Mid/Sr. Scrum Master TS/SCI Polygraph

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 92,300 - 166,850; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Mid/Sr Scrum Master in the United States to lead high-performing agile teams in software and hardware integration. The role focuses on using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) within a complex technical program.

Responsibilities include coaching teams, facilitating Scrum events, and ensuring progress of Program Increment commitments. Candidates must have relevant work experience and certification as a Scrum Master. A TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• 4+ years as a full-time Scrum Master.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar certification.
• Hands-on experience using agile project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate self-organizing teams to ensure progress.
• Protect the team from scope creep.
• Remove impediments and coordinate solutions.
• Coach the team on Scrum processes.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum process

Jira

Communication

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Tools

Jira

VersionOne

Rallye

IBM RTC

Job description

Mid/Sr Scrum Master – Leidos

Leidos is looking for a Mid/Sr Scrum Master to lead high‑performing agile teams using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The role supports a large, complex, fast‑paced technical program in the Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA), focusing on software and hardware integration, DevOps best practices, and continuous improvement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Facilitate self‑organizing team(s) to ensure progress is being made against Program Increment (PI) commitments.
• Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI.
• Remove impediments and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers on implementing solutions.
• Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.
• Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules.
• Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of the Definition of Done and how to meet it.
• Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management.
• Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features.
• Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include Sprint Planning and Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning.
• Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria.
• Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams.
• Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics.
• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement.
• Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team member contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity.
• Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals.
• Lead teams towards Agile maturity.
• Create a fun, sharing, and learning environment.
• Experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair‑programming and cross‑functional training.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least 8 years of relevant work experience; additional relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• At least 4 years of experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team, preferably as a full‑time Scrum Master.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI‑ACP).
• Significant, hands‑on experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC).
• At least 4 years of experience working on a large, preferably technical program, with varied and diverse systems and groups in a fast‑paced, always rapidly evolving environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test.
• Experience working with multi‑disciplinary technical development teams.
• Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology.
• Experience using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams.
• Experience working with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)/ key management programs and technologies.
• Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption.
• Experience applying test automation, test‑driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built‑in quality by the team.

Clearance Required

Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Pay Range

$92,300.00 – $166,850.00

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.