Scrum Master Level 3 or 4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks to find a Software Engineer supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit. This position is located in Aurora, CO.  

We are seeking a certified Scrum Master to guide one of our high‑performing software delivery teams. The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile ceremonies, remove impediments, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure the team adheres to Scrum principles. This role partners closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality solutions on schedule. The Scrum Master is a servant-leader who enables high-performing Agile teams to deliver value reliably and predictably. The ideal candidate will have excellent facilitation, conflict‑resolution, and communication skills; ability to influence without authority. And must be comfortable interpreting metrics and using data to drive decisions.      

Basic Qualifications:

• Level 3 (Principal): Bachelors degree with 5 years of relative experience; Masters with 3 years of relative experience; 1 year with PhD; or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Level 4 (Sr. Principal): Bachelors degree with 8 years of relative experience; Masters with 6 years of relative experience; 3 years with PhD; or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Candidate must have active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at time of application.

• Strong Agile knowledge.

• Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile engineering practices (CI/CD, TDD, ATDD).

• Proficiency with JIRA/Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tooling.

• Experience working directly with the Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Configuration Managements, Integration Test and Development teams

• Understanding Java Programming Language to support design and implementation.

• Understanding of Git to support releases, patching, pipeline, developer support, etc.)

• Understanding of Kubernetes/Helm expertise (Required for support of deployments, environment support, and IT&D integration, etc.)

• Understanding of Databases (Experience with one of the following: Elastic, Mongo, MySQL)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Scrum certification (CSM‑II, PSM II/III) or SAFe Agilist.

• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus).

• Knowledge of DevOps pipelines and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).

• Coaching experience for multiple concurrent Scrum teams.

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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 b