{"id":1503063,"url":"https://alion.io/job/by-light-scrum-master","title":"Scrum Master","company":{"id":1964053,"name":"By Light","domain":"bylight.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/bylight","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Product","role_family":"Product","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Orlando, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":108000,"max_usd":197000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1752},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Confluence","optional":false},{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Scrum","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T04:41:54Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-30","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T14:00:37Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Company Overview\nBy Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.\nCole Engineering Services (CESI), a By Light company, is recognized as a premier provider of modeling and simulation (M&S) training solutions to the Federal Government and industry. Since 2004, CESI has been at the forefront of developing, maintaining, and integrating simulation-based training, serious gaming, technical services, training and other support in live, virtual, constructive, and gaming (LVCG) domains. CESI also designs, builds and runs infrastructure, platforms, applications and processes that enable cyber training for the integrated multi-domain force. Our vision is to become a worldwide full spectrum LVCG and cyber training/analysis developer, integrator and services provider.\nPosition Overview\nThe Scrum Master will serve as an Agile leader responsible for supporting the successful execution and delivery of one or more technical teams. This role will facilitate effective team collaboration, promote Agile and Scrum best practices, and help ensure alignment between technical execution, program objectives, and customer priorities.\nThe Scrum Master will work closely with technical leadership, engineering teams, program leadership, and customers to support planning, execution, communication, and continuous improvement. The position requires strong Agile leadership, effective stakeholder communication, and sufficient technical understanding to effectively support engineering teams and communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.\nResponsibilities\nResponsible for facilitating Agile and Scrum practices that support effective planning, execution, and delivery across technical teams.\nFacilitate team ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement, while supporting Program Increment (PI) Planning and other SAFe events.\nWork closely with Product Owners, technical leadership, and team members to promote backlog readiness, establish achievable sprint commitments, and maintain alignment with program objectives and customer priorities.\nIdentifying and facilitating the removal of impediments, managing dependencies, and helping teams proactively identify risks that may impact delivery.\nCoordinate with other teams and program stakeholders to address cross-team dependencies and promote transparency throughout the development lifecycle.\nUse appropriate Agile metrics and team performance indicators to provide visibility into progress, identify areas for improvement, and support predictable delivery.\nserve as a key communication interface between the team, program leadership, and customer stakeholders. This includes communicating team progress, accomplishments, risks, dependencies, and upcoming priorities in a clear and concise manner.\nMaintain sufficient understanding of the team's technical work to facilitate discussions, support effective communication, and ensure stakeholders have appropriate visibility into team activities and outcomes.\nFoster a collaborative and accountable team environment by coaching team members on Agile principles, encouraging continuous improvement, and promoting effective communication and self-organization.\nCollaborate with technical leadership while maintaining appropriate separation between Agile facilitation and technical direction, helping ensure teams remain focused on delivering high-quality solutions that support program and customer objectives.\nRequired Experience/Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university.\n\nCertified ScrumMaster (CSM).\nMinimum of 5 years of professional experience supporting software development, systems engineering, cloud, infrastructure, or other technical environments.\n\nMinimum of 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Team Facilitator, or similar Agile leadership role, with demonstrated experience supporting Scrum teams through planning and execution.\nExperience working within a SAFe Agile environment, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, sprint execution, and collaboration across technical teams and program stakeholders.\nStrong knowledge and practical application of Agile and Scrum principles, practices, and methodologies.\nExperience working within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), including Program Increment (PI) Planning and execution.\nDemonstrated ability to facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.\nExperience supporting technical teams in the planning, coordination, and delivery of software, systems, cloud, infrastructure, or related engineering capabilities.\nAbility to identify and facilitate the resolution of impediments, risks, and cross-team dependencies that may impact team execution and delivery.\nAbility to understand technical discussions and concepts sufficiently facilitate team execution and effectively communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to customers and stakeholders.\nWorking knowledge of cloud computing concepts and environments, including familiarity with AWS or similar cloud platforms.\nExperience using Agile planning, collaboration, and tracking tools, including Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence, or similar platforms.\nAbility to use Agile metrics and delivery data to provide visibility into team progress, predictability, and opportunities for continuous improvement.\nStrong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a collaborative technical environment.\nPreferred Experience/Qualifications\nSAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).\nExperience supporting software development, cloud, DevOps/DevSecOps, infrastructure, or systems engineering teams.\nFamiliarity with AWS or similar cloud platforms and modern software delivery practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automated deployment processes.\nExperience communicating technical progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to customers, program leadership, and other stakeholders.\nSpecial Requirements/Security Clearance\nPlease note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status and a SECRET security clearance, with an ability to obtain a TOP SECRET security clearance. Security Clearance requirements will be specified in the Government's Task Order.\nBenefits Overview\nCESI recognizes that our strength is our people. We support every employee as an individual to build strong teams across the enterprise. Our benefit package includes:\nMedical, Dental & Vision Coverage\nWellness Program\n401(k) Matching\nDisability (Short Term & Long Term)\nEmployee Assistance Program\nLife Insurance\nEducation & Training\nGenerous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)\nCESI is committed to principles of inclusion and equal employment opportunity. We foster a non-discriminatory, professional work environment for all our teams. 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