Agile Scrum Master

Job Description

Job Description

The Agile Scrum Master supports the System-of-Systems (SoS) Lead Engineer and Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) by facilitating the development process and managing technical requirements within the Atlassian (or equivalent) ecosystem. This role acts as a servant-leader to ensure multiple integration projects effectively utilize agile tools for execution, collaboration, and formal methods.

Principal Responsibilities

• Agile Facilitation: Organize and lead standard Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Backlog & Requirements Management: Assist leadership with backlog grooming and user story refinement, ensuring requirements are properly decomposed and allocated.
• Tools Administration: Configure and maintain Scrum/Kanban boards, dashboards, and tool filters to track progress and program health.
• Metrics & Reporting: Track and report team velocity, sprint progress, and burnup/burndown metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
• Documentation Management: Utilize collaboration tools to develop and maintain Documentation Management Plans (DMP) and Requirements Management Plans (RMP).
• Quality Assurance: Manage QA reviews and version control of technical documentation and briefings to ensure accuracy and clarity.
• Risk Management: Identify and develop Risks/Issues/Opportunities (RIO) assessments during project execution.
• Agile Coaching: Educate teams on Agile principles, DevSecOps best practices, and scaling frameworks like SAFe .

Skills:

Proficient in:

· Tool Expertise : Expert proficiency in at least one agile tools suite (e.g. Jira and Confluence) for enterprise Agile management.

· Technical Writing : High proficiency in technical writing/editing and creating DoD-standard documentation.

· Requirements Traceability : Experience with technical requirements traceability and conducting formal documentation reviews.

· Communication : Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to present technical status briefings to executives and stakeholders.

Familiar with:

· Working knowledge of US Navy and Department of Defense terminology and acronyms

· Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage

· SoS Development Life Cycle

· Systems Engineering’s role in requirements development

· Test and Evaluation’s role in requirements verification

· Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler

· Scaling frameworks required for large mission systems, such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Requirements:

· Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Engineering, or a related field with 3–5+ years of relevant experience.

· Certification: Active Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1), or equivalent.

· Clearance: Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) or ability to obtain TS/SCI.

· Domain Experience: Working knowledge of US Navy/DoD terminology and military technical documentation standards.

Work Environment:

· Work to be performed at NAVWAR Old Town classified space

BOARHOG BENEFITS:

Boarhog has 13 years of defense industrial base steady, controlled growth and profitability, offering our full-time associates a remarkable compensation package, including:

• Very competitive salary and opportunities for additional compensation.

• Greater Self-Determination

• 100% coverage of medical/dental/vision health premiums.

• Company 401K contribution.

• Vacation.

• Health savings account.

• Stipend for residing in a HUBZone location (

• Relocation or small signing bonus and earned performance bonus.

We thrive in a welcoming culture within a completely flat organization, with a demonstrated vested interest in associates' personal and professional goals and aspirations, taking pride in the resulting exceedingly low associate turnover rate. As a successful and respected SBA Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVO) and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business, there is no fat on the Boarhog, translating to a great degree of self-determination... nobody with Boarhog has ever and will never make a living watching other associates do work. The company Chief Executive Managing Member and Majority Owner co-founded Boarhog and actively engages in the day-to-day operations and growth objectives, and also periodically performs direct on government and commercial contracts. Pigs in the breakfast... skin-in-the-game, and the story behind our logo. Come join us!

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