Agile Scrum Master at Leidos Washington, VA

Healing Strides Counseling; Virginia; On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks an experienced Scrum Master to stand up a new Agile development team in the Washington, DC area. You will coach the team, protect against scope creep, and drive SAFe ceremonies to ensure rapid, high‑quality delivery.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance, Security+ or higher, Jira experience, and strong cross‑functional collaboration across multiple disciplines. On‑site work at a secure facility is required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline with 8–12 years of experience, or Master’s with 6–10 years.
• Security+ certification or higher/equivalent.
• Experience as a Scrum Master on a software development or technical team.
• CSM/SSM/PMI-ACP or similar agile certification.
• Experience using Jira for agile project management.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate self-organizing teams to meet Program Increment commitments.
• Protect teams from scope creep during PI execution.
• Remove impediments and coordinate with RTE/PM for solutions.
• Coach teams on agile/scrum principles and continuous improvement.
• Lead SAFe ceremonies: backlog grooming, sprint planning, reviews, demos, retrospectives, PI planning.
• Develop User Stories with Product Owners to meet acceptance criteria.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Scrum Master experience

Jira experience

Communication skills

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline

Master’s Degree (related field)

Tools

Jira

Security+ certification or higher

Job 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

If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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, DCBachelor’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.

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

SummaryLocation: Washington, DCType: Full time