Scrum Master - TS/SCI w/Polygraph required

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$162K — $219K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of related experience
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Top Secret SCI security clearance with Polygraph required
  • Ability to facilitate Scrum ceremonies and Agile methodologies effectively

Responsibilities

  • Manage project schedules, budgets, and staffing needs
  • Serve as Scrum Master and main point of contact between teams and project managers
  • Implement and maintain Scrum practices and conduct ceremonies
  • Assist product owner with prioritizing development work
  • Monitor and communicate O&M changes to the development team

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team to support career growth
  • Professional development opportunities including paid education
  • Paid vacation and holidays
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Agile Methodology, Daily Scrum, ServiceNow Platform
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Ensure the safety and security of our nation as a Scrum Master at GDIT. You'll apply the latest technology and provide operational support to deliver actionable intelligence for the Intelligence Community. Here, your work will have meaning and impact as you master new skills and deliver your best every day.

HOW BEING A SCRUM MASTERWILL MAKE AN IMPACT
  • Manage the project's schedule, budget & staffing;
  • Act as the project's scrum master & primary liaison between the development team and the Government Project Manager and Product Owner:
    • Implement/maintain scrum practices & facilitate scrum ceremonies
    • Maintain ticket-tracking & scrum boards
    • Work with product owner to prioritize development work
    • Work with team to identify/implement efficiencies and improvements
    • Remove impediments for the Scrum team or escalate them to someone who can shield team from outside interference
    • Coach others on Agile ideology and Scrum best practices
  • Monitor the Enterprise for O&M changes to data sources, certs, integrated tools, etc, and communicate those changes to the development team.;
  • Ensure project is following the appropriate Enterprise technical directives; Help prioritize and manage implementation of that work when needed;
  • Help gather, analyze, document, prioritize, and manage development requirements;
  • Provide regular project updates and technical briefings to government leadership and governance boards;
  • Monitor & help maintain the application's security accreditation;
  • Respond to data calls, coordinating with the appropriate team members;
  • Support the application's Governance Board: Coordinate meetings; Prepare & distribute agendas, slides, and meeting minutes; Provide on-going communication to Board members as needed;
  • Document project processes within the appropriate DevOps tools;
  • Provide virtual and live application demos and demo-style training to application's general and power users;
  • Assist with customer support, customer business process consulting, template creation/maintenance, maintenance of application help documentation, and testing, as needed.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
  • Experience: 8+ years
  • Technical Skills:
  • Understands and facilitates Scrum ceremonies
  • Daily Scrum
  • Backlog Refinement
  • Sprint Review
  • Sprint Planning
  • Sprint Retrospective
  • Removes impediments for the Scrum team or escalates them to someone that can.
  • Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph
  • Skills and Abilities:
  • Demonstrated on-the-job experience managing a software development project
  • Experience as a team member on a software development team using Agile methodology
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Superb technical writing and oral communication skills, specifically in communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience
  • Requirements-gathering experience, specifically the ability to listen to requirements, translate them into "tech speak", and help identify solutions.
  • Experience with customer-specific DevOps systems for security accreditation, project documentation, & issue (ticket) prioritization/tracking/management
  • Demonstrated on-the-job experience exhibiting analytical skills and troubleshooting technical issues
  • Demonstrated on-the-job experience working independently as well as in a team environment
  • Experience providing formal and/or informal technical training
  • Demonstrated on-the-job experience positively interacting with customers, users and management
  • Location: Chantilly, Customer site


  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays


#WeAreGDIT
#JET
#GDITEnhanced2026
#VA_2026Alumni

The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Chantilly

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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