Senior Scrum Master | Agile/SAFe Pro, Secret Clearance

Data Systems Analysts, Inc.; Fort Dix (NJ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Systems Analysts, Inc. seeks an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate Agile and SAFe ceremonies, remove impediments, and drive predictable delivery of ACWS capabilities for government-related projects.

The role requires 5+ years in Scrum/Agile leadership, a Secret clearance, and collaboration with Product Owners, Analysts, Developers, Testers, Architects, and government stakeholders. Salary range reflects government contracting norms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or related role supporting software development teams.
• Experience facilitating planning, standups, reviews, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and dependencies.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) or equivalent.
• Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile and SAFe ceremonies to enable predictable delivery of ACWS capabilities and enhancements.
• Manage impediments, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional coordination to maintain delivery momentum.
• Support Product Owners and stakeholders with backlog refinement, prioritization, release planning, and execution readiness.
• Promote Agile best practices, team effectiveness, continuous improvement, and high-quality delivery outcomes.
• Develop and maintain Jira dashboards, sprint metrics, release status reports, dependency tracking, and program-level delivery metrics to support stakeholder visibility and decision-making.

Skills

Agile ceremonies facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile metrics

Dependency management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Data Systems Analysts, Inc. seeks an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate Agile and SAFe ceremonies, remove impediments, and drive predictable delivery of ACWS capabilities for government-related projects.

The role requires 5+ years in Scrum/Agile leadership, a Secret clearance, and collaboration with Product Owners, Analysts, Developers, Testers, Architects, and government stakeholders. Salary range reflects government contracting norms.