Scrum Master
Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.
Albuquerque, NMFull-timeSeen todayStill listed today
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Job overview
Edgewater Federal Solutions seeks a Scrum Master to support an IT program at a major national laboratory. The role manages Agile development processes, collaborates with the Product Owner and Development team to prioritize the backlog, and helps the team deliver agreed-upon outcomes. The Scrum Master resolves impediments, facilitates Agile events, and adapts practices to hybrid delivery constraints and enterprise governance.
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Overview
Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Scrum Master to support IT program at a major national laboratory.
Scrum Master plays a crucial role in managing Agile development processes, including Scrum and Kanban product development implementations. The position requires close collaboration with the Product Owner and Development team to develop and prioritize the backlog enabling the team to deliver agreed upon outcomes. The Scrum Master is responsible for resolving impediments, facilitating key Agile events, and fostering a safe and trusting team environment. Operating in a hybrid Agile environment, the Scrum Master must adapt Agile practices to align with non-Agile dependencies (e.g., external partners, reporting requirements, etc.) while adhering to established enterprise processes and governance.
Responsibilities
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Ensure the team effectively implements Agile practices
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Foster a safe and trusting team environment that encourages self-organization and impediment resolution
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Encourage accountability with the team for meeting commitments.
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Assist the team with estimation and provide metrics (cumulative flow diagrams, velocity etc.) to track performance
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Facilitate decision making and conflict resolution.
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Communicates timelines and dependencies to stakeholders.
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Guide teams in adapting Agile practices to effectively navigate hybrid delivery constraints while adhering to Agile values and principles
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Champion continuous improvement by identifying and implementing actionable items from retrospectives.
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Support integration of Agile team outputs into broader program (potentially waterfall-based plans).
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field or a similar discipline, along with 2 years or more of relevant experience; or a total of 8 years of relevant experience without a degree.
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Must be a U.S. Citizen.
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Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q security clearance.
Required Skills:
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Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent (e.g., Scaled Agile Framework Scrum Master Certification).
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Strong communication and teamwork skills.\
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Proficiency with at least one Agile Lifecycle Management tool (e.g., Jira, Rally, Gitlab).
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Experience with software development projects and the software development lifecycle.
Desired Skills:
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Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
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One or more Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications.
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Experience working in a SAFe implementation.
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Experience delivering enterprise-scale software solutions to diverse customers.
About Us:
Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.
It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.
How this job compares
Set against the 332 open Scrum Master jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$100–175K/yr192 salary ranges
- US median$60–70/hr37 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 332 open Scrum Master jobs across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Scrum Master postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 288 postings).
- Education
- 137 of the 332 open Scrum Master jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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