[Hiring] LADS SCRUM Master @Akima, LLC

Role Description

Five Rivers Analytics is seeking a highly organized and collaborative SCRUM Master to support the Logistics Analysis Data System (LADS) program at NIWC Atlantic. The ideal candidate is an experienced agile facilitator who can coordinate cross-functional teams, remove impediments, and ensure consistent delivery of high‑quality analytics and software capabilities to our Navy stakeholders. This role is instrumental in maintaining agile discipline, fostering continuous improvement, and enabling the LADS team to meet mission-critical objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as SCRUM Master for one or more agile development teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles, ceremonies, and best practices.
• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain a well‑groomed backlog aligned with LADS program priorities and NIWC Atlantic stakeholder requirements.
• Track and communicate team velocity, sprint progress, and agile metrics to leadership and government counterparts.
• Identify and remove impediments that hinder team productivity or delivery timelines.
• Support coordination across development, data engineering, cybersecurity, testing, and program management teams.
• Promote agile maturity, coaching team members and stakeholders on effective agile behaviors and processes.
• Ensure compliance with NIWC Atlantic processes, documentation standards, and security requirements.
• Assist with risk management, sprint-level planning, cross-team alignment, and release coordination.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and continuous improvement culture.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or business field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience serving as a SCRUM Master in an agile software or data analytics environment.
• Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM I, or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies.
• Experience supporting DoD, Navy, or government programs.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• U.S. Citizenship.

Requirements

• Experience working with NIWC Atlantic programs or Navy logistics/analytics systems such as LADS.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, Jira/Confluence, or other agile lifecycle tools.
• Experience supporting data analytics, data engineering, or cloud modernization efforts.
• Active DoD security clearance (Secret or higher).
• Safe experience or certification.

Benefits

• The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.

Company Description

Five Rivers Analytics (FRA), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

• At FRA, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
• For our shareholders, FRA provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
• For our government customers, FRA delivers streamline operations in support of an increasingly fast-paced, complex, and dynamic digital environment.
• As a FRA employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values.
• You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.