Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago
Principal / Sr Principal Scrum Master - 14950-1 - R10220799
Northrop Grumman is a leading company in defense systems, seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Scrum Master to support the Sentinel Program. The role involves enabling high-performing Scrum teams, facilitating scrum ceremonies, and coaching team members in Agile best practices to ensure project success.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Lead the efforts of developing Agile engineering and management best practices, metrics, and audit practices for large engineering organizations
Coach and train Scrum Masters and Scrum Team members in the areas of agile planning and execution
Coordinate/Lead PI Planning with Sentinel Program to include scheduling and collaborating with leadership on agenda items, facilitating planning sessions, and planning execution
Support a range of technical engineering scrum teams with disciplines from: software, hardware, cyber, to test automation
Facilitate daily Scrum meetings and regular ceremonies
Collect and analyze related metrics for trends and indicators, facilitate iteration/increment planning
Provide agile coaching and mentoring at all levels within the organization
Lead the iterative solution lifecycle from executable architecture to maintenance, including concept development, iterative design, production, delivery and deployment
Qualification
Required
5 years with Bachelor's in related field of study, 3 years with Masters, 1 year with PhD for Principal Scrum Master
8 Years with Bachelor's in related field of study, 6 Years with Masters, 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree for Sr. Principal Scrum Master
Must be a U.S. Citizen with a US Department of War (DoW) Secret security clearance
Must be able to obtain and maintain additional program accesses as necessary
Must be a professionally certified Scrum Master
Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity
Proven experience as a Scrum Master in either: Engineering, Software, or IT/Cyber Operations
Deep knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and scaling frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus, etc.)
Proficiency in Agile tools: JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, and MS Excel for reporting
Excellent communication, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder-management skills
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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