Technical Scrum Master

Leidos is seeking an experienced Technical Scrum Master to join the Air Traffic Business to support the design, development, integration and delivery of modern software solutions at the integration center in Pune, India. This role is ideal for a well-rounded software developer who brings strong traditional software engineering fundamentals along with experience or interest in developing and integrating AI-enabled capabilities.

As a member of a Scaled Agile software development organization, you will contribute to the technical execution of a program that integrates proven, globally deployed technologies with modern cloud-native capabilities. You will work alongside cross-functional teams and technical leaders to deliver predictable outcomes in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment.

In this position, you will serve as a DevSecOps Scrum Master, guiding Agile/SAFe processes while actively contributing to the design, development, and implementation of software solutions. You will foster effective collaboration across cross-functional teams and partner closely with the Product Owner, Systems Engineers, and development teams to align priorities and drive successful delivery. This role requires strong technical expertise, hands-on coding experience, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for software development activities both individually and as a member of a team, including writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining source code within an Agile environment.
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, data scientists, product owners, and other technical stakeholders to translate requirements into working software.
• Work within Agile/Scrum development environments and participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and technical design discussions.
• Participate throughout the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality software applications and services.
• Develop software using modern programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++, C#, or similar technologies.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and system tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Utilize modern DevOps and CI/CD practices to automate software builds, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot complex software issues and continuously improve application performance, scalability, maintainability, and security.
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, reliability, security, and performance
• Lead the team in executing planned sprint activities.
• Facilitate and lead all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Retrospectives, and Reviews/Demos, using relevant metrics and data to drive continuous improvement.
• Actively remove impediments by resolving blocking issues related to feature development, build and dependency challenges, operational support conflicts, and process.
• Provide timely status, risk, and dependency reporting to the Release Lead and management, including sprint execution, team availability, and issues impacting delivery.
• Design, develop, document, configure, test, and debug applications and frameworks across the full software development life cycle, serving as a key contributor to system enhancements and new features.
• Assist with deployment, diagnosis, and resolution of critical issues in lab and operational systems as required.
• Collaborate with and mentor junior team members to meet sprint commitments and project milestones.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional internal teams, stakeholders, and, when necessary, external partners to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline with relevant professional software development experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s Degree and 6+ years of relevant experience
• Fluent in English (both verbal and written) to effectively collaborate with team members and present reports and status.
• Professional experience developing software using one or more modern programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++, or C#.
• Experience with object-oriented programming, software design principles, algorithms, data structures, and source control tools such as Git.
• Experience developing or integrating APIs, web services, microservices, or distributed applications.
• Experience with modern software development methodologies and the SDLC.
• Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of cloud-based application development using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Exposure to or experience with AI/ML, Generative AI, LLMs, or AI-enabled application development.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the aviation industry or a similar high-tech field is a plus.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems
• Experience working with safety critical or high availability software
• Experience integrating with legacy systems
• Experience reading and understanding large existing codebases
• Experience working in a global or multicultural environment is a plus
• Experience developing cloud-native applications and working with cloud-based AI services.
• Experience developing software in highly secure, regulated, mission-critical, or enterprise environments.

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Original Posting:

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:

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.