Scrum Master

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CT-FARMINGTON-0004 4 Farm Springs Rd 4 FARM SPRINGS

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen U.S. Person or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX the worlds largest aerospace and defense company 185000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the worlds most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses world-class operations and investments in research and development we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team:

Enterprise Services seeks experienced Scrum Masters / Team Coaches to help form and stabilize cross-functional Agile teams delivering enterprise business process automation and AI-enabled solutions. The candidate will serve as the dedicated Scrum Master / Team Coach for one team operating within an expanded SAFe Agile Release Train. These are hands-on delivery leadership roles focused on team formation flow predictability quality transparency and measurable customer outcomes in a compliance-aware enterprise environment.

The Scrum Master / Team Coach will partner closely with the teams Product Owner and with the Release Train Engineer Product Management System Architecture Business Owners process owners and enabling services. The role does not own product priorities or technical architecture; it creates the conditions for the team to plan effectively make work visible resolve impediments manage dependencies learn from feedback and continuously improve.

What You Will Do

• Form launch and coach a persistent cross-functional teams establishing clear working agreements healthy team norms decision paths and a sustainable delivery rhythm.
• Facilitate and continuously improve Team Syncs Iteration Planning backlog refinement Iteration Reviews or Demos and Retrospectives while supporting PI Planning ART Sync System Demo and Inspect and Adapt.
• Partner with the Product Owner to maintain a healthy prioritized and execution-ready Team Backlog with clear acceptance criteria appropriate refinement and shared Definitions of Ready and Done.
• Help the team manage flow and predictability by making work capacity work in process aging items blockers and delivery risks visible; use measures to improve the system rather than compare people or teams.
• Identify and actively manage impediments risks and dependencies coordinating with the Release Train Engineer Product Management System Architecture other teams vendors and shared services when escalation is needed.
• Help the team integrate automation and responsible AI work into the backlog including discovery data and integration readiness experimentation testing and validation human oversight cybersecurity privacy and applicable governance requirements.
• Strengthen collaboration among business partners process owners developers testers analysts data and integration specialists security partners and change and adoption stakeholders.
• Promote built-in quality release readiness and compliance-aware delivery by ensuring required evidence controls and nonfunctional requirements are addressed as part of the work rather than as late approval gates.
• Create frequent feedback loops through integrated demonstrations customer and process-owner engagement and evidence of adoption and value realization.
• Coach self-management constructive problem solving psychological safety continuous learning and a sustainable pace while helping the team take ownership of its commitments and improvement actions.
• Maintain accurate and timely delivery information in enterprise work-management and collaboration tools supporting transparency for the team ART leadership governance audit and compliance stakeholders.

What You Will Learn

You will gain hands-on experience forming and stabilizing a new team within an established ART while helping expand an enterprise delivery system. The role provides exposure to business process automation AI-enabled solution delivery customer-centered product development system architecture flow optimization dependency management responsible AI practices and governance-aligned execution in a large aerospace and defense enterprise.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a university degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• Demonstrated experience serving as a Scrum Master Team Coach Agile Delivery Lead or comparable team-level delivery leader. SAFe Scrum Master SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certified ScrumMaster Professional Scrum Master or comparable certification.

• Experience supporting cross-functional software digital technology enterprise application or business process improvement teams.

• Experience partnering with Product Owners and teams to refine backlogs facilitate planning and review events manage impediments and dependencies and improve delivery flow.

• Ability to facilitate difficult conversations coach without relying on positional authority and communicate effectively with team members business partners technical leaders and enterprise stakeholders. Ability to work in a remote enterprise environment while maintaining strong relationships engagement transparency and follow-through.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience operating within a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART) including new-team formation ART expansion launch preparation PI Planning and early-stage stabilization.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications workflow and business process automation digital transformation or AI-enabled products and services with working knowledge of responsible AI delivery including data readiness validation human oversight cybersecurity privacy and governance.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Lean practices including Scrum Kanban value stream management work-in-process optimization and evidence-based continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with enterprise work-management and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence including backlog management dashboards delivery reporting and the use of flow quality predictability and customer-outcome measures to drive improvement.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional enterprise delivery partners including architecture integration data cybersecurity infrastructure testing release management training and organizational change preferably within aerospace and defense or other highly regulated environments.

What We Offer

Whether youre just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare wellness retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave flexible work schedules achievement awards educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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Location: This position is Hybrid

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:
Remote: This position is currently designated as Hybrid. Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107500 USD - 204500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role function and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability 401(k) match flexible spending accounts flexible work schedules employee assistance program Employee Scholar Program parental leave paid time off and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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