Description
We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to work onsite in our Huntsville office. As a Scrum Master, you will use your Agile and SAFe expertise to guide high-performing teams developing critical counter UAS and missile defense solutions.
The successful candidate will focus on servant leadership, Agile coaching, and facilitating the delivery of high-value software increments within a SAFe framework. You will work with cross-functional teams to remove impediments, drive continuous improvement, and ensure alignment with program objectives while fostering a collaborative environment that enables mission-critical software delivery.
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as a servant leader and coach for a cross-functional Agile team, enabling effective delivery within the SAFe framework.
- Facilitate Daily Standups, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Reviews, Retrospectives, and supporting PI Planning.
- Remove impediments, escalate risks, and proactively address blockers to maintain team flow.
- Support the Product Owner in maintaining a healthy, prioritized backlog and ensuring stories are ready for implementation.
- Drive team maturity by promoting Agile mindset, Lean thinking, and continuous improvement practices.
- Monitor team performance metrics (velocity, predictability, flow) and guide the team to improve delivery outcomes.
- Collaborate with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), System Architect, Product Manager, and other stakeholders across the Agile Release Train (ART).
- Ensure alignment with SAFe quality practices and compliance processes.
- Foster a collaborative and open team environment.
- Support dependency identification, risk mitigation, and cross-team coordination.
- Encourage the team to inspect, adapt, and deliver consistent value.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of experience or 6+ with Master's.
- 2+ years serving as an Agile SAFe Scrum Master or Agile facilitator within a large-scale environment.
- Experience facilitating Agile processes and coaching teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong interpersonal and team management skills.
- Ability to identify and remove impediments while promoting team ownership.
- Excellent communication, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Currently living in Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate.
- Currently holds an active Secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification.
- Strong understanding of Agile Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices and process.
Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00