Posted June 19, 2026
Agile Scrum Master w/ Top Secret Clearance
A3 Consulting, LLC
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States 20908
Full Time
Reference: 285351176
Agile Scrum Master w/ Top Secret Clearance
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
A3 Consulting is seeking a creative and technical is seeking an experienced SAFe Scrum Master to drive Agile software delivery. If you enjoy serving as the primary facilitator and servant-leader for DevSecOps engineering teams tasked with building critical applications and migrating legacy workflows, this role is for you!
In this Job You Will:
- Champion Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies, clear development blockers, and ensure the continuous, predictable delivery of high-value capabilities.
- Facilitate all standard SAFe Agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Scrum of Scrums, and Program Increment (PI) planning sessions.
- Coach the engineering team in continuous integration and user-centered design principles, incorporating feedback via Inspect and Adapt activities.
- Facilitate distributed meetings and maintain effective communication protocols with the Government, mission partners, and cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate closely with the Government Product Owner (GPO), Agile Business Analysts, and development teams to construct, estimate, and incrementally refine the backlog of features and user stories.
- Ensure rigorous backlog readiness by verifying that 80% or more of backlog items are well-defined, estimated, and prioritized for the upcoming two sprints.
- Track and enforce Agile performance metrics, ensuring team velocity predictability remains at or above 95% across iterations.
- Monitor and optimize the average Cycle Time and Lead Time for Change to accelerate the deployment of capabilities into production.
- Manage and track all application requirements, dependencies, and risk identification metrics utilizing Government-directed Agile tools, specifically Jira, GitLab, and Confluence.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), or equivalent Agile certification required.
- Experience: 4+ years of experience acting as a Scrum Master within a DoD framework or software factory DevSecOps environment.
- Proven experience managing software development programs utilizing a demonstrable Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.
- Deep, hands-on expertise managing sprint boards, backlogs, and performance dashboards using Jira and Confluence.
- Strong servant-leadership mindset with excellent interpersonal, facilitation, conflict-resolution, and organizational skills.
Desired Qualifications:
- Understanding of the Department of Defense (DoD) Software Acquisition Pathway and continuous user engagement mechanisms.
Clearance Level:
- Must possess an active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Location:
- Remote (DC Metro Area)
Salary Range:
- The salary range of this position is $130,000 - $150,000 commensurate with experience and achievement.
Benefit Information:
A3 Consulting offers a robust benefits package to include but not limited to medical, dental, and vision benefits, flexible spending and health savings accounts, group life and AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, paid time off, 401k match, paid parental leave, professional development.
About A3 Consulting:
A3 Consulting, LLC is a leading management and technology firm that specializes in providing innovative solutions to solve the pressing challenges of our Federal government customers. With a proven track record of delivering mission-critical solutions and exceptional performance, we committed to ensuring that our technology offerings remain competitive in the rapidly evolving federal marketplace.
A3 Consulting, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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