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Scrum Master - ACWS

Washington, DCOnsiteFull Time$125,000–$135,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Scrum Master
  • Agile Coach
  • Release Train team member
  • Agile Facilitator
  • Delivery Lead
  • planning
  • standups
  • reviews
  • retrospectives
  • backlog refinement

Nice to have

  • Army
  • DoD
  • federal acquisition
  • contracting
  • financial systems
  • mission enterprise systems

Role summary

The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile and SAFe ceremonies to ensure predictable delivery of ACWS capabilities. This role involves managing impediments, dependencies, and risks, while supporting Product Owners and stakeholders with backlog refinement and release planning. The Scrum Master will promote Agile best practices, team effectiveness, and continuous improvement, developing metrics and reports for stakeholder visibility. A Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or similar role are required, along with knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Agile metrics. An active Secret clearance is mandatory.

All hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.

Scrum Master Summary: Facilitates Agile ceremonies, removes impediments, manages dependencies, tracks sprint commitments and delivery metrics, and supports consistent Scrum practices that help teams deliver ACWS capabilities predictably and efficiently.

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field
  • 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Release Train team member, Agile Facilitator, or Delivery Lead supporting software development teams.
  • Experience facilitating planning, standups, reviews, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and dependencies
  • Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Agile metrics, team velocity, dependency management, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Experience collaborating with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, Architects, and Government stakeholders.
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM),Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) or equivalent
  • Active Secret clearance
  • Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting Army, DoD, federal acquisition, contracting, financial, or other mission enterprise systems.
  • Ability to coach teams on Agile practices, facilitate continuous improvement, and promote predictable delivery across cross-functional technical and business teams.
  • Working knowledge of Appian, DevSecOps, cloud-hosted, low-code/no-code, or modernization delivery environments
  • Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate Agile and SAFe ceremonies to enable predictable delivery of ACWS capabilities and enhancements.
  • Manage impediments, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional coordination to maintain delivery momentum.
  • Support Product Owners and stakeholders with backlog refinement, prioritization, release planning, and execution readiness.
  • Promote Agile best practices, team effectiveness, continuous improvement, and high-quality delivery outcomes
  • Develop and maintain Jira dashboards, sprint metrics, release status reports, dependency tracking, and program-level delivery metrics to support stakeholder visibility and decision-making.
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    The posted salary range is a good-faith estimate. Actual compensation will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and other job-related factors.

    DSA - Salary Pay Range$125,000—$135,000 USD

    Many of DSA's positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. DSA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. DSA is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. DSA requires background checks , where permitted , by law. DSA is an E-Verify Employer.

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