Scrum Master

Leidos•Chantilly, VA

11d

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Scrum Master for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. Leidos is looking for a Scrum Master to join a high performing agile team in support of a nationally significant and fast-paced program. Primary Responsibilities Facilitating self-organizing teams to ensure each team is making progress against sprint commitments Protects teams from scope creep during execution of the sprint Removes impediments for the team Helps members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate Supports and enforces Scrum process and other rules Ensures that the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it Coordinates with other teams on the contract and communicates status to Management Works with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features Leads and facilitates Agile ceremonies to include sprint planning, sprint review, demos, and sprint retrospective Works with teams to develop user stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria and requirements Works with the team to help gather and refine requirements Maintains and generates information radiators for the teams Collects and shares team metrics with the team, determines when new metrics are needed, and develops improvements in metrics Works with the team to develop and adhere to best agile practices Works with the team to develop collaborative tools and dashboards to help monitor metrics Supports the team during UAT and Integration testing as needed prior to deployments Works with the team in planning and ensuring the release process is properly planned and executed Coaches’ teams on agile and scrum principles with a goal of continuous improvement Creates a fun sharing and learning environment, experimenting with various ideas to improve delivery including pair-programming and cross-functional training Required Qualifications Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Typically requires BS degree and 12+ years of prior relevant. Additional experience in lieu of degree. Experience in working as a Scrum Master or Team Lead for a software development or similar technical team Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne) Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management Desired Qualifications Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP) FIP If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: January 30, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenue of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [email protected]. Commitment and Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Typically requires BS degree and 12+ years of prior relevant. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
Experience in working as a Scrum Master or Team Lead for a software development or similar technical team
Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne)
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management

Nice To Haves

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP)
FIP

Responsibilities

Facilitating self-organizing teams to ensure each team is making progress against sprint commitments
Protects teams from scope creep during execution of the sprint
Removes impediments for the team
Helps members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate
Supports and enforces Scrum process and other rules
Ensures that the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it
Coordinates with other teams on the contract and communicates status to Management
Works with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features
Leads and facilitates Agile ceremonies to include sprint planning, sprint review, demos, and sprint retrospective
Works with teams to develop user stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria and requirements
Works with the team to help gather and refine requirements
Maintains and generates information radiators for the teams
Collects and shares team metrics with the team, determines when new metrics are needed, and develops improvements in metrics
Works with the team to develop and adhere to best agile practices
Works with the team to develop collaborative tools and dashboards to help monitor metrics
Supports the team during UAT and Integration testing as needed prior to deployments
Works with the team in planning and ensuring the release process is properly planned and executed
Coaches’ teams on agile and scrum principles with a goal of continuous improvement
Creates a fun sharing and learning environment, experimenting with various ideas to improve delivery including pair-programming and cross-functional training