Mid/Sr Scrum Master

Leidos•San Diego, CA

About The Position

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Mid/Sr Scrum Master in our Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Job Summary Leidos is seeking a Mid/Sr Scrum Master to join a high-impact, multi-agency program serving the United States Space Force (USSF) / Space Systems Command (SSC), the United States Air Force (USAF), and other critical mission stakeholders. The project will enhance the resilience and cybersecurity of mission-critical communications that protect our nation. This position is based near Columbia, Maryland, with alternative duty locations in San Diego, California, Englewood, Colorado, or Huntsville, Alabama. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates. The selected candidate will support a large, fast-paced technical program that follows DevOps best practices and leverages robust development, test, and production environments. The program delivers system engineering, development, test, integration, and operational support, with a strong focus on introducing new technology and advanced capabilities while sustaining an ongoing mission and operational system. The Scrum Master will serve as an Agile leader on a complex software and hardware integration effort. She/he will facilitate one complex Agile team or multiple smaller teams and will coach and educate team members in Scrum, Scrumban, or Kanban to ensure Agile practices are consistently followed. The role includes removing impediments, fostering an environment of high-performing team dynamics, enabling continuous flow, and driving relentless improvement. The Scrum Master will collaborate closely with team members, other Agile Scrum Masters, and support personnel to ensure the team’s commitments made during Program Increment (PI) Planning are achieved. The candidate will facilitate horizontal communication to surface impediments, lead discussions to analyze and triage issues, and champion process improvements. Strong attention to detail and a disciplined focus on task completion are essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least 8 years of relevant work experience. Additional relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
At least 5 years of recent experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team, preferably as a full time Scrum Master.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP).
Significant, hands-on experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC).
Hands-on experience working as a technical contributor (i.e. software developer, system engineer, test engineer, etc.) on a large program.
Must have excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
Must have excellent organizational and time management skills.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships and interface professionally with peers and leadership, including developers, engineers, testers, customer points of contact, and company management.
U.S. Citizenship with a Active or Current TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with or in military Satellite Communications (SATCOM) organizations such as United States Air Force (USAF), United States Space Force (USSF), or another Agency.
Experience working with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)/ key management programs and technologies.
Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test.
Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical development teams.
Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology.
Experience using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams.
Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality by the team.

Responsibilities

Facilitate self-organizing team(s) to ensure progress is being made against Program Increment (PI) commitments.
Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI.
Remove impediments and coordinate on implementing solutions.
Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.
Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules.
Ensure that the team has a clear, shared understanding of the Definition of Done and consistently meets it.
Clearly and concisely communicate status to management.
Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features.
Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies to include Sprint Planning and Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning.
Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria.
Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams.
Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics.
Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement.
Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team member contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity.
Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals.
Lead teams towards Agile maturity.
Experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair-programming and cross-functional training.