Job Description:

Peraton is seeking a Scrum Master to join our national intelligence program in Northern Virginia that delivers engineering, application development, deployment, operations, upgrades and sustainment of products and services to achieve our client’s global missions.

Responsibilities:
• Support team activities to help deliver high-quality software products using an incremental approach.
• Identify and remove obstacles/ impediments to ensure effective and efficient workflows and champion the SAFe methodology (ceremonies and workflows).
• Support Program Increment Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Implement and continually improve SAFe Agile practices.
• Support the development effort by conveying the vision to an Agile Scrum delivery team, outlining and prioritizing work based on product owner guidance.
• Liaise with stakeholders ensuring their interests are included in the release, and the team to ensure the release is developed by the deadline and within budget.
• Support the Scrum process from initiation through delivery.
• Serve as liaison between the product owner, development team, and management to ensure that all targets and requirements are met.
• Preserve flexibility and ability to rapidly respond to changes.
• Help manage the process for how information is exchanged, to include project documentation and briefing materials to the team, stakeholders and program leadership.
• Provide expertise in the formulation of systems scope and objectives.
• Determine operational objectives by studying functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats. i.e. Metrics collection on project/task performance.
• Travel may be required within the National Capital Region (NCR) on an as needed basis for customer or corporate requirements.

*****This position is contingent on contract award*****

Basic Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with ability to pass a Poly clearance.
• Min 8 years with BS/BA, Min 6 years with MS/MA, Min 3 years with PhD an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience as a SAFe Agile Scrum Master in IT.
• Demonstrated experience leading Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, PI Planning, and Retrospectives.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I, PMI-ACP, or SAFe).
• 1 year Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience.
• Some experience with Jira and/or Microsoft DevOps.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently or as a member of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:
This Position requires an Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly, US Citizenship is required To hold this clearance.

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.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.