Scrum Master Job Listing at BAE Systems in Washington, DC (Job ID 101155BR)

Description

Job Description
BAE Systems is looking for a Scrum Master to join our team to support a Cloud-based (AWS) mission critical system for our Federal Customer. This person will provides extremely high-level subject matter proficiency for work described in the task. The Scrum Master is responsible for effectively and efficiently managing the development sprints from planning to execution to review in an agile development environment. Your role will include running daily scrums, managing the product backlog, collaborating on requirement documentation, managing support tickets and unblocking barriers to keep the team moving. You will be responsible to communicate and collaborate primarily with the engineering, customer success and senior management teams. The ideal candidate will be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams, demonstrate strong leadership abilities and have the desire to be part of a dynamic team where you'll have the opportunity guide the development of portfolio of products.

Responsibilities Include:

• Facilitates daily stand-up, iteration planning, sprint review, and iteration retrospective
• Manages engineering development projects and facilitates sprint releases
• Creates or analyzes business requirements documents and project timelines
• Guides team in time estimating practices and facilitates team estimates
• Drives team iteration execution, communicates with management and stakeholders
• Manages project conflicts, challenges and dynamic business requirements to keep operations running at a high performance
• Works with team leads to resolve problems and project roadblocks
• Able to do post mortem and root cause analysis to help teams continuously improve their practices to ensure maximum productivity
• Leads team effort in relentless improvement, defines and implements improvement stories to increase the velocity and quality of the program
• Implements and supports principles, rules and processes
• Proactively identifies and eliminates impediments and facilitate flow
• Maintains team data in project management software (i.e. JIRA and others) to support estimates and execution
• Presents high level project readouts for senior management
• Supports product owner(s) with intra-team dynamics with respect to priorities and scope

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 8 years of project management experience and 3 years leading sprints
• Demonstrable expertise of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc.
• Thrives in a highly collaborative, fast paced environment
• Expert coach on implementation of agile scrum
• Deep understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
• Deep understanding of agile metrics (tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, user stories etc.) to analyze and improve sprint planning
• Comfortable with presenting project readouts to Executive level audience

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Certified Scrum Master
Scaled Agile Framework SAFe(TM)

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $122870 - $208890

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.

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