Scrum Master

Two Six Technologies; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Two Six Technologies in Arlington, VA is seeking a seasoned Scrum Master to guide a cross‑functional development team advancing cyber security AI/ML capabilities. You will drive daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning and reviews, and remove impediments to help the team deliver high‑quality software on schedule.

Qualifications include a BS in CS, 3+ years as Scrum Master with Jira/Confluence, 5+ years in SDLC, strong MS Office skills, and on‑site presence 2–3 days per week.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years as Scrum Master with Jira/Confluence
• 5+ years Agile SDLC experience
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Project, Visio, Word, PowerPoint)
• Willing to be on-site in Arlington, VA 2–3 days/week

Responsibilities

• Lead scrum teams, providing vision and direction
• Facilitate daily Scrum ceremonies and sprint events
• Manage backlog grooming, estimation, and sprint reviews
• Mitigate impediments to achieve release goals

Skills

Jira

Confluence

Agile

SDLC

MS Office

Arlington on-site

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Overview of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is seeking an experienced and motivated Scrum Master to work within a cross-functional development team focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in cyber security technology enhanced by artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Scrum Master will lead the scrum team working daily with the developers and testers and is responsible for gathering requirements from end users and partner organizations as part of a fast-paced, high exposure project. Using tools like JIRA and Confluence, you’ll strengthen sustainable process improvements to help your team accomplish requirement gathering, backlog grooming, estimation, and sprint reviews.

Responsibilities will include:

• - Lead scrum teams, providing vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project
• - Understand and facilitate daily Scrum ceremonies, stand up meetings, sprint demos, & sprint meetings.
• - Sprint review, planning, and retrospective
• - Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals

Minimum requirements:

• - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• - 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master working with agile tools including Jira or Confluence
• - 5+ years of experience with Agile software development life cycle (SDLC) projects
• - Proficient with creating presentations with MS Office applications: Excel, MS Project, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint
• - Must be willing to be on-site in the Arlington VA office 2-3 times per week.

Nice to have:

• - An active DoD clearance strongly preferred (Top Secret or above)
• - Certified Scrum Master certification (CSM) or other scrum related certifications is highly preferred SAFe Certification
• - Ideal candidate would have experience working with customers and end users in a SAFe software development project
• - Experience with Test Case Management (TCM) tools such as zephyr, TestRail, or Xray)

Clearance requirements:

• - The ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance of up to TS/SCI

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Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.
Salary Range $106,000 — $159,000 USD

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information review the Two Six Technologies Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinity Action Policy and the EEO Poster.

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