Momentum Engineering, Inc.
Momentum Engineering, Inc., a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long‑term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.
Job Summary
The Scrum Master role requires an experienced Agile Lead/Scrum Master to work on a large-scale software and hardware integration effort
The selected candidate will be responsible for facilitating either one large, complex agile team, or several small agile teams as part of a larger Agile Release Train (ART) delivering value to the customer using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
The selected candidate will help educate and coach the teams in Scrum, Scrumban, or Kanban to ensure that the agile processes are being followed
The selected candidate will work with team members, with other Agile Scrum Masters, and with support personnel to ensure that the team's commitments at the Program Increment (PI) Planning are met
Primary Responsibilities
Responsible for facilitating self‑organizing team(s) to ensure the team is making progress against Program Increment commitments
Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI
Remove impediments for the team and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers on implementing solutions
Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate
Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules
Ensure the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it
Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management
Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features
Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning
Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria
Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams
Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics
Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement
Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team members' contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity
Create a fun sharing and learning environment, experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair‑programming and cross‑functional training
Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals
Lead teams towards Agile maturity
Required Qualifications
Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph (CCAs accepted)
At least 8 (eight) years of current or very recent work experience working as a Scrum Master, preferably on a large, technical program
Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI‑ACP)
Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC)
Experience with using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills are a must
Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment, across diverse systems and groups
Desired Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a technical field
Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test
Experience working with multi‑disciplinary technical development teams
Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology
Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption
Experience applying test automation, test‑driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built‑in quality by the team
Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
Pay Range 155,000 - 210,000 USD per year (AJ6)
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Job Summary
The Scrum Master role requires an experienced Agile Lead/Scrum Master to work on a large-scale software and hardware integration effort
The selected candidate will be responsible for facilitating either one large, complex agile team, or several small agile teams as part of a larger Agile Release Train (ART) delivering value to the customer using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
The selected candidate will help educate and coach the teams in Scrum, Scrumban, or Kanban to ensure that the agile processes are being followed
The selected candidate will work with team members, with other Agile Scrum Masters, and with support personnel to ensure that the team's commitments at the Program Increment (PI) Planning are met
Primary Responsibilities
Responsible for facilitating self‑organizing team(s) to ensure the team is making progress against Program Increment commitments
Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI
Remove impediments for the team and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers on implementing solutions
Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate
Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules
Ensure the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it
Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management
Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features
Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning
Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria
Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams
Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics
Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement
Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team members' contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity
Create a fun sharing and learning environment, experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair‑programming and cross‑functional training
Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals
Lead teams towards Agile maturity
Required Qualifications
Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph (CCAs accepted)
At least 8 (eight) years of current or very recent work experience working as a Scrum Master, preferably on a large, technical program
Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI‑ACP)
Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC)
Experience with using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills are a must
Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment, across diverse systems and groups
Desired Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a technical field
Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test
Experience working with multi‑disciplinary technical development teams
Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology
Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption
Experience applying test automation, test‑driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built‑in quality by the team
Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
Pay Range 155,000 - 210,000 USD per year (AJ6)
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