Scrum Master

Overview

Job Number: R0226304

Scrum Master

The Opportunity:

As a scrum master, you’re passionate about outcomes and supporting a development team that is modernizing, securing, and creating efficiency in mission critical projects. You know the importance of Agile methodologies and best practices and how to identify and combat challenges early to get work done. On our team, you’ll coach a development team to their highest performance level while ensuring the scrum project maintains focus.

You’ll ensure scrum principles and approaches are understood and implemented correctly by the team and key stakeholders. In this role, you’ll directly impact software integration by providing support and coaching to support our highly technical teams. This is an opportunity to grow your experience in scrum software development while successfully delivering project solutions that will improve national security. Work with us as we strengthen operational excellence for national defense.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience as a scrum master or release train engineer (RTE)
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, including program increment planning, stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Experience identifying and removing impediments, driving continuous improvement, and aligning delivery to competing business priorities
• Experience partnering with Product Owners to refine and manage the product backlog, ensuring clear user stories and acceptance criteria
• Experience managing product backlogs in Jira or Confluence
• Ability to lead cross-functional Agile teams and multiple concurrent work streams
• Ability to influence without authority, resolve conflicts, and plan strategically
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems field
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Certification, or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Space Systems or Satellite Communications
• Experience with program-level reporting, capacity planning, and risk management
• Possession of excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree
• Release Train Engineer (RTE) Certification or SAFe Practice Consultant Certification
• ITIL 4 Foundations Certification

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

Base pay range: $86,800.00/yr - $/yr. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $ (annualized USD). This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being, including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Our total benefits are described on the Resources page of our Careers site and Our Employee Benefits page.