Description of Services/Responsibilities:
Serve as dedicated Scrum Master for one or more agile teams, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Manage and maintain the team backlog, ensuring tickets are well-groomed, properly prioritized, and clearly defined with acceptance criteria
Track and report sprint velocity, burndown, and other agile metrics; identify and remove blockers to keep delivery on track
Coordinate cross-team dependencies and communication across multiple workstreams within the program
Contribute to engineering tasks (e.g., infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline updates, or light development work) as capacity allows between scrum duties
Basic Requirements
Active TS/SCI clearance (CI Poly preferred)
Bachelor's degree or above in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or equivalent professional experience
3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, with demonstrated ability to lead agile ceremonies and manage backlogs in Jira or similar tools
Familiarity with software development practices (source control, CI/CD, code reviews) sufficient to understand team work and remove technical blockers
Strong communication and organizational skills with experience managing competing priorities across multiple teams
Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary programs in a classified environment
Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS), Infrastructure as Code, or DevOps tooling
Familiarity with AI/ML or geospatial project workflows
Experience applying agile metrics and data-driven approaches to improve team performance
Experience with Python, scripting, or light development work to support automation or tooling needs