Scrum Master

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

$86K — $198K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master for Agile teams
  • Proficient with Agile project management tools such as JIRA
  • Skilled in facilitating Agile ceremonies like stand-ups and sprint planning
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
  • Must hold Secret clearance
  • High School diploma or GED required
  • Possession of SAFe Practitioner or CSM certification

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate Agile best practices within the development team
  • Support sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
  • Communicate client and stakeholder expectations with the management team
  • Develop and document detailed user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Analyze and enhance business processes with project teams
  • Maintain and prioritize the product backlog
  • Document project efforts, including timelines and requirements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
  • Financial and retirement benefits
  • Paid leave and professional development opportunities
  • Tuition assistance and work-life balance programs
  • Employee recognition awards for exemplary performance
Full Job Description
Scrum Master
The Opportunity:

Work with a development team as a Scrum Master to facilitate Agile best practices and mentor new team members on Agile processes. Facilitate sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. Support the management team in communicating with clients and stakeholders to manage expectations. Collect and write detailed user stories and work with the team and client to identify associated tasks and acceptance criteria. Analyze business processes and work with the project team to implement and improve processes. Maintain a product backlog, support QA and requirement validation, meet with various stakeholders to discuss needs, and provide suggestions during stakeholder interviews and requirements gathering. Provide documentation for new efforts, including level of effort analysis, plans or timelines, requirements documents, and other required documentation.

You Have:

  • 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master serving Agile teams
  • Experience with Agile software project management tools, including JIRA
  • Experience facilitating daily stand-up calls, backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, road mapping and requirements sessions
  • Ability to work independently or with minimal direction
  • Secret clearance
  • HS diploma or GED
  • Certified SAFe Practitioner, SAFe Agilist Certification, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification


Nice If You Have:

  • Experience collaborating with multiple teams for enterprise organizations
  • Knowledge of budget tracking and management
  • Knowledge of project and program management practices
  • Ability to coach a team to better outcomes using process improvement
  • DoD 8140 compliant Certification


Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.


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