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

cyber; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Leave (26 days + PTO)

Parental Leave

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance (family coverage)

Professional Development

Job summary

GCyber in Washington, DC is seeking an Agile Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization effort in a secure, classified environment. You will facilitate one large team or several smaller teams within a SAFe Release Train, driving PI commitments and improving delivery flow.

You will mentor Scrum Masters, coach teams in Lean-Agile practices, and collaborate with Product Owners to refine features and acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certs or equivalent (Security+, CCNA-Security, CND, etc.).
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Eight to twelve years of relevant experience as a Scrum Master or Agile facilitator.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily coordination, reviews, demonstrations, retrospectives, PI planning, and SAFe events.
• Manage scope changes within the process while maintaining PI/sprint commitments.
• Identify and escalate impediments; coordinate with Release Train Engineer and program leadership.
• Coach teams in Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile practices, and Definition of Done.
• Coordinate dependencies and communications across teams on the Agile Release Train.
• Refine and prioritize features with Product Owners; create testable acceptance criteria.
• Maintain metrics and information radiators to improve predictability and throughput.
• Mentor junior Scrum Masters and strengthen team accountability.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

SAFe knowledge

Scrum Master

Jira

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Kafka

AWS

Red Hat

Job description

GCyber in Washington, DC is seeking an Agile Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization effort in a secure, classified environment. You will facilitate one large team or several smaller teams within a SAFe Release Train, driving PI commitments and improving delivery flow.

You will mentor Scrum Masters, coach teams in Lean-Agile practices, and collaborate with Product Owners to refine features and acceptance criteria.