Scrum Master

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Leidos’ Defense Sensors organization is seeking a Scrum Master to join our team supporting missile defense projects within the BMD Simulations and Analysis Portfolio.

In this role, the successful candidate will guide and coach an Agile software development team in applying Agile principles and best practices. Responsibilities include facilitating key Scrum events such as daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, while proactively identifying and removing impediments that may impact team progress.

The Scrum Master will also collaborate closely with Product Owners to translate epics, user stories, and other backlog items into clear, actionable tasks for software developers, helping the team effectively plan, prioritize, and execute work throughout each sprint.

The ideal candidate will possess strong coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills and thrive in a collaborative team environment. The successful candidate should also can build and maintain strong working relationships with peers, Product Owners, software developers, and other technical staff across the program.

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Leidos Defense Sensor provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here !

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Primary Responsibilities

Facilitate all team level events (PI Planning Team Breakouts, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Feature Elaboration, Sprint Review & Retro)

Provides timely and accurate reporting of impediments, blockers, and risks to their Release Train Engineer

Work with Release Train Engineer to set performance and growth targets for their teams

Guides mentoring and development of agile team members

Participate in Scrum of Scrums, Inspect and Adapt, and any ad hoc sessions called by RTE or Agile Coach

Responsible for coordinating cross-team collaboration and dependencies and reporting them to the RTE

Ensures teamwork, progress, and artifacts are transparent to all designated stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience

Familiar with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Able to effectively communicate across all levels of the program

Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum workflow and Kanban

Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Ability to lead and facilitate all Agile ceremonies

Relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience in Missile Defense

Must be a US citizen possess and be able to maintain an active Secret clearance

Full-time onsite support

Must be a resident of the North Alabama area

Preferred Qualifications

SAFe Scrum Master certification

Jira - issue tracking and agile project management, or similar tool

Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams

Familiar with Agile project tools Verison1/Agility

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Original Posting:

September 11, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.