SAFe Product Owner/SCRUM Master

About the role

The Enterprise IT Product Management Office (PMO) is responsible for enabling the continuous flow of high-value IT products and services across the Frederick enterprise. The PMO facilitates portfolio alignment, promoting pragmatic, flow-based processes for value intake, WSJF-based prioritization, and decentralized execution within a maturing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Product Management:
  • Own, prioritize, and refine the team backlog.
  • Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Continuously refine backlog items based on stakeholder feedback and priority changes.
  • Work closely with business owners, architects and Release Train Engineers (RTE) to gather, analyze, and prioritize requirements.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to maximize value delivery.
  • Monitor product performance, customer satisfaction, and business outcomes.
  • Participate in PI Planning and Program Backlog refinement.
  • Manage the product roadmap and ensure alignment with business strategy.
  • Oversee all stages of product creation, including design and development.
  • Monitor and evaluate product progress at each stage.
  • Participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints.
• Agile Leadership:
  • Act as a (senior) Scrum Master for enterprise-level Agile projects, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, ensuring Agile principles are upheld, and enabling continuous delivery within cross-functional teams.
  • Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile practices and principles, supporting the organization’s transition to SAFe and fostering a collaborative and empowered team culture.
  • Serve within the SAFe organization by driving alignment, transparency, and predictable delivery across multiple Agile teams.
  • Support the RTE in Program Increment (PI) planning events and assist in managing and tracking program-level execution.
  • Track and report on team-level progress, risks, and dependencies while facilitating resolution of impediments and dependencies across teams.

Qualifications

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in a related field or four (4) years related experience in lieu of degree. Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience facilitating Agile teams, including experience as a Product Owner, Scrum Master and experience with software development lifecycle management.
• One or more SAFe certifications, e.g. Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agilist.
• Proficiency in tools like ADO (Azure DevOps), JIRA, Confluence, or other project management software.
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills for Agile methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe practices.
• Professional experience managing multiple software products, internal or line-of-business applications.
• Demonstrated experience transitioning traditional project management (e.g., Waterfall) to Agile delivery models.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills to engage and manage diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), resource management, and scheduling across multiple agile teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced agile certifications, e.g., SAFe Program Consultant [SPC], SAFe RTE.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Proven track record of leading Agile transformations and coaching teams at an enterprise scale.
• Experience selecting and managing subcontractor relationships.
• Demonstrated experience blending technical development or engineering expertise with product ownership and scrum team management.

Pay

The posted pay range for this job is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include, but are not limited to, responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The salary range posted is a full-time equivalent salary and will vary depending on scheduled hours for part time positions.

102,300.00 – 146,483.00 USD