RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for an Internal Only: Principal Scrum Master – S&M Scrum Master (26-343) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.
NOTE: This position is only available to current and active C2BMC personnel
This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.
Candidate will serve in a C2BMC Regional Modeling and Simulation support role, aligned with Agile processes as specified by the program. Candidate will act as a moderator and facilitator, helping the M&S Scrum teams work more efficiently, remove obstacles, and enable continuous improvement, empowering the teams to self-organize.
Essential Functions:
Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Engage product teams in the principles of self-organization, Agile mindset, and continuous improvement
Partner with Product Owners to scope, prioritize, and plan current and future work
Identify, track, and remove impediments that block team progress
Maintain backlog hygiene and ensure that user stories are well-defined and sprint-ready
Capture, organize, and curate M&S process documentation, customer presentations, internal meeting minutes, etc.
Monitor team health, velocity, and delivery metrics, and report to management
Serve as a resource on Agile techniques, including User Stories, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, and Automated Testing
Perform Data Science and numerical analysis activities where applicable to remove team impediments and increase the likelihood of task completion
Basic Qualifications:
Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
A Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Scrum Master, or a related discipline from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
Process, domain, and programmatic knowledge specific to C2BMC
Scrum Agile training as approved by C2BMC program leadership
Surface understanding of M&S
Radar modeling, C2 federated model, scenario development, and analytics processes experience
Experience using Jira or other Agile management tools, along with MS Office and Teams
Understanding of the hardware and software platforms that constitute the M&S high-side engineering environment
Experience with development and engineering software packages used in M&S development environments is recommended
Experience working as a Scrum Master as part of the SW Development Scrum team
Experience in decomposing (or assisting in decomposing) Agile features to user stories with clear acceptance criteria
Preferred Qualifications:
Agile certifications include Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), and Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
Experience working within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment
Proficiency in Agile Coaching is a highly valued skill
Understanding of Systems Engineering, SW Development, and Verification cycles would be beneficial
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment that encourages your growth, benefiting both employees and the company. The benefits are flexible and customizable, enabling you to choose options that suit your individual and family needs. Your benefits will include the following:
https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx
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Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
