Scrum Master

Whom We Are Looking For

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support large-scale agile delivery in the Air Traffic Management (ATM) domain. The successful candidate will facilitate cross-team collaboration, ensure regulatory compliance in agile delivery, and enable continuous improvement across distributed, safety-critical programs. This role requires both deep agile expertise and domain awareness of aviation systems to balance incremental delivery with operational safety and regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Scrum ceremonies, Scrum of Scrums, and Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions.
• Support Agile Release Trains (ART) and/or Solution Trains under SAFe frameworks.
• Manage dependencies and cross-team risks in multi-vendor, multi-site environments
• Ensure traceability from backlog items to certification and safety case artefacts
• Collaborate with operational experts (ATCOs, regulators, safety assessors) to incorporate compliance needs.
• Mentor Product Owners, engineers and stakeholders on agile practices.
• Foster a culture of psychological safety, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Actively remove impediments and escalate blockers across organizational boundaries.
• Support CI/CD practices adapted for traceability, re-producibility and regulatory auditability.
• Track and communicate progress using flow-based metrics (predictability, throughput, lead time).
• Facilitate retrospectives that address not only team performance but also system safety and regulatory outcomes.
• Drive incremental organizational change aligned with enterprise agility.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM, PSM) and/or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM); SAFe RTE a plus.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, including at least 2 years in large-scale agile programs.
• Experience in safety-critical or regulated industries (aviation, rail, defense, healthcare).
• Knowledge of ED-109/DO-278A and safety-critical software standards desirable.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict resolution skills.

Essential / Desirable Traits

• Possess learning agility, flexibility and pro-activity
• Comfortable with agile teamwork and user engagement
• Strong leadership and change management skills
• Metrics-driven improvement mindset.
• Systems and technical literacy.
• Align agile delivery with the following aviation standards (ED-109/DO-278a).