Senior Scrum Master - AI/ML & Software Delivery

COLSA; Louisiana; Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Job summary

COLSA is seeking a Scrum Master to support NASA’s NCAPS contract, enabling agile delivery across fast-moving software, data, and AI/ML initiatives. This is a fully remote role open to US residents, with exclusion of a handful of states.

You will facilitate ceremonies, translate strategy into sprint plans with project leads, remove impediments, and drive delivery metrics. The position requires a strong Scrum background, a current certification, and the ability to guide teams through AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• 6+ years in agile delivery, Scrum Master, or agile PM roles.
• Experience facilitating software, data, and AI/ML projects.
• Experience with fast-moving, AI-driven development.
• Active Scrum Master certification (PSM/CSM/SAFe).
• US Citizenship and ability to undergo background check.
• Strong Scrum/Kanban/SAFe/Lean knowledge and servant leadership.
• Proven ability translate strategy into executable team plans.
• Experience delivering metrics and status reporting.
• Proficient with agile tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Facilitate end-to-end agile ceremonies and backlog refinement.
• Translate strategy into sprint and release plans with leads.
• Remove impediments and coordinate cross-team dependencies.
• Produce delivery roadmaps, prioritization views, and status reports.
• Track velocity, throughput, burn-down, cycle time, and defect rate.
• Establish and enforce delivery and quality standards.
• Adapt agile practices to AI-accelerated development pace.
• Coach teams and uplift agile discipline.

Skills

Agile delivery

Scrum Master

Jira/Confluence

SAFe/Lean/Kanban

Delivery metrics

Facilitation

Stakeholder coordination

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Active Scrum Master certification (CSM/PSM/SAFe)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Tracking Code
9813-987
Posted Date
10/5/2026
Job Location
Remote, Alabama
Location of Position

• Remote, Alabama
• Remote, Florida
• Remote, Mississippi
• Remote, Louisiana
• Remote, Georgia
• Remote, Texas
• Remote, Tennessee
• Remote, Maryland
• Remote, Virginia
• Remote, Colorado
• Remote, Ohio

Additional Locations

• Remote, Florida
• Remote, Mississippi
• Remote, Louisiana
• Remote, Georgia
• Remote, Texas
• Remote, Tennessee
• Remote, Maryland
• Remote, Virginia
• Remote, Colorado
• Remote, Ohio

Work Arrangement
Fully-Remote: 100%

Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

Clearance Required?
Ability to Qualify
Level of Clearance Required
Public Trust

COLSA is seeking a Scrum Master to support NASA’s Consolidated Applications and Platform Services (NCAPS) contract, specifically supporting NASA’s Aerospace Capabilities Portfolio Office by managing Agile delivery across fast-moving software, data, and machine-learning development efforts. This is a fully remote position open to candidates residing in the United States, excluding the following states: AR, CT, DE, HI, IA, KS, MT, NE, NJ, NY, RI, SD, VT, WV, and WY.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile delivery end to end: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, keeping each ceremony focused and time-boxed.
• Work with project leads to translate strategy, priorities, and team resources into executable sprint and release plans, and keep day-to-day execution aligned to those priorities.
• Remove impediments, coordinate cross-team and external dependencies, and protect the team’s focus so it can deliver consistently.
• Produce clear delivery products and overviews (roadmaps, prioritization and trade-off views, delivery and status reporting) that let leadership make informed trade decisions on prioritization and investment.
• Use delivery data to drive efficiency: track metrics (velocity, throughput, burn-down, cycle time, defect rate, and delivery-performance metrics), find where the team loses time or quality, and act on it to measurably improve how the team performs.
• Establish the delivery and quality standards the team works to, document them, and hold the team accountable to them.
• Adapt agile practice to an AI-accelerated pace: streamline planning and coordination so process keeps up with faster development cycles rather than slowing them down.
• Manage the backlog with product owners and project leads, ensuring upcoming work is refined, estimated, and aligned to stakeholder needs.
• Coach and push the team: raise the team’s agile discipline, hold people to commitments and standards, and foster a collaborative, high-performing delivery environment.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field
• 6 years of experience in agile delivery, Scrum Master, or agile project/program management roles
• Experience facilitating teams that build software, data, and applied AI/ML products
• Experience adapting agile process to fast-moving, AI-driven development
• Active Scrum Master certification (e.g., PSM, CSM, or SAFe Scrum Master)
• Must be willing to undergo a background investigation for a position of NASA Public Trust; US Citizenship required
• Deep, demonstrated command of Scrum and other agile frameworks (Kanban, SAFe, Lean) and servant-leadership practices
• Demonstrated experience translating strategy and priorities into executable team plans and keeping delivery aligned to them
• Demonstrated experience producing delivery metrics, status products, and reporting that support leadership decision-making and prioritization
• Demonstrated use of delivery data and metrics to measurably improve team efficiency and quality (for example, reducing cycle time or defect rates)
• Demonstrated experience setting delivery or quality standards and holding a team accountable to them, and coaching teams to a higher level of performance
• Proficiency with agile delivery tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coaching or mentoring other Scrum Masters, or scaling agile across multiple teams
• Familiarity with software delivery-performance metrics, for example the DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics, and building dashboards that give leadership visibility into delivery
• Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders and programs simultaneously

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Minimum Salary
$120,000.00

Maximum Salary
$130,000.00

Salary Type
Annually

The salary range, if referenced, represents a good faith estimate. COLSA considers various factors when determining base salary offers, but not limited to, location, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

COLSA offers a comprehensive and customizeable benefits program which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Supplemental Income Protection Programs, 401(k) with company match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Education & Certification Reimbursement, Employee Discount Program, Paid Time Off and Holidays.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 business days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.