AnaVation is seeking a Scrum Master to join our team and support our mission critical Government customer in Hanover, MD. The Scrum Master facilitates SAFe delivery practices for cross-functional operations and engineering teams supporting software development, enhancements, and Tier 3 help desk operations in a large-scale, multi-tenant enterprise environment. The role is a servant leader and agile coach who guides the team in delivering maximum business value within the Scaled Agile Framework. The ideal candidate will be successful at removing complex roadblocks and issues while facilitating team-level execution, and managing dependencies and risks during PI planning, while remaining aligned with enterprise goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate SAFe Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, reviews, retrospectives, and PI Planning.
- Coordinate work across operations, engineering, and support teams.
- Track and help resolve risks, dependencies, and impediments.
- Support backlog management, sprint execution, and operational improvements.
- Communicate delivery status, metrics, and risks to stakeholders.
- Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications:
- 1+ year of experience supporting IT operations, service desk, Agile software development, or technology implementation projects.
- Experience working with Agile or SAFe Agile teams in a technical or operational environment.
- Familiarity with Scrum principles, Agile methodologies, ITSM processes, and team-based delivery practices.
- Experience supporting backlog management, sprint planning, or Agile team coordination activities.
- Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and support team delivery objectives.
- Experience supporting Federal Government or Department of Defense (DoD) environments.
Clearance: Top Secret Clearance
Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master
Certifications: IAT II (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)
Experience and knowledge on:
Desired Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting IT operations, ServiceNow, or engineering teams.
- Experience working in SAFe Agile environments, including PI Planning and cross-team coordination.
- Experience supporting ServiceNow or other ITSM-based operational environments.
- Experience supporting software development, enhancements, data integration, or operational improvement initiatives.
Desirable Qualifications (Education/Certificates, Experience, Physical, etc.):
Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI
Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master
Certifications: IAT II (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent and/or SAFe Agile
Experience and knowledge on:
- Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
- 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
- 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
- 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
- Competitive Pay
- Generous paid leave and holiday package
- Tuition and training reimbursement
- Life and AD&D Insurance
Skills Required
- Top Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree
- 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master
- IAT II (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)
- 1+ year supporting IT operations, service desk, Agile software development, or technology implementation projects
- Experience working with Agile or SAFe Agile teams in a technical or operational environment
- Familiarity with Scrum principles, Agile methodologies, and ITSM processes
- Experience supporting backlog management, sprint planning, and Agile team coordination
- Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and support team delivery objectives
- Experience supporting Federal Government or Department of Defense (DoD) environments
- Active Top Secret/SCI
- 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Agile certification
- Experience supporting ServiceNow or other ITSM-based operational environments
What We Do
AnaVation is a trusted partner that delivers high-value, cost-effective solutions to solve our customers’ most complex technical and analytical problems. AnaVation believes that the future of securing, collecting, processing, and analyzing cyber data will require the development of advanced ANAlytical technologies derived via the innoVATION of current and future technologies. AnaVation believes in the “Idea of the Possible” — that it is possible for our experts, partnering with our customers in the right environment, to create innovative technical solutions that expand our customers’ capabilities. We want to do two things for our customers. We want to resolve existing challenges and we want to prepare them for the future. Our technical expertise and innovative engineering culture enable us to do those things.
