Scrum Master

Leidos; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a cleared Scrum Master to join the Non-Kinetic Effects Business Area in Beavercreek, OH. The role focuses on coaching, mentoring, and guiding multiple teams through Scrum adoption within a DoD context.

The position requires a current Scrum Master certification, US citizenship, and an active TS/SCI clearance. A bachelor’s degree in a related field with 4+ years of experience (or a Master’s with 2+ years) is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 4+ years of relevant professional experience or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Current Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Experience working as a Scrum Master or Team Lead for a systems engineering, IT Support, or network engineering team.
• Working knowledge of application programming, database, system design, as well as web-based and client/server architectures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor, and train team members in self-management and Scrum values.
• Guide teams through a maturity journey and adopt best engineering practices.
• Schedule and lead Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Reviews.
• Partner with Product Owner to focus on short- and long-term goals with iterative delivery.
• Help teams understand empirical approaches for complex work.
• Foster high-performing team dynamics and continuous improvement.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Team leadership

TS/SCI clearance

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Master's degree

Job description

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

The Non-Kinetic Effects Business Area, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, currently has an opening for a cleared Scrum Master to work in our Beavercreek, OH office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Air Force Research Lab, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, and other DoD missions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coach, mentor, and train team members in self-management, cross-skilling, transparency, and living the Scrum Values of commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage.
• Guide teams through a maturity journey, starting with the foundations outlined in the Scrum Guide, to understand and experience why the framework works and, ultimately, how and when to change their own processes to suit their needs while still achieving the principles of the Agile Manifesto. Encourage best engineering practices like Definition of Done, coding standards and compliance, automation, and pair programming, as appropriate.
• Schedule and lead Daily Standup meetings for multiple teams, including development teams and a Scrum of Scrums with various stakeholders. Schedule, plan, and lead Retrospectives for multiple teams, and facilitate Sprint Planning (along with Product Owners) and Sprint Reviews.
• Partner with the Product Owner to be mindful of short-term and long-term goals, applying approaches to help focus on solving the right problems at the right time, then building solutions with iterative, experimental, customer-centric, and data-driven activities.
• Help team leaders and stakeholders understand and enact empirical approaches for complex work.
• Facilitate the team’s progress toward team goals by continuously challenging the old norms of development to improve performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity. Help the team focus on daily and iteration goals.
• Build a high-performing team by focusing on ever-improving team dynamics and performance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 4+ years of relevant professional experience or a Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant professional experience. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must possess a current Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Experience working as a Scrum Master or Team Lead for a systems engineering, I.T. Support, or network engineering team.
• Working knowledge of application programming, database, system design, as well as web-based and client/server architectures preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline.
• Experience in Agile coaching and leading team transitions and implementations.
• Certified Product Owner preferred.
• Experience working with large software systems and application testing.
• Experience working within an Agile environment or program.
• Experience working with a multi-disciplinary technical development team.

Your opportunity to make an impact starts here.

Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

October 13, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.