Scrum Master

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

2d•$86,800 - $198,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Opportunity: Are you passionate about helping technical teams turn complex mission requirements into delivered software capabilities? Do you thrive at the intersection of software engineering, Agile delivery, and client engagement? We’re looking for an experienced technical project manager and Scrum Master who can bring structure, transparency, and momentum to a fast-paced software development environment. You’ll facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, while ensuring those activities drive meaningful outcomes rather than simply satisfying process requirements. You’ll partner with technical leads and product owners to maintain actionable backlogs, establish realistic delivery plans, track commitments, and continuously improve how the team plans and delivers software. As a senior Scrum Master, you’ll work alongside software engineers, technical leads, product owners, and government stakeholders to manage the delivery of mission-focused software capabilities throughout the software development lifecycle. You’ll help the team translate priorities into executable work, establish and maintain delivery cadence, identify dependencies and risks, remove blockers, and ensure stakeholders have a clear understanding of progress, challenges, and upcoming decisions. As a senior member of the team, you’ll help establish delivery processes and Agile practices that fit the mission rather than applying a one-size-fits-all methodology. You’ll coach team members on effective Agile practices, promote accountability and collaboration, and continuously identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness, predictability, and software delivery. Work with us as we deliver mission-focused technology that makes a difference. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

4+ years of experience leading or coordinating software development teams through the software development lifecycle
Experience serving as a Scrum Master, delivery lead, or role supporting software engineering teams
Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Experience partnering with product owners and technical leads to develop, prioritize, and maintain software development backlogs and delivery plans
Experience identifying, analyzing, tracking, and managing project risks, issues, dependencies, blockers, and opportunities through resolution
Experience coordinating dependencies and delivery activities across software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and product teams
Experience using Jira and Confluence to manage software development activities, documentation, backlogs, sprint execution, risks, dependencies, and reporting
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business field and 7+ years of experience supporting Agile software delivery, or software development programs or 11+ years of experience supporting Agile software delivery, or software development programs in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other federal government software development programs
Experience supporting software delivery in classified or highly regulated environments
Experience managing multiple development teams, workstreams, or interconnected software capabilities
Experience with DevSecOps environments, CI/CD concepts, cloud-based software delivery, or modern software engineering practices
Experience supporting technical roadmap development, release planning, or capability-based planning
Experience developing or implementing Agile delivery metrics, dashboards, or measures of team predictability and performance
Experience working directly with senior government leaders and translating technical delivery information into executive-level communications
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or equivalent Agile certification, SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, or other relevant SAFe certification

Responsibilities

Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Ensure Agile ceremonies drive meaningful outcomes rather than simply satisfying process requirements.
Partner with technical leads and product owners to maintain actionable backlogs.
Establish realistic delivery plans.
Track commitments.
Continuously improve how the team plans and delivers software.
Manage the delivery of mission-focused software capabilities throughout the software development lifecycle.
Help the team translate priorities into executable work.
Establish and maintain delivery cadence.
Identify dependencies and risks.
Remove blockers.
Ensure stakeholders have a clear understanding of progress, challenges, and upcoming decisions.
Help establish delivery processes and Agile practices that fit the mission.
Coach team members on effective Agile practices.
Promote accountability and collaboration.
Continuously identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness, predictability, and software delivery.