Scrum Master / Principal Scrum Master - (MASC-F)
Requisition ID: R10172212
Category: Information Technology
Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Travel Required: No
Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Space Systems - Launch and Missile Defense Systems (LMDS) division has an exciting career opportunity for a Scrum Master / Principal Scrum Master to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL.
Position Overview:
The selected candidate will be responsible for facilitating all team level events (PI Planning Team Breakouts, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Feature Elaboration, Sprint Review and Retrospectives) for the MASC-F (Modeling and Simulation -Framework) team.
Essential Functions:
- Provide timely and accurate reporting of impediments, blockers, and risks to their Release Train Engineer
- Work with Release Train Engineer to set performance and growth targets for their teams
- Guide mentoring and development of agile team members
- Participate in Scrum of Scrums, Inspect and Adapt, and any ad hoc sessions called by RTE or Agile Coach
- Responsible for coordinating cross-team collaboration and dependencies and reporting them to the RTE
- Ensure teamwork, progress, and artifacts are transparent to all designated stakeholders
The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
This requisition may be filled at either a Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer level.
Basic Qualifications for a Scrum Master:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related experience.
- Familiar with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum workflow and Kanban
- Ability to lead and facilitate all Agile ceremonies
- Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.
- Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Scrum Master:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or 0 years and a PhD.
- Experienced working with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Able to effectively communicate across all levels of the program
- Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum workflow and Kanban
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to lead and facilitate all Agile ceremonies
- Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.
- Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
Preferred Qualifications:
- SAFe Scrum Master certification
- Experience with Jira - issue tracking and agile project management, or similar tool
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
- Familiar with Agile project tools Verison1/Agility or Jira
- Experience with reporting metrics
- A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Top Secret security clearance.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.