SAP Agile Scrum Master

C5T Corporation; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 3%

FSA

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Paid holidays

Paid time off aligned with mission

Professional development

Job summary

C5T Corporation is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to coach multiple teams on the JTMS program, aligning with SAFe practices and stakeholders across engineering and product. You will facilitate PI planning, sprint events, and backlog refinement, driving continuous improvement and quality.

This role supports a defense logistics program and requires strong collaboration with architects and cybersecurity SMEs.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to pass IT-1 background check.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and seven years of related experience.
• Certified Scrum Master or Certified SAFe Scrum Master with coaching experience.
• At least three years of experience leading teams using Agile Scrum or SAFe.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle including planning, requirements, configuration, QA and release management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly responsible, team-oriented self-starter with a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Coach and lead an Agile team within SAFe.
• Facilitate PI Planning breakouts and PI objectives.
• Lead sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.
• Refine backlog with Product Owners and business analysts.
• Track and remove impediments and manage cross-team dependencies.
• Maintain metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Plan capacity and manage releases and dependencies.
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to ensure consistency.
• Liaise with architects, cybersecurity SMEs, and stakeholders.
• Support roadmaps and ensure product quality and timeliness.

Skills

Scrum Master

SAFe Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Communication

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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JTMS Technical O'Fallon, IL, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1027

Salary Range: $87,000.00 To $135,000.00 Annually

Company: C5T Corporation

Position Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: To be confirmed

Security Clearance: Active Secret Required

Salary Range: To be confirmed

The Opportunity

Join C5T Corporation in supporting the Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS), a mission-critical SAP S/4HANA program delivered within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

As an Agile Scrum Master, you will coach multiple Agile teams and build strong working relationships with stakeholders, including customer Product Owners, while partnering with the Release Train Engineer and other Agile Release Train resources.

This position offers the opportunity to help high-performing teams plan, develop, test, and deploy capability for a critical defense logistics program.

Company Overview

C5T Corporation is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Founded in 2005 by three veterans, C5T delivers mission-focused solutions to the Department of Defense and other government and commercial organizations.

Our team combines operational expertise, innovative thinking, technology, and practical problem-solving to help customers address complex challenges and achieve mission success.

Our Core Values: Integrity | Excellence | Patriotism

Position Summary

C5T is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master with strong Agile and SAFe delivery skills to coach and lead Agile teams on the JTMS program.

The successful candidate will facilitate PI Planning breakouts, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos, and backlog refinement, remove impediments, manage dependencies across teams, and maintain metrics that drive continuous improvement.

The role includes capacity planning, release and dependency management, roadmap support, process improvement, and contribution to the organization's Agile community of practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach and lead an Agile team within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Facilitate team breakouts to plan work and create PI objectives during PI Planning.
• Facilitate planning and execution during each Program Increment through sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.
• Facilitate backlog refinement in collaboration with Product Owners and business analysts.
• Track and remove impediments, reaching across the organization when needed and ensuring cross-team coordination.
• Maintain metrics that show how the team is performing and identify areas for improvement.
• Perform capacity planning to help teams plan iterations and increments.
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to manage dependencies and ensure consistency across teams.
• Serve as liaison with architects, cybersecurity SMEs, and other stakeholders, fostering communication across engineering disciplines.
• Manage product releases and dependencies between teams and third parties.
• Support development of product roadmaps.
• Coach the team to continuously improve and become high performing, and develop and refine processes that enhance quality and productivity.
• Strengthen the team's presence within the Agile community of practice.
• Ensure appropriate staffing for assigned Epics and Features, schedule and allocate work, and resolve problems to meet technical and business objectives.
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of efforts.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass an IT-1 background investigation.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and seven years of related experience.
• Certified Scrum Master or Certified SAFe Scrum Master, with significant experience coaching Scrum teams.
• At least three years of experience leading teams using Agile Scrum or a scaled Agile approach.
• Understanding of all elements of software development, including planning, development, requirements management, configuration management, quality assurance, and release management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly responsible, team-oriented self-starter with a strong work ethic.

Desired Qualifications

• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, SAFe Practitioner, or another Scaled Agile certification.
• Experience with continuous deployment models.
• Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to innovative ideas.

C5T Corporation offers a competitive benefits package designed to support employees and their families, including:

• Competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Supplemental insurance options, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 10 paid holidays annually.
• Responsible Paid Time Off (RPTO), providing flexible vacation and personal leave aligned with mission requirements.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

C5T Corporation is a merit-based employer committed to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and nondiscrimination for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, in accordance with applicable federal requirements, Section 503, and VEVRAA.