Scrum Master / Active Secret

Peraton; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Rosslyn, VA is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to coach agile teams and support a federal program. The role requires guiding ceremonies, backlog management, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure, high-quality software and services.

You will work with stakeholders, engineers, and product owners, maintain Jira/Confluence, and help drive agile maturity while complying with security requirements and clearance expectations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience working as a Scrum Master or in a related role, preferably for a federal customer.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage, support, and coach teams in Agile frameworks to deliver high-quality products and services.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (PBRs, DSUs, demos, PI planning) and ensure cross-team collaboration.
• Coordinate program-wide Agile maturity efforts and align with PI objectives.
• Assist backlog management, acceptance criteria, scope assessment, and prioritization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineering teams, and other trains to drive decisions.

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Scrum Master.

Location: Rosslyn, VA - Flexible for occasional telework – must be local to work location.

As the Scrum Master in this role, you will:

• Manage, support, and coach teams in Agile frameworks, methodologies, principles, and practices to deliver high quality products and services to a global Federal customer.
• Schedule, prepare for, and facilitate Agile ceremonies including Product Backlog Refinements (PBRs), Daily Stand Ups (DSUs), demos, and Program Increment (PI) Planning events. Participate in meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and delivery/deployment of products and services.
• Coordinate and guide the entire program to higher levels of Agile maturity. Help the team focus on daily and iteration goals in the context of current PI objectives.
• Assess customer requirements, objectives, and priorities to better inform and guide Agile practices.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, internal operations and engineering teams, external trains, and other scrum master’s to help drive decision-making that support organizational goals.
• Assist teams and product owners with managing backlog, documenting acceptance criteria, assessing scope, and ranking and prioritizing work items.
• Identify and track dependencies both to and from the program and collaborate with the other trains on action items.
• Assist teams and product owners with updating task tracking tools (Jira, Confluence, SharePoint). Review and audit task tracking tools to ensure adherence to Agile practices and processes.
• Collaborate with Release Train Engineers (RTE) to ensure guidance, processes, and training materials are current/updated.
• Drive development of comprehensive, executive-level dashboards that provide essential Agile information to program leadership.
• Identify impediments to, and improvements for, long-term Agile success by promoting transparency and communication and fostering a safe environment for escalating issues or blockers.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, you must at minimum meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• 14 years with a Bachelor's degree; 12 years with a Masters; 9 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement.
• Applicants must currently hold one of the following professional certifications or obtain one prior to start date (continued certification required):
• CASP+ CE, CISSP (or Associate), CSSLP, Security+ CE, Project+, Agile Scrummaster
• Minimum 3 years of experience working as a Scrum Master, Project Coordinator, or Project Manager, preferably for a federal customer.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban.
• A proven track record of successfully supporting programs using Agile methodologies, preferably for a software development, database management, infrastructure, or network environment with multi-function teams.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating and participating in Agile ceremonies/meetings, coordinating projects and work, creating/distributing minutes, and action items, and tracking action items to completion.
• Experience with project tracking and collaboration tools (Jira, SharePoint, MS Teams, and/or Confluence).
• Demonstrated strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience providing operational task support in a highly demanding environment.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.