Affinity

4538 Scrum Master

Affinity • $90K — $110K *
San Antonio, TX 78228In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Agile certification (CSM, PSM I, SAFe Scrum Master, or PMI-ACP).
  • Mid-level expertise in Agile frameworks and Scrum methodologies.
  • Proficient in managing project timelines and backlogs.
  • Strong facilitation and communication skills for team and external interactions.
  • Experience with Agile tools (Jira/Confluence or similar).
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity contexts and Risk Management Framework (RMF).

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate Scrum and Kanban ceremonies, including sprint planning and daily stand-ups.
  • Manage project scope and timelines; collaborate with product owners on backlogs.
  • Coach team members in Agile practices to improve scrum maturity.
  • Remove obstacles and resolve conflicts to ensure smooth team communication.
  • Support Program Increment planning and manage dependencies with other teams.
  • Drive transparency in progress, risks, and metrics using collaboration tools.
  • Ensure deliverables meet quality standards after each sprint.

Benefits

  • Foster a productive and transparent work environment.
  • Engage with diverse teams across Cyber departments.
  • Opportunities for professional development and Agile certification advancement.
  • Contribute to critical cybersecurity initiatives.
  • Clear avenues for cross-team collaboration and support.
Full Job Description
4538 Scrum Master
4538 | TS/SCI

Job Description:

OVERVIEW:

We are seeking an Agile Scrum Master one of our cybersecurity programs. In this position, you will support managing timelines, resolving problems, and coach team members on Agile methodologies; coordinate sprints, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups; and drive transparency of contractor efforts across the cyber teams, coordinating with greater Government Agile processes. This position keeps delivery teams running at a cadence, with well-formed backlogs and clear, transparent reporting.

GENERAL DUTIES:

  • Facilitate Scrum and Kanban ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) for assigned teams.
  • Manage each project's scope and timeline; work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.
  • Coach team members in Agile frameworks and guide teams toward higher scrum maturity.
  • Remove impediments and resolve conflicts; act as point of contact for team communications.
  • Support Program Increment (PI) planning and coordinating dependencies with other teams.
  • Drive transparency of progress, risks, and metrics using available productivity and collaboration tools.
  • Ensure deliverables meet quality standards at the end of each sprint.
  • Coordinate across Cyber teams (Policy, Engineering, Operations, Penetration Testing) as assigned.
  • Foster a productive, transparent, non-adversarial working environment.
  • Manage the team backlog in alignment with program planning and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies transparently.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Agile certification e.g., CSM, PSM I, SAFe Scrum Master, or PMI-ACP).
  • Mid-level comprehensive knowledge and applied expertise on multiple complex tasks requiring originality; operates with appreciable latitude in methodology and solutions; contributes to deliverables and metrics.
  • Knowledgeable in Agile methodology and Scrum; coordinates sprints, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
  • Manages timelines and scope; works with product owners on backlogs; resolves problems and removes obstacles.
  • Facilitates internal communication and effective collaboration; point of contact for external communications.
  • Experience with Agile tooling (Jira/Confluence or equivalent) and cross-team coordination.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity and RMF delivery contexts; strong facilitation and communication skills.
  • 2 years minimum of relevant experience


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Advanced degree in a related field.
  • Advanced CSM (A-CSM), PSM II, or SAFe Scrum Master.
  • Experience supporting cyber or DevSecOps programs.
  • Experience supporting software factory environments.
  • Experience producing metrics and status reporting.
  • Experience coordinating multiple concurrent teams.


CLEARANCE:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance minimum required


Job Details

City : San Antonio

State : Texas

About Affinity

Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Affinity has raised $120M to date and is backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, 8VC and MassMutual Ventures. It has over 2,700 customers in 70 countries, including venture capital firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, private equity firms such as SoftBank Group, investment bankers such as Woodside Capital Partners, financial services firms such as Fidelity Investments, real estate companies such as Tishman Speyer, insurers such as American Family Insurance and enterprises such as Nike, Qualcomm and Twilio. Affinity has been named in Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.
Learn more about Affinity
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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