RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

NG Space is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Scrum Master proficient is implementing agile practices to support accelerated performance through incremental value delivery. The Scrum Master will guide, coach, mentor, and educate the team as it improves Agile practices. The individual is responsible for:

• Ensuring the goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the scrum team as well as possible;

• Finding techniques for effective product backlog management;

• Ensuring the product owner knows how to arrange the product backlog to maximize value;

• Assessing and measuring team metrics for continuous improvement opportunities

• Facilitating scrum events as requested or needed.

The Scrum Master will help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement. This position will support Payload and Ground Systems Division, Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit out of Linthicum, MD.

While not all positions will require a clearance to start, all positions are contingent on the candidate’s ability to obtain and hold a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

THIS ROLE IS CONTINGENT UPON AWARD AND THE START DATE IS APPROX JANUARY 2026

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Scrum Master: Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of related experience, or a Ph.D. with 0 years of experience

• Sr. Principal Scrum Master: Bachelor's degree with 8 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years of related experience, or a Ph.D. with 3+ years of experience

• Must have a minimum of 3 years working as Scrum Master

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Strong communication skills

• Proven skills facilitating events, conversations, and improvements

• Demonstrated experience of practical application of agile principles, practices and methods, particularly Scrum

• Working knowledge of Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence) 

• Industry standard Scrum Master certification Master (such as PSM I or CSM)

• Ability to take ownership of difficult challenges

• Familiar with Software Development Processes and Practices

• US Citizenship

• No clearance required to start, but must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer Science or STEM degree

• Experience developing software

• Proficiency administering Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance

Salary Range: $105,400.00 - $158,000.00Salary Range 2: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.