Senior Scrum Master: Mission-Critical Cyber Delivery

Amentum; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum seeks a Senior Scrum Master to lead agile delivery for critical cyber, security, and intel initiatives at Fort Meade, MD. You will drive end-to-end execution, remove obstacles, and coordinate with Government PMOs to ensure on-time, within-scope results.

Responsibilities include SAFe ceremony facilitation, IMS management, and strategic risk mitigation while mentoring teams to maintain velocity in a security-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in IT project management, systems engineering, or technical program execution.
• 7+ years hybrid methodologies experience (predictive + iterative).
• Proven SAFe experience with PI Planning and ARTs.
• Experience interfacing with government stakeholders to deliver status and coordinate reviews.
• Strong background in predictive scheduling and IMS management.
• Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end project execution using hybrid and agile methods.
• Facilitate SAFe ceremonies at team and program levels.
• Manage IMS schedules and deliver formal status reports to stakeholders.
• Maintain RAID logs and coordinate mitigation strategies.
• Remove impediments to sustain team velocity and focus.
• Translate milestones into sprint epics and user stories in Jira/Confluence.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and engineers to prioritize backlog.

Skills

Leadership

Agile leadership

Communication

Risk management

SAFe principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree (business/IT/PM/Systems Eng)

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/IT/Systems Eng

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Amentum seeks a Senior Scrum Master to lead agile delivery for critical cyber, security, and intel initiatives at Fort Meade, MD. You will drive end-to-end execution, remove obstacles, and coordinate with Government PMOs to ensure on-time, within-scope results.

Responsibilities include SAFe ceremony facilitation, IMS management, and strategic risk mitigation while mentoring teams to maintain velocity in a security-conscious environment.