Agile Scrum Master

The Agile Scrum Master supports the System-of-Systems (SoS) Lead Engineer and Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) by facilitating the development process and managing technical requirements within the Atlassian (or equivalent) ecosystem. This role acts as a servant-leader to ensure multiple integration projects effectively utilize agile tools for execution, collaboration, and formal methods.

Principal Responsibilities

• Agile Facilitation: Organize and lead standard Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Backlog & Requirements Management: Assist leadership with backlog grooming and user story refinement, ensuring requirements are properly decomposed and allocated.
• Tools Administration: Configure and maintain Scrum/Kanban boards, dashboards, and tool filters to track progress and program health.
• Metrics & Reporting: Track and report team velocity, sprint progress, and burnup/burndown metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
• Documentation Management: Utilize collaboration tools to develop and maintain Documentation Management Plans (DMP) and Requirements Management Plans (RMP).
• Quality Assurance: Manage QA reviews and version control of technical documentation and briefings to ensure accuracy and clarity.
• Risk Management: Identify and develop Risks/Issues/Opportunities (RIO) assessments during project execution.
• Agile Coaching: Educate teams on Agile principles, DevSecOps best practices, and scaling frameworks like SAFe.
  
  

Skills

Proficient in:

• Tool Expertise: Expert proficiency in at least one agile tools suite (e.g. Jira and Confluence) for enterprise Agile management.
• Technical Writing: High proficiency in technical writing/editing and creating DoD-standard documentation.
• Requirements Traceability: Experience with technical requirements traceability and conducting formal documentation reviews.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to present technical status briefings to executives and stakeholders.
  
  

Familiar With

• Working knowledge of US Navy and Department of Defense terminology and acronyms
• Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage
• SoS Development Life Cycle
• Systems Engineering’s role in requirements development
• Test and Evaluation’s role in requirements verification
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo Systems Modeler
• Scaling frameworks required for large mission systems, such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  
  

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Engineering, or a related field with 3–5+ years of relevant experience.
• Certification: Active Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1), or equivalent.
• Clearance: Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) or ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Domain Experience: Working knowledge of US Navy/DoD terminology and military technical documentation standards.
  
  

Work Environment

• Work to be performed at NAVWAR Old Town classified space
  
  

Boarhog Benefits

Boarhog has 13 years of defense industrial base steady, controlled growth and profitability, offering our full-time associates a remarkable compensation package, including:

• Very competitive salary and opportunities for additional compensation.
• Greater Self-Determination
• 100% coverage of medical/dental/vision health premiums.
• Company 401K contribution.
• Vacation.
• Health savings account.
• Stipend for residing in a HUBZone location (https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map).
• Relocation or small signing bonus and earned performance bonus.
  
  

We thrive in a welcoming culture within a completely flat organization, with a demonstrated vested interest in associates' personal and professional goals and aspirations, taking pride in the resulting exceedingly low associate turnover rate. As a successful and respected SBA Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVO) and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business, there is no fat on the Boarhog, translating to a great degree of self-determination... nobody with Boarhog has ever and will never make a living watching other associates do work. The company Chief Executive Managing Member and Majority Owner co-founded Boarhog and actively engages in the day-to-day operations and growth objectives, and also periodically performs direct on government and commercial contracts. Pigs in the breakfast... skin-in-the-game, and the story behind our logo. Come join us!

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