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# Scrum Master

- **Company:** ApTask
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $145,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, DevOps, Integrated Development Environments, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Devsecops
- **Published:** June 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www2.jobdiva.com/portal/?a=4ujdnwqsdebu7m13em5f0pt5dw80o500d7dv9cbq5ebzngb7yk0n43mjtefnbx0d&compid=0/jobs/28669578#/jobs/28669578

## About the Role

* U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status, with the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance.
 * Minimum Four (4) or more years of experience supporting Agile software development or technology implementation projects.
 * Bachelor's degree, or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
 * Experience supporting or leading Agile teams in software development environments.
 * Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile frameworks; SAFe experience preferred.
 * Demonstrated ability to remove impediments, manage competing priorities, and drive team outcomes.
 * Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
 * Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.
 * Ability to foster a positive, collaborative, and accountable team culture.

Nice To Have:

 * Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certification.
 * SAFe certification or hands-on experience applying SAFe practices in a delivery environment.
 * Experience supporting federal government, public sector, or regulated industry programs.
 * Experience using Jira, DevOps, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools to manage backlogs, sprints, and reporting.

## Description

* Lead Agile/Scrum delivery for cross-functional product, development, QA, and operations teams, ensuring alignment to program priorities, sprint goals, and release commitments.
 * Facilitate and continuously improve Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and program-level coordination sessions.
 * Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and SAFe methodologies to improve delivery maturity, collaboration, predictability, and team effectiveness.
 * Proactively identify, escalate, and remove impediments, risks, and cross-team dependencies that may impact sprint execution, release timelines, or business outcomes.
 * Use Agile delivery metrics, including velocity, burn-down/burn-up trends, predictability, throughput, and team health indicators, to drive transparency, inspect-and-adapt discussions, and continuous improvement.
 * * Partner with Product Owners and delivery leadership to refine backlogs, prioritize work, manage scope, and ensure sprint execution remains aligned with business objectives and customer needs.
 * Promote disciplined delivery practices across engineering, testing, DevSecOps, and release management activities to support quality outcomes and reliable software delivery.
 * Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team environment by strengthening team norms, improving communication, supporting conflict resolution, and encouraging continuous learning.
 * Coordinate with leadership, stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters to communicate progress, risks, dependencies, delivery status, and recommended actions in a clear and timely manner.
 * Support enterprise Agile governance by contributing to planning increments, roadmap alignment, release readiness, and process improvement initiatives across teams or programs.


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