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Scrum Master Senior

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
401(k)
United States, Ohio, Dayton
Jun 19, 2026
The Scrum Master will support Air Force Life Cycle Management Center customer Wright Patterson AFB, OH.The customer Program Office provides planning and acquisition of cost-effective, long-term critical U.S. Air Force capabilities in an Integrated Product Team structure. The candidate will work side by side with customers and other contractors in the Program Office. Working with the customer, the candidate will also interface with major defense contractors who supply critical defense capabilities. The majority of the work will be performed in the customer workspace. Some travel is expected. Up to 20%. Responsibilities: Execute Scrum ceremonies and ensure adherence to Agile principles throughout the product lifecycle. Guide teams in Agile and SAFe methodologies, reinforcing team norms, supporting team commitments, and facilitating progress toward sprint and PI objectives. Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and user demonstrations. Identify, track, and remove impediments that block team progress, escalating when necessary to maintain delivery momentum. Promote Agile quality practices, continuous improvement, and a culture of transparency, collaboration, and accountability. Support ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) and estimation activities, helping teams size work and forecast delivery. Provide coaching, feedback, and actionable guidance to team members to improve Agile maturity and delivery performance. Collaborate with Product Owners to ensure backlogs are well defined, prioritized, and aligned with mission needs. Advise government stakeholders on incremental improvements that enhance product quality, service delivery, and process standardization. Foster alignment across distributed teams, architects, developers, testers, and security personnel to support integrated DevSecOps workflows. Monitor team performance metrics (velocity, throughput, predictability) and use data to drive continuous improvement. Ensure team practices align with SAFe, Lean Agile principles, and organizational governance expectations. Support PI Planning preparation, facilitation, and execution. Coordinate with Release Train Engineers (RTEs) to ensure cross team dependencies and risks are visible and managed. Required qualifications: 10 years acquisition experience Experience working DoD acquisition programs. Have experience working on classified and/or special access programs. Be a self-starter, thrive in a dynamic environment, can accomplish high-level tasks independently, is skilled in problem definition, and work well with other team members, members of the Senior Executive Service and senior military officers. Current SAFe Scrum Master / SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification Experience supporting federal systems, ATO processes, or compliance frameworks Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800 53, or Zero Trust principles Experience working with DevSecOps teams or CI/CD pipelines. Experience with Agile tooling such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Rally. Knowledge of Agile metrics, flow based delivery, and continuous improvement techniques. Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in engineering or business (if Business, must have at least 3 years of experience working on DoD contracts/programs having a heavy focus on engineering. Master's degree; Business, Project Management; Engineering, or other military studies related field (Desired) Project management certifications (e.g., DAU, PMP, Agile, or similar) (Desired). Clearance Requirements:* Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI and SAP eligibility. Please Note: U.S. Citizenship is required for this position, due to contract requirements #LI-DB1 Interesting Work:* Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security. Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 100% Employee Owned: We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year. Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year Flexible schedules 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December) Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993. Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide. For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.