SAFe Scrum Master | Federal IT Modernization (TS/SCI)

GCyber; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GCyber is seeking an Agile Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization effort focused on secure digital capabilities in a classified environment. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification, with on-site presence in Washington, DC as the program matures.

You will facilitate SAFe events, coach teams, remove impediments, and collaborate with Product Owners and Release Train Engineers to improve delivery flow and PI commitments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GISCP, GSEC, SSCP).
• Eight to twelve years of relevant experience.
• Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or comparable Agile certification.
• Experience with Jira or another Agile lifecycle-management tool.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily coordination, reviews, demonstrations, retrospectives, PI planning, and SAFe events.
• Help teams maintain focus on PI and sprint commitments while managing scope changes.
• Identify, remove, and escape impediments and coordinate with Release Train Engineer, product leadership, and program management.
• Coach teams in Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile practices, Definition of Done, estimation, flow, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate dependencies and communication across teams on the Agile Release Train.
• Partner with Product Owners to refine and prioritize features and stories and create testable acceptance criteria.
• Maintain information radiators, collect meaningful team metrics, and use evidence to improve predictability, quality, and throughput.
• Observe team dynamics, strengthen accountability and collaboration, and mentor less-experienced Scrum Masters.

Skills

Scrum Master experience

Team coaching

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

GCyber is seeking an Agile Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization effort focused on secure digital capabilities in a classified environment. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification, with on-site presence in Washington, DC as the program matures.

You will facilitate SAFe events, coach teams, remove impediments, and collaborate with Product Owners and Release Train Engineers to improve delivery flow and PI commitments.