Software Engineer / Scrum Master

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Job Title: Software Engineer / Scrum Master

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Level: E4

Required Clearance Level: Secret

Position Responsibilities

• The C2BMC Planner (PLNR) Product Team seeks a hybrid Scrum Master/Software Engineer who will report to the Product Owner and provide servant leadership while contributing hands on Java development.
• Approximately 30% of the role’s time will be dedicated to facilitating Agile ceremonies (daily stand ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and guiding the team through Program Increment (PI) planning, feature decomposition, and cross team dependency management; the remaining 70% will focus on designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining Java applications, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools for the Planner subsystem.
• The ideal candidate brings proven Scrum Master experience (certification preferred), 3-5+ years of Java development in a missile defense or high availability systems environment, strong technical and people skills, and familiarity with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for government financial tracking as a plus.
• Success will be measured by timely delivery of sprint and PI objectives, high team engagement, rapid impediment removal, and high quality, mission critical software that meets performance, security, and reliability standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Prior experience as a software engineer, systems engineer, or other technical contributor supporting software development teams.
• Understanding of software engineering and software development with Java/J2EE experience or alternate object-oriented development experience (additional experience with C++ also desired).
• Candidate will have experience and knowledge of software practices such as coding standards, automated testing, automated build pipelines and configuration management.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
• Experience using Atlassian tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) to support Agile software development teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Generally has 3+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting software engineering on DoD programs / missile defense.
• Experience decomposing Agile features into user stories with clear acceptance criteria (PI and Sprint planning).
• Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
• Experience leading Agile teams supporting complex DoD software systems.
• Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).

Arcarithm is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Arcarithm participates in E-Verify.