Description
Leidos is seeking a Scrum Master to support the Chief Engineer and Agile Coach on the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Next (C1N) ACSS contract. As a member of a Scaled Agile software development organisation, you will contribute to the technical execution of a program integrating proven technologies with modern cloud-native capabilities. You will work with cross-functional teams and technical leaders to deliver predictable outcomes in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment.
Leidos offers a robust benefits package including competitive salaries, a 401(K) retirement plan, comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage, flexible work schedules, and tuition reimbursement.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead the team in executing Continuous Flow/Kanban or planned sprint activities
- Facilitate and lead team ceremonies, including Refinements/Sprint Planning, Daily Boardwalks/Standups, Retrospectives, and Reviews/Demos
- Actively remove impediments, resolving blocking issues related to feature development, build and dependency challenges, operational support conflicts, and process
- Provide timely status, risk, and dependency reporting to management
- Help teams design, develop, document, configure, test, and debug applications and frameworks across the full software development life cycle
- Help the Agile Coach teach and execute hybrid SAFe 6 and Extreme Programming framework across the program
- Help teams use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and test creation
- Help teams adopt DevSecOps concepts and tooling
- Collaborate with and mentor junior team members to meet commitments and project milestones
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional internal teams, stakeholders, and external partners
- Participate in and lead teams through PI Planning events
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of prior experience
- SAFe 6 Experience/Knowledge of AI-Native SAFe
- SAFe 6 Leading SAFe certification
- SAFe 6 Scrum Master certification
- SAFe 6 DevOps certification
- Significant knowledge of DevSecOps methodology, security, and cloud environments
- Understanding of sound software development principles and practices
- Experience with version control systems such as Git or Subversion
- Experience working as a Team Coach, Scrum Master within the SAFe Framework
- Experience with Kanban/Continuous Flow
- Understanding of Extreme Programming principles
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
- Active Secret Clearance
- US citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of or experience with AI-assisted coding (Claude Code, Codex etc.)
- Knowledge of or experience with microservices and cloud-based environments
- Knowledge of or experience with Terraform / Ansible
- Knowledge of or experience with Cloud Certifications
- Knowledge of or experience with Operations Experience
- Advanced SAFe 6 or AI-Native SAFe certifications