IT Scrum Master

Requisition ID: 2113

Standard Weekly Hours: 40.00

Location: ULA - Denver

Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available

Travel Requirements: 10%

At ULA, success comes through the efforts of a strong, united team.

Thanks for your interest in United Launch Alliance, the world's most experienced and reliable space launch company! Successfully launching more than 155 consecutive missions with 100% mission success doesn't happen by accident. It's a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team of rocket scientists and support employees combined with the systems and processes we use to pull them together. As a ULA employee, you'll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary. Whether you are in college just launching your career, or, have experience and want to come work with the best rocket team in the world, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world. Our team is excited to meet you!

Job Overview & Responsibilities

At ULA, the Scrum Master is responsible for enabling disciplined Agile delivery across IT, Cloud, and Infrastructure teams. This role ensures predictable execution by facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing impediments, strengthening cross‑team coordination, and driving continuous improvement. The Scrum Master helps teams maintain clarity of priorities, transparent workflow management, and healthy communication patterns, ensuring alignment with IT operational and engineering objectives.

Core responsibilities include:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Maintain disciplined execution of sprints, ensuring commitments, priorities, and dependencies are well‑understood and tracked.
• Remove impediments proactively and escalate issues when necessary while maintaining ownership until resolution.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, technical leads, Cloud Ops, Systems, Security, and Application teams to ensure backlog clarity and delivery alignment.
• Support cross‑team coordination for work spanning cloud environments (AWS/Azure), infrastructure teams, and operational groups.
• Track and report sprint metrics, velocity, delivery risks, and operational trends to provide visibility to leadership.
• Promote continuous improvement, operational discipline, documentation consistency, and Agile maturity across teams.
• Reinforce workload transparency, healthy team interactions, and effective communication between engineering, leadership, and stakeholders.

Required Education

Bachelor

Required Years of Experience

Minimum of 6 years of related work experience

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field from an accredited college or university
• Experience supporting IT, cloud, infrastructure, or technical engineering environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency facilitating Agile ceremonies and enabling structured team workflows.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to influence without authority and maintain calm under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile facilitator, or equivalent role supporting technical teams.
• Strong understanding of IT and cloud operational processes, including hybrid environments and engineering workflows.
• Experience working with Agile tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or comparable systems.
• Ability to drive clarity, reduce noise, and maintain disciplined execution across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Proven capability to manage delivery risks, cross‑team dependencies, and prioritization in complex environments.
• Excellent collaboration skills with demonstrated effectiveness working across infrastructure, cloud, security, network, and application teams.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with consistent ownership, follow‑through, and accountability.

Summary Salary Range (for ULA - Denver only): $131,834.00 - $219,724.00

Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a candidate's experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in addition to base pay.

What makes ULA different?

Because we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, engagement and professional development for employees at all levels.

We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments

Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a "9/80 schedule," meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.

Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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.

Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).

ULA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

ULA is a participant in the federal E-Verify Program. Posters in PDF format pertaining to this program can be accessed by clicking on the links identified below. E-Verify Participation poster (English / Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English / Spanish).

Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires covered employees to follow a post selection notification process. A hired candidate may opt out of this process by notifying the hiring manager in writing at the time the offer is accepted