Scrum Master jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

Who we are:

Raft (https://teamraft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in Reston, VA. Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

Our team is rapidly growing and looking for an experienced Scrum Master to contribute to development efforts and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. We enjoy the challenges of human-centered design, security, and scale to create better outcomes for our federal agency partners. We are a remote-first company and work completely in the open source. 

About the role:

As a Scrum Master/Agile Coach, your development activities at the Cyber Operations Branch program office adhere to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).  SAFe offers proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies to implement lead, agile, and DevOps at scale. Additionally, this program office personifies DevSecOps which automates the integration of security at every phase of the software development lifecycle from initial design, through integration, testing, deployment, and software delivery. These development efforts shall result in two deployable defensive cyber solutions to protect, defend, and respond to USSF mission systems.

What we are looking for: 

• 6 years of hands-on experience
• Experience in at least two of the following applications/frameworks: JIRA, Confluence, & Slack
• Experience or knowledge in the following Areas: Agile software development, agile methodologies, software development life cycle management, cross-functional team 
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain SAFe Scrum Master & SAFe for Teams, or SAFe Advanced Scrum Master & SAFe for Teams 
• You may be required to travel periodically within the continental U.S.

Highly preferred:

• Relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience
• Experience with Cyber Operations Branch (SSC/SZYO) program office
• Advisory and Assistance Service (A&AS), or System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) to Government program office
• Experience with ACAT I/II level acquisition programs

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Work Type:

• Colorado Springs, CO
  • Some remote work possible
• May require up to 10% travel

What we will offer you:  

• Highly competitive salary 
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 
• 401(k) and company match 
• Unlimited PTO 11 paid holidays 
• Education & training benefits 
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs 
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work 
• Team off-site in fun places! 
• Generous Referral Bonuses 
• And More!

Our Vision Statement:  

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.

Our Customer Obsession:

We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there?

Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm.

Raft’s core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our “nadi” by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.