Agile Scrum Master | Classified Federal IT Modernization Program

GCyber; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GCyber seeks an Agile Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization effort within a classified environment. You will facilitate SAFe events, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and coach multiple delivery teams to improve flow and predictability.

You will work on-site in Washington, DC with partial telework during initial phases; DoD and security requirements apply. A track record of delivering software and integrations in DoD or federal settings is essential.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA-Security) is required or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 8–12 years of relevant experience.
• Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe Scrum Master, or PMI-ACP is required or strongly preferred.
• Experience with Jira or similar Agile lifecycle tools and metrics to improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily coordination, reviews, demos, retrospectives, PI planning, and SAFe events.
• Help teams maintain PI and sprint commitments while handling scope changes through proper processes.
• Identify and remove impediments; coordinate solutions with Release Train Engineer and program leadership.
• Coach teams in Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile practices and Definition of Done.
• Coordinate dependencies and communication across teams on the Agile Release Train.
• Partner with Product Owners to refine features and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain information radiators and team metrics; use data to improve predictability and quality.
• Mentor less-experienced Scrum Masters and strengthen team accountability.

Skills

Agile Scrum Master

SAFe

Jira

Certified Scrum Master

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Kafka

Elastic

AWS

Red Hat

Job description

GCyber seeks an Agile Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization effort within a classified environment. You will facilitate SAFe events, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and coach multiple delivery teams to improve flow and predictability.

You will work on-site in Washington, DC with partial telework during initial phases; DoD and security requirements apply. A track record of delivering software and integrations in DoD or federal settings is essential.