SAFe Scrum Master - Propel Agile Defense Programs

Leidos Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Scrum Master to guide an Agile software team supporting missile defense programs within the Defense Sensors portfolio. You will coach teams on SAFe, facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, and help translate epics and backlog items into actionable tasks for developers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Owners, strong coaching and communication, and ensuring impediments are removed to keep program progress on track.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4–8 years of relevant experience or Master’s with 2–6 years of relevant experience.
• SAFe and Agile Scrum expertise required.
• Able to communicate across all levels of the program.
• Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum andKanban.
• Experience in Missile Defense or DoD programs.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to maintain an active Secret clearance.
• On-site work in North Alabama area.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all team level events (PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Feature Elaboration, Sprint Review & Retro).
• Provide timely reporting of impediments, blockers, and risks to the Release Train Engineer.
• Collaborate with Release Train Engineer to set performance and growth targets.
• Mentor and develop agile team members.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums, Inspect and Adapt, and ad hoc sessions.
• Coordinate cross-team collaboration and dependencies and report to the RTE.
• Ensure transparency of teamwork, progress, and artifacts to stakeholders.

Skills

SAFe

Agile Scrum

Kanban

Communication

Problem solving

Facilitation

DoD/Missile Defense experience

Security clearance (Secret)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

VersionOne/Agility

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Scrum Master to guide an Agile software team supporting missile defense programs within the Defense Sensors portfolio. You will coach teams on SAFe, facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, and help translate epics and backlog items into actionable tasks for developers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Owners, strong coaching and communication, and ensuring impediments are removed to keep program progress on track.