Principal Command & Control Scrum Master (Onsite)

Scrum Master

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's 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.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Raytheon's Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) strategic business unit (SBU) specializes in multi-domain integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors, and cyber solutions. Focused on program execution, business growth and the highest level of customer satisfaction, the ASDS team provides customers with unmatched capabilities of detection and sensing, command and control, and air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-air munitions to accomplish air, space and missile defense missions.

The Mission

We are looking for a dedicated Scrum Master to champion agility, collaboration, and continuous improvement within our delivery teams. You will not just facilitate ceremonies; you will be the guardian of the team's health, focus, and velocity. Your goal is to foster a self-organizing culture, break down systemic impediments, and help the team deliver high-quality increments with predictability.

This position is an onsite role in Aurora, CO

What You Will Do

• Coach the Team: Guide the team on self-organization, cross-functionality, and Agile best practices.
• Facilitate with Purpose: Lead effective Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives to drive team alignment and productivity.
• Shield the Team: Protect the team from external distractions and ensure focus on sprint goals.
• Obliterate Obstacles: Proactively identify, track, and resolve organizational and technical blockers.
• Partner with Product: Collaborate with the Product Owner to manage and refine the backlog, ensuring user stories are well-defined and actionable.
• Track Team Health: Use burn-down charts, velocity metrics, and continuous flow diagrams to identify areas of improvement and sustain team momentum.

What You Will Learn

• A breadth of advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design
• Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques.
• Software lifecycle practices for large-scale defense projects
• Satellite ground system technologies

Qualifications You Must Have

• A Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Certified Expertise: Industry certifications such as CSM, PSM I/II, or PMI-ACP, demonstrating your dedication to Agile methodologies.
• Proven Agile Fluency: Deep understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean principles, and scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS).
• Technical Acumen: Experience developing object-oriented software using C++ and Java, as well as knowledge of DevSecOps methods, microservices, and containerized applications (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka).
• Metrics Mindset: Expertise in leveraging data to identify bottlenecks and drive improvements, without weaponizing metrics against the team.
• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Exceptional emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and active listening skills to foster a psychologically safe and collaborative environment.
• Knowledge of stateless/serverless software and architecture.
• Experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience with Grafana.
• Experience with satellite command and control software.

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value, Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. Relocation eligible. Relocation assistance is available for this role.