Software Engineer / SCRUM Master

ISYS Technologies • Colorado Springs, CO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

I2X Technologies is seeking a hybrid Scrum Master and Software Engineer to support a customer in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The position is on-site and requires an active Secret clearance. The employee will report to the Product Owner, provide team leadership, and contribute hands-on Java development. Approximately 30% of the role is dedicated to facilitating Agile ceremonies and guiding the team through Program Increment (PI) planning, feature decomposition, and cross-team dependency management. The remaining 70% focuses on designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining Java applications, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools for the Planner subsystem.

The ideal candidate has Scrum Master experience, with certification preferred, and 3–5+ years of Java development experience in a missile defense or high-availability systems environment. Familiarity with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for government financial tracking is a plus. Success is measured by timely delivery of sprint and PI objectives, strong team engagement, rapid impediment removal, and delivery of high-quality mission-critical software that meets performance, security, and reliability standards.

I2X Technologies is a technology services company supporting the Federal Government, including programs for federal agencies and the Department of Defense. The company describes opportunities for long-term growth and development.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance.
• Generally, 3+ years of related experience; the posting notes the candidate may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline.
• 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 alternate object-oriented development experience.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Scrum Master certification is preferred.
• 3–5+ years of Java development in a missile defense or high-availability systems environment.
• Additional C++ experience.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for government financial tracking.
• Experience supporting software engineering on Department of Defense 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 certification 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).

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Guide the team through Program Increment (PI) planning and feature decomposition.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and remove impediments.
• Provide leadership to the Agile team while reporting to the Product Owner.
• 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 mission-critical software meeting performance, security, and reliability standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed