Agile Scrum Master

Leidos Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to guide one large or several agile teams within a SAFe framework on a federal IT modernization program. You will facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, and coach teams to improve delivery across PI planning and ART coordination.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance, on-site work in Washington, DC, and collaboration with Product Owners to craft user stories and ensure timely delivery in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required for consideration.
• Ability to pass and maintain customer screenings.
• On-site work in Washington, DC.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline with 8–12 years of experience or Master's with 6–10 years of experience.
• Security+ certification or higher/equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate self-organizing teams to meet Program Increment commitments.
• Protect the team from scope creep during the PI.
• Remove impediments and coordinate with the Release Train Engineer or Project Manager.
• Help teams communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.
• Support and enforce Scrum process and other rules.
• Ensure a clear Definition of Done and how to meet it.
• Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Train (ART) and report status to management.
• Work with Product Owners to review and prioritize features.
• Lead SAFe ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, demos, retrospectives, and PI planning.
• Develop User Stories with Product Owners to meet feature acceptance criteria.
• Maintain information radiators and share team metrics.
• Coach teams on agile and scrum principles for continuous improvement.
• Observe team dynamics and coach the team toward productivity.
• Create a learning environment with practices like pair programming and cross-functional training.
• Promote teamwork to achieve sprint goals and agile maturity.
• Mentor junior Scrum Masters.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

SAFe

Coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Jira usage

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline

Master's Degree in related field

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

AWS

RedHat

Job description

Description

Join Leidos' Digital Sector as we stand up a brand-new Agile development team at the forefront of federal IT modernization, delivering real digital transformation where it matters most. This is a rare ground-floor opportunity to architect, build, and integrate cutting-edge infrastructure solutions in support of some of our nation's most sensitive and critical missions.

What to expect:

• Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases


• Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures


• A collaborative, Agile environment where your input shapes the architecture from day one


• Dev platform based on ServiceNow, Elastic, AWS and RedHat

What you'll need:

• An active TS/SCI clearance (required for consideration)


• Willingness to complete and maintain additional customer suitability screenings throughout employment


• Current Security+ certification or higher/equivalent

We are seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to work on a large-scale software and hardware integration effort. The selected candidate will be responsible for facilitating either one large, complex agile team, or several small agile teams as part of a larger Agile Release Train (ART) delivering value to the customer using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) as the agile framework. She/he will help educate the teams in Scrum or Kanban to ensure that the agile processes are being followed. She/he will help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement. The selected candidate will work with team members, with other Agile Scrum Masters, and with support personnel to ensure that the team's commitments at the Program Increment (PI) Planning are met. She/he will facilitate horizontal communication across team members to identify any impediments that may prevent team progress while working mitigation plans. The selected candidate will be responsible for sensing, determining, and leading discussions when issues need to be analyzed or triaged, and for making improvements in determining and implementing improvements to processes. Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for facilitating self-organizing team(s) to ensure the team is making progress against Program Increment commitments.


• Protects the team from scope creep during execution of the PI.


• Removes impediments for the team and coordinates with the Release Train Engineer or Project Manager in implementing solutions.


• Helps team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.


• Supports and enforces Scrum process and other rules.


• Ensures that the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it.


• Coordinates with other teams on the Agile Release Train (ART) and communicates status to management.


• Works with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features.


• Leads and facilitates SAFe ceremonies to include backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint review, demos, sprint retrospectives, and PI planning.


• Works with Product Owner(s) to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria.


• Maintains and generates information radiators for the teams.


• Collects and shares team metrics with the team, determines when new metrics are needed, and develops improvements in metrics.


• Coaches' teams on agile and scrum principles with a goal of continuous improvement


• Observes team dynamics, recognizes strengths and weaknesses of individual team member's contributions, and coaches the team as a whole driving improvement in productivity.


• Creates a fun sharing and learning environment, experimenting with various ideas to improve delivery including pair-programming and cross-functional training.


• Promotes teamwork to achieve sprint goals.


• Leads teams towards agile maturity.


• Works with and mentors junior Scrum Masters to guide and coach them throughout each project.

Basic Qualifications

• Must hold an active TS/SCI clearance (required for consideration).


• Ability to pass and maintain additional suitability screenings as required by customer


• Ability to work on-site in the Washington, DC


• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline with 8 - 12 years of relevant experience or Master's with 6-10 years of experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.


• Security+ certification or higher/equivalent


• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.


• Experience working as a Scrum Master on a software development or other technical team.


• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP).


• Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira)


• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills are a must.


• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, across diverse systems and groups.


• Willing to assist and train junior Scrum Masters.

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Original Posting: September 16, 2026

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.