Principal Scrum Master – Enterprise Services (25-122)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Scrum Master – Enterprise Services (25-122) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.

Essential Functions:

• This position will perform Scrum Master duties and Agile coaching for the Enterprise Services C2BMC team. The team currently consists of 2 development teams and a test team.
• The ideal candidate will lead and mentor the teams on Agile process and practices and coordinate with them and the Product Owner.
• Candidate will have a strong understanding of Agile practices and experience delivering products in short sprints.
• Candidate will interface with customers and use oral and written skills to develop great working relationships with stakeholders and team members.
• Emphasis of the position will be on supporting the development and execution plan to support the transformation to Agile methodology, including development of processes, templates, artifacts, training materials, and lessons-learned.

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• An active Secret clearance is required to start.
• 5 years' experience with a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field; 3 years' experience with a master’s degree in related field; or 9 years' experience in lieu of a degree
• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies
• Previous experience as Scrum Master Applicant must have ability to triage scrum team issues based on priority, impact, risk, and release timing; outstanding time management skills and attention to details
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong understanding of The Scrum Guide
• Experience working as scrum master as part of the Scrum team (preferably a SW Development scrum team)
• Experience with Agile development tools such as JIRA, Agility (Version One) or other Agile management tools
• Experience in decomposing (or assisting in decomposing) Agile features to user stories with clear acceptance criteria.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of Systems Engineering, SW Development and Verification cycles would be beneficial
• Agile Certification, such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework environment (SAFe)
• Agile Coaching experience would be a highly desired skill

Salary Range: $100,300.00 - $150,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.