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Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Systems (GBSD) has an opening for a Chief Scrum Master to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. Learn more about the GBSD program here. What You'll Get To Do: The selected candidate will be the Chief Scrum Master to multiple System Test teams supporting the team members with Agile processes, Jira usage, and metrics definition. Essential Functions: - Adhere to Agile methodology to enforce Scrum compliance among the system test teams. - Act as an Agile coach to the other Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members. - Facilitate sprint ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Review, Retrospective, Daily Scrum, Scrum of Scrums, and Backlog Refinement. - Ensure that user stories are progressing each day and mitigate roadblocks by working with Product Owner and agile team. - Work with team leads and project managers on schedule, and ensure user stories and sprints align with deadlines. - Use Agile tools such as Atlassian Jira to aid in Scrum coordination - Aid in providing additional Agile metrics, to support a DevSecOps mindset The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage • 401k • Educational Assistance • Life Insurance • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions • Paid Time Off • Health & Wellness Resources • Employee Discounts This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. UTSPACE
Qualifications:You'll Bring These Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of professional experience (T03). - Experience with Agile methodologies (i.e., Scrum) - Experience with Atlassian Jira or like type software systems - Active Secret DoD Clearance with reinvestigation within the past 5 years. Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with System Test processes - The ability to obtain DoD Top Secret Clearance - Holds Scrum certification such as Professional Scrum Master (PSM) - Experience with leading scrum teams - Familiarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or similar scaled agile methodology - Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools - Experience with implementing Agile metrics (i.e., burndown, velocity) Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.Vacancy expired!