Senior Technical Scrum Master and Agile Coach

• Location: Sterling, VA, US
• Job Title: Senior Technical Scrum Master and Agile Coach
• Job Category: Information Technology
• Time Type: Full time
• Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI
• Employee Type: Regular
• Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
• Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity

CACI is seeking a Senior Technical Scrum Master/Agile Coach to join a fast-paced team supporting the CURFEW contract. The work spans operations and maintenance (O&M) for the production system, designing and delivering new features, and improving stability while reducing a significant amount of technical debt. The program is mature in its operations but relatively new to agile, so the team is still working through lessons learned and iterating on how it works.

In this role, you'll facilitate Scrum events, coach teams and leaders on agile practices, and remove the impediments that slow delivery, balancing urgent operational needs against planned feature work. You'll work closely with product owners and engineering leads, using your technical background to understand architecture, dependencies, and risks in a system that users depend on. This is an opportunity to help a team build greater agile maturity in a real operational environment while setting the standard for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

We're looking for a Senior Technical Scrum Master and Agile Coach to help our product and engineering teams deliver value predictably and sustainably. You'll coach teams and leaders, strengthen our agile practices, and help us continuously improve how we build software.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile product teams in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) organization
• Facilitate Scrum events (sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives), PI planning, and help teams run them effectively
• Coach Agile Champions, product owners, and engineering teams on agile principles, practices, and continuous improvement
• Identify and remove impediments that slow teams down, escalating cross-team issues when needed
• Coach leaders on agile ways of working, decision-making, and organizational alignment
• Track and communicate delivery metrics (e.g., velocity, cycle time, throughput, predictability) and use them to drive improvement
• Help build psychological safety, healthy team dynamics, and a culture of experimentation and learning
• Contribute to the design and rollout of scaled agile practices across multiple teams
• Provide strategic technical leadership ensuring alignment with client needs and program goals
• Supports program leadership in conducting release planning, system design and system implementation as needed
• Responsible for team performance to include delivery of documented deliverables
• Facilitates team communications and updates Program Manager and stakeholders; prepares briefings on product status

Qualifications

Required

Must have 8+ years of experience in agile delivery, with at least 3 years as a Scrum Master or agile coach

Must have Scrum Master Certification

Current TS/SCI

• 3+ years’ experience managing IT projects using either Agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies
• 3+ years’ experience in software development, software engineering and/or IT system and network architecture supporting enterprise-wide IT solutions
• Must have experience with (tools, e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Work collaboratively within a cross-functional team environment; working with others to meet aggressive time-based goals and high-quality standards
• Typically has a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of related work experience.
• Deep working knowledge of Scrum and at least one other framework or practice (e.g., Kanban, SAFe, Lean)
• Proven experience coaching teams and leaders through agile adoption or improvement
• Solid technical background in software development, systems, or engineering (hands-on experience preferred)
• Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to guide productive discussions and resolve conflict

Desired

Experience with SAFe

• Advanced agile coaching certification (e.g., ICP-ACC, PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, or similar)
• Experience scaling agile across multiple teams or departments
• Current TS/SCI with Poly is preferred

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What You Can Expect

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is

$103,800 - $218,100

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.