Systems Engineer/Scrum Master - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an experienced Systems Engineer/Scrum Master to guide Agile practices on an enterprise IT program.

You will help shape the roadmap, translate requirements into user stories, and support a high-performing development team on critical cybersecurity initiatives. The role requires 10+ years of experience, a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance, and a Bachelor's in Engineering.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience: 10+ years in related roles.
• Required skills: Agile/project management, backlog management, and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Implement Agile best practices and ensure alignment with program goals.
• Progress toward security accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Develop the project roadmap and manage sprint planning.
• Remove roadblocks and enable team success through proactive guidance.

Skills

Agile Project Management

Deliverables Management

Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

AWS

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Levels

• Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
• Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust / Other Required

None

Job Family

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications

• Skills: Agile Project Management, Deliverables Management, Scrum
• Certifications: None
• Experience: 10 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Systems Engineer/Scrum Master supporting an information technology enterprise. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Engineer/Scrum Master, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer/Scrum Master to join a dynamic development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing Agile best practices, making progress towards security accreditation, developing the project roadmap, and removing roadblocks to enable team success.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Experience: 10+ years
• Required skills: Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned program area. Develops, reviews, and approves plans, schedules, and provides various reports and technical reviews to senior management as requested. Ability to understand the business goals that you are supporting and translate into technical work Responsible for stakeholder engagement and derivation of requirements Responsible for translating requirements into user stories with testable acceptance criteria Able to provide clear communication of the vision, goals and product backlog items to development team Experienced Scrum master with documented ability assisting the product owner to understand and manage the backlog and sprint planning. Documented experience with producing content using Agile project management tools (Jira, Confluence) Demonstrated effective leadership and strategic thinking Strong written and oral communication skills Proactively and regularly make recommendations for system improvements Security clearance level: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Desired Skills

• Willingness to learn Scrum Master responsibilities Experience managing a disparately located team Active or open to obtaining Scrum Master Certification or equivalent agile certification.
• Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, etc.) Excellent knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle), SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate) Oracle administration

Location

Chantilly, VA (On Customer Site) US Citizenship Required GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: 401K with company match Comprehensive health and wellness packages Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications Cutting-edge technology you can learn from Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Hours and Travel

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA VA Chantilly Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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