Senior Scrum Master - Agile Delivery Leader

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 79,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Scrum Master/ Principal Scrum Master for the Sentinel Program in Roy, Utah. The role focuses on servant leadership, agile delivery, and enabling high-quality software outcomes for cross-functional teams.

The position emphasizes facilitating ceremonies, maintaining a prioritized backlog with Product Owners, and driving metrics‑based process improvements while supporting cross-team collaboration and risk management.

Qualifications

• Must have ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience applying Agile frameworks and practices (Scrum, Kanban, user stories, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement) in a software or IT delivery environment.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools such as Jira (creating/configuring boards, managing sprints, tracking stories and defects).
• Demonstrated ability to remove team impediments, evidenced by facilitating and documenting outcomes of Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives).
• Proven communication and facilitation skills, including leading cross‑functional discussions with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders to align on priorities and delivery plans.
• Demonstrated Experience defining, capturing, and reporting Agile team metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown, cycle time) and using those metrics to recommend and implement specific improvements to team workflow.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader and delivery facilitator for one or more cross-functional Agile teams.
• Facilitate core ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain a well-defined and prioritized product backlog aligned to business objectives.
• Identify and remove impediments, manage cross-team dependencies, and shield the team from interruptions during the sprint.
• Promote transparency by tracking and communicating Agile metrics and drive continuous improvement in team performance.
• Coach team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile values and principles.
• Deliver Agile facilitation, coaching, and delivery support for designated development teams within the program.

Skills

Agile frameworks

Scrum

Kanban

Facilitation

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Science

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Scrum Master/ Principal Scrum Master for the Sentinel Program in Roy, Utah. The role focuses on servant leadership, agile delivery, and enabling high-quality software outcomes for cross-functional teams.

The position emphasizes facilitating ceremonies, maintaining a prioritized backlog with Product Owners, and driving metrics‑based process improvements while supporting cross-team collaboration and risk management.