Mid-Level Scrum Master

Job Title: Mid-Level Scrum Master Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Public Trust Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type of Travel: Local * * * **The Opportunity:** CACI is seeking a Mid-Level Scrum Master to support one or more Agile teams delivering software enhancements and modernization capabilities for the Grant Solutions program. This role facilitates effective Scrum events, coaches team members in Agile practices, removes impediments, promotes transparency, and helps the team continuously improve its delivery of high-quality outcomes. The individual will collaborate with Product Owners, technical leads, Federal stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional delivery teams while operating with guidance from program and Agile leadership. **Responsibilities:** The Mid-Level Scrum Master will help Agile teams plan, execute, and improve delivery across a complex federal technology environment. The Scrum Master will create productive team routines, reinforce Agile values and Scrum practices, maintain visibility into progress and risks, and help resolve blockers that affect sprint goals. This is a hands-on role suited for a candidate who can independently support a delivery team while escalating broader organizational issues when needed. The individual will work closely with the Product Owner to promote backlog readiness, coordinate dependencies, use delivery metrics appropriately, and foster a respectful, self-managing, and continuously improving team environment. The Scrum Master will: + Facilitate Scrum events, including sprint planning, daily Scrum, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions. + Coach team members on Agile values, Scrum practices, self-management, collaboration, and continuous improvement. + Partner with the Product Owner to support clear sprint goals, a transparent and prioritized backlog, and well-understood backlog items. + Identify, track, and help remove impediments; escalate issues that require program, stakeholder, or organizational action. + Protect the team from unnecessary disruption while promoting productive engagement with stakeholders and dependent teams. + Monitor sprint progress, delivery trends, risks, dependencies, and team health using practical Agile metrics and visual management tools. + Facilitate conversations that resolve conflict, clarify expectations, and strengthen collaboration across business and technical participants. + Coordinate cross-team dependencies and support release planning, demonstrations, testing readiness, and incremental delivery activities. + Help the team maintain agreed working practices, quality expectations, and a clear Definition of Done. + Promote data-informed retrospectives and follow through on measurable improvement actions. + Maintain concise delivery artifacts, including team boards, impediment and risk logs, dependency tracking, action items, and stakeholder updates. + Ensure Agile delivery activities and team artifacts align with applicable federal IT governance requirements, including the HHS Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC), required reviews, deliverables, approvals, and stage-gate expectations. + Support Agile adoption and consistent delivery practices across a multi-team, multi-vendor federal program. **Qualifications:** _Required:_ + Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; candidates must receive approved adjudication before onboarding. An active Public Trust or suitability determination is preferred. + Bachelor's degree required. + Minimum of four (4) years of experience supporting Agile software development, technology delivery, or IT modernization teams, including at least two (2) years serving as a Scrum Master or Agile team facilitator. + Working knowledge of Scrum events, accountabilities, artifacts, commitments, and empirical delivery practices. + Demonstrated experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and helping teams address impediments, dependencies, delivery risks, and improvement opportunities. + Ability to coach team members constructively without directing or assigning work. + Experience partnering with Product Owners on sprint goals, backlog refinement, readiness, and stakeholder collaboration. + Understanding of the software development life cycle, iterative delivery, testing, release coordination, and DevSecOps concepts. + Working knowledge of federal IT governance and project life-cycle controls, including the ability to support compliance with HHS EPLC documentation, review, approval, and stage-gate requirements. + Ability to track and communicate delivery metrics, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items clearly. + Strong facilitation, communication, conflict-resolution, organizational, and problem-solving skills. + Ability to collaborate effectively with business, technical, operational, vendor, and government stakeholders. + Adaptable, team-oriented, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, regulated environment with moderate supervision. + Proficiency with Agile delivery and collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint _Desired:_ + Experience with AWS cloud, Java, and .NET + Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I), SAFe Scrum Master, or comparable Agile certification. + Experience supporting federal or government IT programs. + Experience with platform modernization, cloud delivery, DevSecOps, APIs, shared services, or legacy system transition efforts. + Experience facilitating distributed, cross-functional, or multi-vendor teams. + Familiarity with scaled Agile planning, cross-team dependency management, release coordination, and program-level ceremonies. + Experience using flow, predictability, quality, and team-health measures to support continuous improvement. + Understanding of change management and organizational readiness principles. - **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. Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position. The proposed salary range for this position is: $63,300-$129,700 _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._