Scrum Master (Expert)

Scrum Master

BAE Systems, a top ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.

At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our technology-based program supporting a key government customer. This program delivers engineering services for network infrastructure and enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center servers, multi-Cloud services, virtualized applications, and storage systems. As a Scrum Master on this program, you will have an opportunity to work on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community. This is a fast paced and challenging role that offers a rewarding career opportunity.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

We are looking for experienced scrum master with 11 years of experience with a bachelor's or master's degree, or 13 years without a degree. We are looking for someone who has experience or background in the following requirements:

• Professional Certifications (At least one): Project Management Professional (i.e. PMI PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), Leadership Coaching
• Proven experience leading and managing enterprise level projects and multi-disciplinary teams using the Lean Agile Project Management methodology or Project Management Framework (PMF)
• Enterprise Scrum Master experience using Lean Agile including:
• Setting up new projects and workflows within Jira
• Developing project milestone and sprint burn-up charts using ERDOS
• Facilitating sprint planning and grooming ceremonies
• Ability to monitor the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects
• Outstanding communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical issues to diverse audiences
• Ability to manage concurrent projects with short deadlines and competing priorities.
• Proven ability to identify programmatic challenges, risks, and constraints, and develop and convey effective mitigation strategies
• Experience coaching and facilitating team building and leadership offsite events

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Experience with project management tools including:

• MS Project for resource-loaded project schedules
• Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints
• SharePoint as a document repository

Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive and senior managers

Experience leading and managing a cross-functional teams, including infrastructure engineering and software development, to design and develop new IT hosting infrastructure (on-premises and cloud-based, e.g. AWS).

Ability to build and maintain constructive relationships with customers, stakeholders, technical teams, and contractors

Knowledge of:

• Enterprise technical architecture and services-oriented architectures
• Security requirements and operating environments
• IT components, missions, and strategies

Experience with coaching/guiding IT organizations through Agile adoption and transition from Management Framework (PMF)

Familiarity with:

• Service catalog, IT Gateway, ESP, JIRA, Hive, and SharePoint
• Entire development system life cycle
• Current and emerging technologies

Experience working with government agencies

Skills in:

• Quality and Assurance (Q&A)
• Configuration Management
• Data Analysis including identifying, controlling, recording, reporting, auditing, and verifying/validating Configuration Item (CI) attributes
• Data comparison, migration, and planning

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

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 teammaking 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 dofrom 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.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.