Hybrid Scrum Master — Agile Leader for DoD Infra

ECS; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking a ScrumMaster to join our Fairfax, VA hybrid office. You will champion Agile methods, lead Scrum ceremonies, and partner with Product Owners to refine backlogs for DoD/Federal IT projects.

You will coach teams, remove impediments, and drive delivery metrics while coordinating across matrixed stakeholders and engineering teams. Experience with Jira/Confluence and SAFe is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Preferred certifications in Agile leadership and Scrum.
• DoD or Federal IT program experience is a plus.
• Experience as ScrumMaster or Agile Team Facilitator for large or government projects.
• Ability to develop Agile metrics and leadership dashboards.
• Strong knowledge of SAFe or Agile practices in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as ScrumMaster for one or more Agile teams, ensuring Scrum and SAFe practices are followed.
• Facilitate ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Reviews, Retrospectives, Release PI Planning.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to maintain product backlog and acceptance criteria.
• Coach teams to improve collaboration, accountability, and delivery.
• Remove impediments and manage dependencies to enable sprint/program objectives.
• Elicit and translate business needs into user stories and backlog items.
• Maintain Jira/Confluence backlogs and dashboards for transparency.
• Prepare executive briefings and status updates for leadership and Govt stakeholders.
• Organize meetings with agendas, decisions, and action items.

Skills

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

PMI-ACP

SAFe 6.0 Certification

ITIL Practitioner

ITIL Foundations

Project management

Agile metrics

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a ScrumMaster to join our Fairfax, VA hybrid office. You will champion Agile methods, lead Scrum ceremonies, and partner with Product Owners to refine backlogs for DoD/Federal IT projects.

You will coach teams, remove impediments, and drive delivery metrics while coordinating across matrixed stakeholders and engineering teams. Experience with Jira/Confluence and SAFe is highly valued.