Senior Scrum Master

Responsibilities

Peraton's Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have identified a critical gap in the federal government's ability to conduct comprehensive Endangered Species Act (ESA) research. While FWS operates an authoritative web-based platform for managing data for terrestrial and freshwater species, it does not currently include NMFS marine and anadromous species data forcing agencies to rely on separate, manual processes. This program closes that gap by integrating marine and anadromous species data into the existing FWS platform, creating a single, unified experience for all ESA-listed species.

Peraton is looking for a Senior Scrum Master to drive agile delivery across a complex federal data integration program. You will serve as the team's process facilitator and delivery enabler, managing sprint cadence, removing blockers, and ensuring seamless coordination across multiple overlapping workstreams and cross-agency stakeholders. This is a fully remote position supporting a 12-month period of performance with potential for follow-on work and possible placement in other programs across Peraton at the conclusion of the program.

Work Location: Remote

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the overall system architecture design for the federal data integration, ensuring compliance with IT governance, platform standards, and interoperability conformance requirements
• Establish and baseline the interoperability conformance framework at project kickoff, defining API standards, protocols, and data exchange requirements for all integration points
• Design the end-to-end integration architecture spanning cloud data platforms, web applications, authoritative data systems, and decision logic engines
• Lead workstream management across all project phases, ensuring technical dependencies are identified, sequenced, and resolved
• Conduct compliance validation from a technical architecture perspective, ensuring the integrated system meets all regulatory requirements
• Evaluate all proposed technical changes against platform constraints and escalate boundary violations
• Lead the design of authorized API integration pathways between source systems and the cloud data platform
• Provide technical oversight of the production migration runbook and cutover execution
• Lead the development of the Final Operational Playbooks, providing technical architecture documentation covering system maintenance procedures, incident response protocols, and integration sustainability guidance
• Serve as the technical escalation point for the team, resolving complex integration, compliance, and architecture issues

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 8 years experience; Masters degree and 6 years; PhD and 3 years, or High School diploma/equivalent and 12 years' experience.
• Candidate must have U.S. Citizenship
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• 8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
• Experience facilitating Agile delivery on federal government IT programs
• Strong understanding of sprint planning, backlog management, and velocity tracking
• Experience managing risk and defect logs in a compliance-gated delivery environment
• Experience supporting OMB or executive-level government demonstrations and briefing materials
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or SAFe Agilist (SA) certification
• Familiarity with multi-agency federal programs involving DOI, FWS, or NOAA Fisheries
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar agile project management tools
• Active Public Trust Clearance

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.