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Scrum Master

Haystack

midproduct-managementother United States Today via LinkedIn

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Tags

ScrumAgileJiraUser StoriesAcceptance CriteriaProduct BacklogSprint PlanningSprint ReviewsSprint RetrospectivesSecret Security Clearance

About the role

Role Overview

Scrum Master coaching an engineering development team on Agile best practices, with a focus on sprint goals and continuous process improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Coach a development team on Agile best practices to support project success
  • Apply Scrum principles to resolve routine issues and strengthen sustainable process improvements
  • Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies:
    • Sprint planning
    • Sprint reviews
    • Sprint retrospectives
  • Create and maintain detailed user stories, including:
    • Associated tasks
    • Acceptance criteria
  • Maintain and manage the product backlog
  • Analyze and improve business processes in collaboration with the project team
  • Support QA and requirement 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-level client management
  • Ability to teach basic Agile framework concepts to technical teams
  • Secret security clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree

Nice-to-Haves / Offer

  • Opportunity to impact defense and national security industries
  • Collaborative team environment, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and tuition assistance
  • Support for work-life balance and employee well-being

Scraped 8/3/2026