Chief Scrum Master – Eurodrone Mission Systems

Orbital Critical Systems (CAF Group) a leading company in safety‑critical software for aerospace, defence and transport, is looking for Chief Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to join an international aerospace and defence programme in Germany.

📍 Locations include Manching and Ingolstadt.

Why join us?

💰 Competitive salary: 63,000 – 69,000 €

🏠 Support in finding accommodation and German language training.

📄 Full relocation assistance, administrative support

📦 The company covers your German tax return for the first year.

📌 Permanent German contract + long‑term projects

⚙️ Team-building activities and regular technical follow‑ups

🌍 Multicultural, inclusive, and innovative environment

What You Will Do

• Lead, mentor and coordinate multiple Scrum teams and a community of Scrum Masters, fostering a servant-leadership culture.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, engineering teams and senior management on Scrum and SAFe methodologies.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination, dependency management and programme-level planning.
• Identify and mitigate risks, remove organisational impediments and maintain effective risk and dependency tracking.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of Configuration Management processes, including version control, baselines, change control and traceability.
• Align Agile delivery with Systems Engineering activities, including requirements management, architecture, integration and verification.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and establish quality-focused Definitions of Done.
• Define, monitor and report Agile performance indicators, including team velocity, predictability, delivery performance and configuration compliance.
• Promote continuous improvement, risk-based testing and quality assurance across engineering teams.
• Coordinate with Product Management, Business Owners and technical stakeholders to ensure alignment between business objectives and delivery.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or a related technical field.
• More than 8 years of experience in Agile delivery, including at least 3 years as a Senior Scrum Master or Agile Coach.
• Proven experience leading or coaching at least 4 Scrum teams, or coordinating a Scrum-of-Scrums.
• Advanced knowledge of Scrum and SAFe, including coaching teams, Product Owners and senior stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of Systems Engineering principles, lifecycle processes and requirements traceability.
• Experience managing programme-level dependencies, risks and organisational impediments.
• Strong knowledge of Jira, BigPicture and Atlassian tools.
• Experience defining and analysing Agile metrics, KPIs and delivery dashboards.
• Knowledge of Configuration Management, change control and software quality processes.
• Experience promoting system-level, acceptance and regression testing within Agile environments.
• Fluent English at professional negotiation level.
  
  

Nice to have

• German language skills.
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Git, Serena Dimensions or other Configuration Management tools.
• Experience collaborating with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines.
• Background in aerospace, defence, regulated industries or mission-critical systems.
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 15288, INCOSE or similar Systems Engineering frameworks.
  
  

✈ Ready to take off?

Apply now and grow your career in Germany! 🎯