Experienced Agile Project Leader

2 weeks ago


Herndon, Virginia, United States Peraton Full time
Position Overview

Peraton's National Programs Business Intelligence Systems & Applications Operating Unit is seeking a skilled Scrum Master to enhance its SITE III JIOC contract. This role is pivotal in managing, maintaining, and advancing a suite of applications dedicated to Collection Management, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and intelligence operations that directly assist intelligence analysts, operations, and collection managers across various Combatant Commands.

Our dedicated team implements best practices in architectural design, data science, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, and platform integration to develop, maintain, and continuously improve the enterprise business systems environment, systems integration, and backend business process workflows.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Fulfill Scrum Master duties and supervise the scrum development team.
  • Utilize expertise in Agile methodology and scrum to mentor others, providing coaching and training at the team level to enable self-organization.
  • Serve as a mediator between the scrum team and product owner, assisting in conflict resolution.
  • This position allows for remote work; typically, it requires on-site presence twice a week, with flexibility to come in as necessary.
Additional Responsibilities Include:
  • Leading daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other project-related meetings while coaching the team on Scrum principles and best practices.
  • Facilitating open discussions and conflict resolution; identifying and addressing issues that may arise during scrum execution; updating activities in a project management tracking tool.
  • Documenting and maintaining product requirements and the backlog.
  • Encouraging a collaborative environment, motivating team members to share ideas and tackle challenges.
  • Collaborating with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to enhance organizational Agile practices.
Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years with a BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with an MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with a PhD.

Required Qualifications:
  • A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, with 8+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
  • Active TS/SCI OR TS with SCI eligibility with polygraph OR the ability to successfully pass a polygraph is required.
  • At least 2 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master on a Scrum team.
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience instructing others on Agile practices.
  • Certification: Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or equivalent.
  • Proficiency with JIRA/Confluence/GitLab/Artifactory.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodology and scrum.
  • Familiarity with SAFe methodology.
Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience in a DevSecOps environment.
  • Experience managing expectations of multiple Product Owners.
  • Familiarity with AWS.
  • Knowledge of DIA mission applications.
  • Experience with Agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello, Asana, Redmine).
  • Experience with intelligence collection management applications.
  • Experience in scrum project management, agile software development, and software version control management.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Adept at organizing and motivating teams.
  • Skilled in problem-solving.
  • Strong organizational and time management abilities.
  • Experience with multiple Agile teams across different organizations.
Peraton provides enhanced benefits to employees engaged in this critical National Security program, including heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous cap, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence globally, extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to safeguard our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical intersection of 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 tackle the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

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