Scrum Master, Lead Associate

Responsibilities:
Peraton is seeking a Scrum Master to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will support our team of developers building the next generation of customer engagement systems for federal service agencies.

The Scrum Master is a servant leader who helps teams self-organize, self-manage, and deliver by teaching and coaching effective Agile practices.

 

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

·         Act as a servant leader to the Scrum Team by embracing SAFe Core Values, applying SAFe Principles, implementing SAFe practices, and utilizing ScrumXP rules

·         Help scrum team achieve in areas including quality, predictability, flow, and velocity. Helps team focus on daily and Sprint Goals in the context of current PI Objectives. Guides team in establishing normalized story points for estimating user stories

·         Facilitates all team meetings, including the daily stand-up, Sprint Planning, Team Demos, and Retrospectives. Attend and represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums meetings.

·         Collaborate with other impacted teams (e.g. Other Scrum or Product teams, Product Owners, Stakeholders) to ensure alignment between priorities, scope, and all deployment-related activities

·         Assists the team in preparation for ART activities

 

This position is required to be local to the DC Metro Region.

This is a hybrid role and requires to be onsite in the Columbia, MD office 4 times per month.

Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with a MS/MA; 1 years with PhD, experience in performing the role of scrum master

5+ years of experience performing as a scrum master utilizing SAFe methodologies or similar Agile servant leadership role

2+ years of experience with facilitating communication/collaboration with client and development team staff through in-person and virtual settings

U.S. Citizenship required; must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

SAFe Certified Scrum Master

Prior experience in software development, preferably in a Java/open-source technical environment

 

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 to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range:
$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.