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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Scrum Master and JIRA Administrator - **Company:** Science Applications International Corporation - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,001.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Github, Scrum Methodology, Information Technology, Slack, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Jira Query Language, Devsecops, Jenkins, User Accounts - **Published:** September 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7c298c43-d74e-40de-bca4-39853a645203 ## About the Role * Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator - Cloud certification. * Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM). * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. * 8-10 years of experience as a Scrum Master, or Agile Program Manager, including driving SAFe or scaled Agile practices. * 3+ years of hands-on experience as a JIRA Administrator, including creating workflows, dashboards, and automation scripts. * Demonstrated experience leading Agile teams in DevSecOps environments and implementing CI/CD pipelines in cloud or hybrid infrastructures. * Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator - Cloud certification ## Description SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Scrum Master and JIRA Administrator to join our Department of the Air Force Integrated Fires Command and Control (DIFC2) Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) Team in Reston, VA. This dual-role position combines leadership and technical expertise to drive successful Agile Release Trains (ARTs) while ensuring seamless administration of Atlassian Jira tools for project execution. The candidate will play a critical role in enabling scaled Agile delivery, optimizing DevSecOps pipelines, and maintaining secure, mission-critical environments for a federal government program. This position requires hands-on experience orchestrating Agile practices, managing JIRA, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions supporting government initiatives., * Serve as a servant leader for Agile teams, fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and enabling teams to deliver value effectively. * Serve as a Scrum Master for the Agile Release Train (ART), resolving impediments, and driving continuous value delivery. * Facilitate Sprint ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt (I&A), and Retrospectives. * Manage the risks, dependencies, and agile governance. Establish metrics to evaluate performance and value stream improvements (e.g., flow efficiency, velocity). * Coordinate with external stakeholders to align ART goals with organizational objectives. * Demonstrate excellent communication, critical thinking, organizational, and coordination skills to effectively support Agile teams and stakeholders. * Administer and optimize Atlassian toolsets (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) to support Agile tracking, workflows, permissions, and reporting. * Design and maintain custom JIRA workflows, dashboards, and reporting for use in scaled Agile environments aligned with ART processes. * Create, configure, and manage JIRA Agile boards, filters, schemes, and user accounts for ART teams. * Develop and implement effective JIRA automation rules to streamline business processes. * Leverage JIRA Query Language (JQL) to deliver advanced reporting metrics for Agile planning and execution. * Integrate JIRA with third-party tools (e.g., GitHub, Slack, Jenkins) to support CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows. * Troubleshoot and resolve issues, perform upgrades, and ensure compliance with security standards in classified environments. ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [Stack Overflow: Community and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/600-stack-overflow-community-and-ai) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Leading Through Stagility: Human Capital Trends That Redefine Work](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1717-leading-through-stagility-human-capital-trends-that-redefine-work) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [5 Reasons Why Attending Conferences in 2026 Matters More Than You Think](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/692-5-reasons-why-attending-conferences-in-2026-matters-more-than-you-think)