SAFe Scrum Master — DoD Secret Clearance & Enterprise Agile

ERT, Inc.; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Entarian in Virginia is seeking a skilled Scrum Master to support Agile teams within a SAFe enterprise, driving team-level practices and contributing to the ART.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, agile coaching, and collaboration with Product Owners, RTEs, and stakeholders to deliver PI objectives. Candidates should hold a DoD secret clearance, SAFe Scrum Master certification (or CSM), and proven Jira/Confluence experience; travel to US Navy facilities is expected.

Qualifications

• DoD Secret clearance required.
• SAFe Scrum Master/Advanced Scrum Master or CSM certification preferred.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence for backlog management, reports generation and metrics analysis.
• Excellent communication skills in listening, speaking, written and non-verbal communication.
• Willingness to travel to US Navy facilities for PI Planning events (East/West Coast) a minimum of 3 times a year.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate team-level Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Planning, Refinement, Reviews, Retrospectives).
• Guide teams to become high-performing, self-organizing, and self-managing.
• Support ART-level events: PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt, and System Demos.
• Collaborate with Product Owners on backlog refinement, stories, and estimation.
• Identify and remove systemic impediments with Scrum Masters, RTEs, and managers.
• Radiate transparency via Jira, Confluence, and SAFe tooling.
• Track Agile metrics and encourage empirical decision-making.
• Coach Lean-Agile mindset and SAFe Core Values.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies with other Scrum Masters and RTE.
• Drive relentless improvement from retrospectives with actionable follow-up.
• Mentor team members in Agile practices and principles.
• Align teams with Team and ART Objectives delivering PI outcomes.
• Foster trust and psychological safety in team interactions.

Skills

Communication skills

Jira

Confluence

DoD Secret clearance

Education

CSM Certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Entarian in Virginia is seeking a skilled Scrum Master to support Agile teams within a SAFe enterprise, driving team-level practices and contributing to the ART.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, agile coaching, and collaboration with Product Owners, RTEs, and stakeholders to deliver PI objectives. Candidates should hold a DoD secret clearance, SAFe Scrum Master certification (or CSM), and proven Jira/Confluence experience; travel to US Navy facilities is expected.