Scrum Master
Haystack
midproduct-managementother Washington, DC Today via LinkedIn
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ScrumAgileJiraUser StoriesAcceptance CriteriaProduct BacklogSprint PlanningSprint ReviewsSprint RetrospectivesSecret Clearance
About the role
Role Overview
Scrum Master coaching an engineering development team on Agile best practices, with a focus on sprint goals to drive project success. You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, strengthen sustainable process improvements, and help capture and refine user stories and backlog items.
Responsibilities
- Coach the development team on Agile and Scrum practices, emphasizing sprint goals
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies:
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Reviews
- Sprint Retrospectives
- Apply Scrum principles to resolve routine delivery issues and improve ongoing processes
- Create and maintain detailed user stories including:
- Associated tasks
- Acceptance criteria
- Analyze and improve business processes with the project team
- Maintain and manage the product backlog
- Support QA and assist with requirements validation
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master for an engineering team
- Proven experience with Jira, including managing and integrating Jira boards for multiple teams
- Experience leading client delivery engagements and working with senior client management
- Ability to teach Agile framework concepts to technical teams
- Secret security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree
What’s On Offer
- Opportunity to impact defense and national security
- Collaborative team environment and comprehensive benefits
- Professional development and tuition assistance
- Support for work-life balance and employee well-being
Scraped 6/19/2026