Sr Principal Scrum Master

Northrop Grumman; Bellevue (NE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Scrum Master to lead Agile operations for a ground-based SDA radar program. You will coordinate SW design, development, and integration with the IPT, steering multiple teams toward on-time delivery using Scrum practices.

The ideal candidate has strong Agile knowledge, experience coordinating a SW lifecycle, and familiarity with SAFe. This on-site role may involve travel and requires a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience or higher degrees with fewer years
• Requires active U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• At least 3 years experience acting as a SW scrum master
• Experience as SW developer/integrator/tester
• Extensive experience with Atlassian tool set (JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with the full SW development life cycle
• Familiar with Systems Engineering principles

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IPT leadership and SW product owners to plan and manage SW design, development, and integration
• Remove impediments and foster high-performing team dynamics
• Manage and maintain Jira boards
• Lead routine team standup meetings
• Plan, coordinate, and execute planning events
• Prepare and track performance metrics
• Guide the team in Agile processes
• Develop SW roadmaps
• Support risk management and Earned Value Management

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile

Team leadership

Planning events

Performance metrics

Risk management

Earned Value Management

SW development lifecycle

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree (CS/Engineering)

Master’s degree (CS/Engineering)

PhD (CS/Engineering)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SAFe

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Scrum Master to join a program developing and fielding a new ground-based Space Domain Awareness (SDA) radar system. This role will support the SW engineering and development functions within the Compute Integrated Product Team (IPT) focused on delivering the radar systems computer system infrastructure to include HW and SW configuration items. As a scrum master you will work closely with the IPT lead, SW architect, and SW component product owners to implement, manage, and oversee and Agile framework driving operational excellence in product deliveries. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge of Agile principles and processes. Experience in managing multiple scrum teams across the SW development lifecycle is a plus.

In This Job, You Will

• Closely collaborate with IPT leadership and SW product owners to plan and manage SW design, development, and integration activities
• Support the removal of impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement
• Manage and maintain Jira boards
• Lead routine team standup meetings
• Plan, coordinate, and execute planning events
• Prepare and track performance metrics
• Provide guidance and help educate the team in Agile processes
• Support the development of SW roadmaps
• Support in risk management
• Support schedule, cost, and Earned Value Management
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• At least 3 years experience acting as a SW scrum master
• Previous experience as a SW developer, SW integrator, or SW tester
• Extensive experience with the Atlassian tool set (JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with the entire SW development life cycle
• Familiar with Systems Engineering principles

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• Familiar with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Previous experience transitioning a team or organization into an Agile framework execution mindset
• Previous experience managing multiple Scrum teams
• Understanding of the basic building blocks of Radar Systems
• Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles
• Familiar with Earned Value management