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Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.
Within the Defense Sector, Leidos currently has an opening for an experienced Scrum Master to work onsite in our Huntsville office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your Agile and SAFe expertise to guide high-performing teams developing critical counter UAS and missile defense solutions.
This position focuses on servant leadership, Agile coaching, and facilitating the delivery of high-value software increments within a SAFe framework. You will work with cross-functional teams to remove impediments, drive continuous improvement, and ensure alignment with program objectives while fostering a collaborative environment that enables mission-critical software delivery.
Primary Responsibilities
Serve as a servant leader and coach for a cross-functional Agile team, enabling effective delivery within the SAFe framework.
Facilitate Daily Standups, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Reviews, Retrospectives, and supporting PI Planning.
Remove impediments, escalate risks, and proactively address blockers to maintain team flow.
Support the Product Owner in maintaining a healthy, prioritized backlog and ensuring stories are ready for implementation.
Drive team maturity by promoting Agile mindset, Lean thinking, and continuous improvement practices.
Monitor team performance metrics (velocity, predictability, flow) and guide the team to improve delivery outcomes.
Collaborate with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), System Architect, Product Manager, and other stakeholders across the Agile Release Train (ART).
Ensure alignment with SAFe quality practices and compliance processes.
Foster a collaborative and open team environment.
Support dependency identification, risk mitigation, and cross‑team coordination.
Encourage the team to inspect, adapt, and deliver consistent value.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of experience or 6+ with Master’s
2+ years serving as an Agile SAFe Scrum Master or Agile facilitator within a large-scale environment.
Experience facilitating Agile processes and coaching teams.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
Strong interpersonal and team management skills.
Ability to identify and remove impediments while promoting team ownership.
Excellent communication, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Currently living in Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate
Currently holds or as the ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification.
Strong understanding of Agile Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices and process.
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July 17, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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