Agile Scrum Lead (Level 4)

Job Description

ECS is seeking an Agile Scrum Lead (Level 4) to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Agile Scrum Lead (Level 4) to lead a large-scale Business Systems Optimization initiative across critical enterprise platforms, including Deltek Costpoint 8.2, Spectrum CLM, ADP HRIS, and Salesforce. Reporting to the CIO. this role will serve as the primary Agile delivery leader, driving cross-functional alignment, execution excellence, and continuous improvement across ECS finance, contracts, HR, and CRM systems.

The ideal candidate brings deep Agile leadership experience, strong enterprise systems knowledge, and a proven ability to lead complex, multi-vendor transformation programs in regulated or enterprise environments. The ideal candidate can sit between executives, systems, and teams and keep all three aligned.

This is not a team-level Scrum Master position. Resumes that focus primarily on Agile ceremonies, tools, or team-level facilitation without evidence of enterprise delivery leadership and business systems optimization will not be considered.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree (4-year degree) required
• 12+ years of progressive IT delivery experience, with significant experience leading complex, enterprise technology or digital transformation initiatives across multiple, interdependent business systems
• 6+ years of Agile/Scrum leadership experience scaling Agile beyond a single team (program, portfolio, or enterprise level), including serving as a senior or enterprise-level Scrum Lead
• Competency in enterprise finance, HR, contracts, and CRM business processes and operations workflows with hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of 1-2+ of the following platforms:
• Deltek Costpoint (8.x preferred)
• Spectrum Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• ADP HRIS
• Salesforce
• Deep, practical mastery of Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe frameworks and enterprise agility practices at scale with competence in flow metrics and value delivery measurements
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without authority across matrixed organizations and senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication, facilitation, servant leadership, and executive presentation skills of delivery health, risks, and tradeoffs
• Hands-on experience with Agile tooling (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow)

Desired Skills

• Advanced Agile certifications (A-CSM, SAFe SPC, Lean Portfolio Management, ICP-ACC, ICP-ENT, or equivalent)
• Experience in government contracting, defense, professional services, or highly regulated or compliance-heavy environments
• Experience managing system integrations and data migration initiatives
• Strong change management and organizational transformation background

Level & Complexity

This is a Level 4 role, requiring independent judgment, strategic thinking, and leadership across multiple teams, systems, and stakeholders.

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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3300+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.