between engineering teams, Architecture Review Boards, and Change Management Control Boards, ensuring infrastructure designs incorporate security best practices and NIST standards compliance.
Mentor junior Scrum Masters and coach engineering teams on continuous improvement methodologies supporting capacity planning, performance optimization, and modernization initiatives.