Agile Planner and Scrum Master

Booz Allen Hamilton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life benefits

Paid leave

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Phase2 Technology in Arlington, Virginia is looking for an Agile Planner and Scrum Master. In this role, you'll coach a development team, ensure Agile principles are understood, and impact defense missions using Agile processes and tools. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.

Applicants should have 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, knowledge of Agile tools like Jira and Confluence, and a Bachelor's degree. Join us to enhance operational excellence in the defense industry.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience serving as an Agile planner and Scrum Master.
• Ability to manage an Agile process independently.
• Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Coach a development team to achieve high performance.
• Organize and execute Agile processes for software development.
• Conduct sprint planning and retrospectives.

Skills

Agile planning

Scrum Master experience

Jira

Confluence

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Agile tools

Trello

Job description

Job Number: R0238817

Agile Planner and Scrum Master

The Opportunity:

As a Scrum Master, you're passionate about outcomes and supporting a development team that's modernizing critical projects. You know the importance of Agile best practices and how to combat challenges early to get work done. We need an experienced Scrum Master like you to create solutions that will advance our development teams and the critical missions they support.

On our team, you'll coach a development team to their highest performance level, while ensuring the Scrum project is successfully progressed. You'll ensure Scrum principles and approaches are understood correctly by the team and key stakeholders. Using tools like Jira, Confluence, and Trello, you'll strengthen sustainable process improvements to help your team accomplish sprint planning, backlog management, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

In this role, you'll directly impact defense missions by using Agile processes and tools to organize and execute the Agile process for a software development or engineering team. This is an opportunity to grow your experience in Agile Scrum processes, IT project management, and software development while successfully delivering project solutions that will improve national security missions.

Work with us as we strengthen operational excellence for the defense industry.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience serving as an Agile planner and Scrum Master on a software development or engineering team
• Experience working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Agile tools
• Knowledge of software development and development lifecycles
• Ability to independently stand up and manage an Agile process for a development team, executing sprint planning, backlog management, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives using Agile tools
• Ability to work closely with multiple groups of stakeholders to communicate complex technical concepts in non-technical terms, communicate challenges and risks, and make progress
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• Agile Scrum Master or SAFe Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience working with defense organizations, including the U.S. Air Force
• Experience leading small teams of people
• Knowledge of Agile product management
• Possession of strong interpersonal skills
• Top Secret clearance
• Master's degree
• Agile Project Management Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.