Software Engineer / Scrum Master

Archarithms Inc•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

Arcarithm is seeking a hybrid Scrum Master and Software Engineer for the C2BMC Planner (PLNR) Product Team in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Reporting to the Product Owner, the role provides servant leadership while also contributing hands-on Java development. Approximately 30% of the role is devoted to facilitating Agile ceremonies, guiding Program Increment planning, decomposing features, and managing cross-team dependencies. The remaining 70% focuses on designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining Java applications, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools for the Planner subsystem. The role calls for strong technical and interpersonal skills, Scrum Master experience, and Java development experience in missile defense or high-availability systems. Success is measured by delivery of sprint and PI objectives, team engagement, timely removal of impediments, and delivery of high-quality mission-critical software meeting performance, security, and reliability standards.

Requirements

Prior experience as a software engineer, systems engineer, or other technical contributor supporting software development teams.
Understanding of software engineering and software development, with Java/J2EE experience or experience in an alternate object-oriented development language.
Experience and knowledge of coding standards, automated testing, automated build pipelines, and configuration management.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
Experience using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence to support Agile software development teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Generally 3 or more years of related experience; a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline may be held.
Required Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Scrum Master certification.
Additional C++ experience.
Experience supporting software engineering on DoD programs or missile defense.
Experience decomposing Agile features into user stories with clear acceptance criteria for PI and Sprint planning.
Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
Experience leading Agile teams supporting complex DoD software systems.
Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
Familiarity with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for government financial tracking.

Responsibilities

Provide servant leadership to the C2BMC Planner (PLNR) Product Team and report to the Product Owner.
Facilitate daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
Guide the team through Program Increment (PI) planning and feature decomposition.
Manage cross-team dependencies and remove impediments.
Design, code, test, debug, and maintain Java applications for the Planner subsystem.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
Support timely delivery of sprint and PI objectives and high-quality software that meets performance, security, and reliability standards.