Agile Scrum Master

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Agile Scrum Master to join our dynamic team. As a Scrum Master, you will be responsible for facilitating agile practices, ensuring smooth implementation of Scrum frameworks, and empowering cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time. You will act as a servant leader, guiding teams in the process of continuous improvement, fostering collaboration, and removing any obstacles to help achieve sprint goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, sprint reviews, and backlog refinement sessions.
• Guide and coach team members in Agile principles and Scrum practices to foster self-organizing and high-performing teams.
• Actively identify and remove any blockers or obstacles that hinder the team's ability to meet their sprint goals.
• Serve as the main point of contact between the team and stakeholders, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Drive and support a culture of continuous improvement by identifying areas for optimization and facilitating regular retrospectives.
• Monitor team progress, ensure transparency of work, and provide insights on team performance via burndown charts, velocity tracking, and other relevant metrics.
• Assist the Product Owner in refining and prioritizing the product backlog to ensure it is ready for sprint planning.
• Help scale agile methodologies across teams and promote best practices for Agile delivery.
• Identify risks early, work with the team to address them, and escalate as necessary.

*Position is contingent upon Spring 2025 award*

Required Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with polygraph level clearance is required.
• BA/BS and 8+ years of experience; Masters and 6+ years; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), including roles, ceremonies, and artifacts.
• Excellent problem-solving and facilitation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team-oriented environment.
• Familiarity with software development processes and tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, or similar tools).
• Comfortable with change and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with scaling Agile frameworks such as SAFe or LeSS.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent Agile certification is highly desirable.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.