SME Scrum Master

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for two Agile Product Teams, facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
• Ensure team alignment with Program Increment (PI) objectives and Release Train commitments within the SAFe construct
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlogs and prioritized work aligned to program objectives
• Track and report Agile performance metrics including velocity, sprint burndown, and flow efficiency
• Identify and remove team-level impediments while escalating cross-team risks to the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
• Coach team members on Agile principles, Lean thinking, and high-performing team behaviors
• Support coordination of dependencies across DevSecOps, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and data engineering teams

Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in a SAFe or large-scale Agile environment
• Experience using Agile lifecycle management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Rally
• Agile certification such as SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• Experience supporting enterprise IT, data, cloud, or cybersecurity programs in Federal or DoD environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Experience supporting programs operating across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments
• Experience supporting DevSecOps, AI/ML, or enterprise data platform initiatives
• PMI-ACP or equivalent advanced Agile certification

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement plans

About the Company

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos employs 47,000 global employees dedicated to solving complex challenges through digital modernization and advanced technology.