Agile Scrum Master

CSCI Consulting; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

PTO

Paid holidays

Health benefits

401(k)

Team building

Professional development

Job summary

CSCI Consulting is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to support a federal government client, applying Agile and SAFe methodologies to deliver mission-critical technology solutions. The Scrum Master will coach teams, facilitate PI planning, and drive continuous improvement across stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have a Secret clearance, 7+ years of relevant experience, and strong communication skills to collaborate with architects, security SMEs, and product owners.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven or more years of relevant professional experience.
• Three or more years leading Agile Scrum and/or SAFe teams.
• Strong Agile background with at least three years leading teams using Agile Scrum or SAFe.
• Understanding of software development processes including requirements management, development and testing, configuration, quality assurance, and release management.
• Creativity and adaptability in problem-solving.
• Ability to work with clients to understand their needs.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional presence.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach Agile teams operating within SAFe.
• Coach and lead an agile team within SAFe.
• Facilitate PI planning and create PI objectives.
• Plan and execute work during PI through planning, retrospectives, and demos.
• Refine backlog with product owners and business analysts.
• Remove impediments and coordinate across teams.
• Maintain metrics to identify improvement areas.
• Perform capacity planning for iterations and increments.
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to manage dependencies.
• Liaise with architects and security SMEs to ensure quality communication.
• Manage releases and dependencies across teams and third parties.
• Support development of product roadmaps.
• Coach the team to become high performing and continuously improve.
• Develop and refine processes to enhance quality and productivity.
• Engage with Agile communities of practice within the organization.
• Ensure staffing for Epics and Features.
• Schedule work and provide guidance to meet objectives.
• Ensure product quality and timeliness.

Skills

Active Secret clearance

Agile Scrum

SAFe

Coaching

Facilitation

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

CSCI Consulting is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to support a federal government client in delivering mission‑critical technology solutions using Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies. The Scrum Master will serve as a servant leader, Agile coach, and facilitator, helping teams deliver high‑quality solutions while fostering continuous improvement and collaboration across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach Agile teams operating within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Coach and lead an agile team within a scaled agile framework (SAFe)
• Facilitate team breakouts to plan work and create PI objectives during PI Planning
• Facilitate planning and execution of work during a Program Increment through sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos
• Facilitate backlog refinement by collaborating with the product owners and business analysts
• Track and remove impediments to improve agile team’s efficiency and effectiveness; reaching out to the larger organizational network for impediment removal; ensuring cross‑team coordination
• Maintain relevant metrics to understand how well the team is doing and identify areas of improvement
• Perform capacity planning to help teams plan iterations and increments
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to manage dependencies and ensure consistency across teams
• Liaison with architects, cyber security SMEs, and other stakeholders; fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines
• Manage product releases and dependencies between teams and third parties or between assigned teams and other Scrum teams
• Support development of product roadmaps
• Coach the team to continuously improve and become a high performing team
• Develop new processes and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity
• Strengthen the presence of the team within the Agile communities of practice and actively contribute to the organization’s Agile Community
• Ensure appropriate staffing for assigned Epics and Features
• Schedule and allocate work, providing advice and guidance, and resolving problems to meet technical performance and business objectives
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of efforts

Minimum Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Seven (7)+ years of relevant professional experience
• Three (3)+ years leading Agile Scrum and/or SAFe teams
• Strong Agile background, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience leading teams using an Agile Scrum or Scaled Agile approach
• Understanding of the software development, including requirements management, development and testing, configuration management, quality assurance, and release management
• Creativity and adaptability in problem‑solving
• Ability to work with clients to understand their needs
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Professional presence
• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Skills

• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, SAFe Practitioner, or other advanced Agile certifications
• Prior Oracle EBS Federal Financial Management experience supporting DoD
• Experience with Oracle E‑Business Suite, information exchanges, data warehouse
• Experience with test automation techniques and tools
• Experience with building in software security (BSIMM, security touchpoints)
• Experience with continuous deployment modelsAbility to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts, and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
• Strong customer and vendor relationship skills
• Demonstrated ability to comply with data standards and policies
• Motivation to learn new technologies and methodologies that demonstrate value
• Past experience working with a Federal agency
• Department of War experience is a plus!

Benefits of Working at CSCI

• Competitive salaries
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package
• Paid holidays aligned to the Federal calendar
• Full health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Team building events
• Professional development support

Legal

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Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. CSCI provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require an accommodation, please contact CSCI Human Resources for further assistance. For questions regarding the qualifications listed above, please contact the CSCI Recruiting Team.

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Disclaimer

The above declarations are not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.