Sr. Scrum Master TS/SCI Poly

Description

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Sr-level Scrum Master in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!

Must have an active TS/SCI Polygraph up front (this is firm).

A Sr-level Scrum Master is needed to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a large, complex, fast-paced technical program. Program execution follows DevOps best practices and employs robust development, test, and production environments. We are using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and test automation tools alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools. The program provides system engineering, development, test, integration, and operational support, and is focused on injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system.

This Scrum Master role requires an experienced Agile Lead/Scrum Master to work on a large-scale software and hardware integration effort. The selected candidate will be responsible for facilitating either one large, complex agile team, or several small agile teams as part of a larger Agile Release Train (ART) delivering value to the customer using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The candidate will help educate and coach the teams in Scrum, Scrumban, or Kanban to ensure that the agile processes are being followed. They will help remove impediments/roadblocks and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement. The selected candidate will work with team members, with other Agile Scrum Masters, and with support personnel to ensure that the team's commitments at the Program Increment (PI) Planning are met. She/he will facilitate horizontal communication across team members to identify any impediments that may prevent team progress while working mitigation plans. The selected candidate will be responsible for sensing, determining, and leading discussions when issues need to be analyzed or triaged, and for making improvements in determining and implementing improvements to processes. Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for facilitating self-organizing team(s) to ensure the team is making progress against Program Increment commitments.

• Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI.

• Remove impediments for the team and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers on implementing solutions.

• Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.

• Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules.

• Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it.

• Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management.

• Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features.

• Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning.

• Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria.

• Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams.

• Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics.

• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement.

• Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team members' contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity.

• Create a fun sharing and learning environment, experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair-programming and cross-functional training.

• Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals.

• Lead teams towards Agile maturity.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and at least 12-15 years of relevant work experience. Additional relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.

• Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP).

• Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC).

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills are a must.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, across diverse systems and groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test.

• Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical development teams.

• Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology.

• Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption.

• Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality by the team.

• Experience using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you - apply today.

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At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.