Agile Scrum Master

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the Scrum Master for one or several Agile software development teams.

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, which include Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.

• Guide development teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to maintain a well-organized, prioritized product backlog and lead backlog refinement sessions.

• Work alongside the Technical Program Manager to ensure sprint execution aligns with program milestones, release timelines, and delivery goals.

• Partner with the Engineering Lead to pinpoint technical dependencies, alleviate delivery obstacles, and enhance team effectiveness.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration among software engineering, UX/UI, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, platform engineering, and forward-deployed engineering teams.

• Identify, monitor, and assist in removing organizational and technical hurdles that impact team velocity, quality, or predictability.

• Maintain Agile metrics, including velocity, sprint burndown, throughput, cumulative flow, and team health indicators.

• Advocate for predictable, sustainable software delivery while balancing mission priorities, quality, and cybersecurity standards.

• Assist in release planning, software demonstrations, customer feedback sessions, and operational fielding activities.

• Foster collaboration with client users to ensure operational feedback is integrated into future product iterations.

• Help establish and enhance Agile delivery processes that can be scaled across multiple software development teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master for Agile software development teams.

• Proven experience leading Agile teams utilizing Scrum and/or Kanban to deliver enterprise software products.

• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, Scrum, Lean principles, the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and DevSecOps concepts.

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate Agile ceremonies and coach cross-functional technical teams.

• Experience collaborating with Product Owners to maintain and refine product backlogs.

• Familiarity with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Capacity to navigate ambiguity, manage shifting priorities, and maintain delivery momentum in dynamic, mission-driven environments.

• Desired: Experience delivering software products within the US Federal Government.

• Desired: Experience working with geographically distributed software development teams.

• Desired: Experience creating solutions within a Human-Centered Design framework.

• Desired: Experience delivering solutions based on ServiceNow or other No Code/Low Code platforms.

• Desired certification: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, or another equivalent Agile certification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work schedules and remote work opportunities.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Generous paid time off and holiday leave.

• Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.