Senior Scrum Master & Agile Coach for Large-Scale Delivery

Njvc LLC; Lorton (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Chenega MIOS is seeking a Scrum Master / Agile Coach - SME in the Lorton, VA area to lead Agile teams within a large federal program. This role focuses on SAFe at scale, backlog refinement, sprint ceremonies, and cross‑team coordination on JETMS implementation.

The candidate will guide program managers, tailor Agile practices for a complex environment, support continuous integration, and help transition legacy processes toward Agile delivery. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience OR
• Highschool experience with 7+ years of experience with the following:
• Agile Coach or Scrum Master
• with Agile tools, including JIRA and Confluence to support reporting and deliverables tracking
• Experience with both Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Must have experience with teaching technical/non‑technical teams the basic Agile framework concepts
• Must have experience with defining Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the features or components
• Must have experience with creating solutions in a collaborative, cross‑functional team environment
• Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster Certification required
• Must be a US citizen
• Background check required
• Successfully pass background and drug screening

Responsibilities

• Guide service level program managers using Agile in a large program that includes multiple Agile teams, releases, and projects that operate in parallel (e.g., Scrum of Scrums).
• Demonstrate breadth and depth of experience in the tools and techniques of the Scrum/SAFe Agile Framework at scale.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to implement the architecture in an Agile environment, how to combine the use of component and feature teams, and how to coordinate multiple teams when managing Agile software development for large-scale enterprise development.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the constraints and ability to apply means and methods to overcome these constraints when implementing Agile in a federal contracting environment.
• Coach project teams and assist them to execute Agile practices in achieving Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment and Delivery.
• Assist in easing the organizational cultural transition from well-established federal hierarchical structures, processes, and reporting to the transformation that Agile tends to introduce.
• Help the project team to overcome internal barriers to excellence by assisting with tasks such as defining the Definition of Done, estimation of stories, and navigating through difficult Agile issues
• Expert facilitator to elicit and document future‑state processes and high‑level requirements.
• Support business development activities as required (e.g., customer technical capabilities briefings, past performance content, technical solutions).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Agile Coach

Scrum Master

JIRA

Confluence

SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school equivalent with 7+ years

Tools

Microsoft Azure DevOps

Job description

Chenega MIOS is seeking a Scrum Master / Agile Coach - SME in the Lorton, VA area to lead Agile teams within a large federal program. This role focuses on SAFe at scale, backlog refinement, sprint ceremonies, and cross‑team coordination on JETMS implementation.

The candidate will guide program managers, tailor Agile practices for a complex environment, support continuous integration, and help transition legacy processes toward Agile delivery. U.S.