Scrum Master

Responsibilities

Lead a team to success in delivering working software products through an incremental approach. Goal is to lead the team, remove impediments, and champion the SAFe methodology. Support the team during Program Increment Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retros. Implement and continually improve SAFe Agile practices. Proactively seek opportunities to use process improvement and re-engineering methodologies to facilitate improvements to team processes. Facilitate positive team dynamics to help maximize team performance. Identify and remove impediments to help protect the team from outside influences.

• Facilitate the Scrum Team's day-to-day activities
• Servant leader to help maximize team efficiency by resolving impediments
• Help the Product Owner prepare the backlog, improve velocity, and ensure important Scrum artifacts are prepared
• Maintain project metrics, milestones, and deliverables
• Help the Team adopt agile methodology and leads process improvements

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Polygraph is required
• Bachelors and 8+ years of experience; Masters and 6+ years; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master in IT
• Demonstrated experience leading Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, PI Planning, and Retros
• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I, PMI-ACP, or SAFe)
• 1 year Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience
• Software development management tools including JIRA
• Experience on a Team developing software in the Federal Government (you do not need to be a developer)

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

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.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.