Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.   For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.  Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.  Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.  Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.   We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We’re Looking For:

Iridium is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join the team developing a state-of-the-art satellite ground system and user equipment for the company’s satellite-based position, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.  As a Scrum Master, you will support multiple development teams on an exciting new effort already underway. In this role, you will focus primarly on identifying and implementing ideas and solutions in support of delivering high quaity software that meets our customer’s critical needs. You will also work as part of the project’s software development team, and will provide Agile-specific best practice guidance, specifically in support of running Scrum and Kanban.

What You’ll Do:

• Be responsible for managing and executing backlog refining sessions for sprint teams, and provide recommendations based on metrics evaluated utilizing Agile processes
• Collaborate with the Product Owners and Scrum Teams on requirements decomposition, backlog grooming and refinement, and story prioritization
• Work with the customer to understand their priorities and ensure development team works stories according to the customer priority
• Manage JIRA board and backlog for sprint execution and burn down reports
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress; maintain process documentation
• Update physical and electronic Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product backlogs and in-progress work, supporting Development Managers and Project/Product Managers as necessary
• Play a key role in ensuring that development teams are practicing/following core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility
• Investigate and recommend continuous process improvement, including active facilitation of reviews and retrospectives and incorporation of lessons learned for future sprints
• Identify and elicit each area’s needs and opportunity for change via the enhancement process
• Drive planning preparation efforts with the development of high-level designs with all business rules, limitations and assumptions thoroughly documented

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information, or related field
• 5+ years of related software development life cycle experience
• Working knowledge and experience in Agile, specifically Scrum and Kanban
• Knowledge and experience using the Atlassian tool suite
• Demonstrated ability to train and overcome obstacles
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions or come up with solutions
• Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed
• Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification
• Working knowledge and/or certification in SAFe methodology
• Experience leading release and sprint planning
• Experience leading scrum of scrums
• Experience working in Jira

We’ll also need you to:

• This position directly performs under, supports, or is exposed to a U.S. government contract. To comply with the requirements of that U.S. government contract, applicants for this position must be U.S. citizens
• Be able to work in the office at least 3 days a week to foster collaboration with the team and stakeholders
• Be able to travel up to 10%

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer. 

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.