Scrum Master

Scrum Master

📍 Location: Herndon, Virginia, United States

🏢 Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

💼 Work Setting: On Site

Are you passionate about leading Agile teams, facilitating collaboration, and driving successful project delivery in complex, fast-paced environments?

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to guide Agile teams through the successful execution of technology initiatives while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration. This role serves as a servant leader, ensuring Agile best practices are followed, removing impediments, and helping teams consistently deliver high-quality solutions aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Lead Agile teams to ensure effective execution of project goals, milestones, and delivery commitments.
• Manage and optimize team workflows while promoting Agile principles and best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, stakeholders, and leadership to prioritize work and align deliverables with business objectives.
• Translate high-level requirements into epics, features, and user stories that support project execution.
• Monitor sprint progress, team velocity, and delivery metrics to ensure transparency and predictability.
• Identify, manage, and remove obstacles that may impact team productivity or project delivery.
• Coordinate dependencies across teams and facilitate communication among stakeholders and project participants.
• Track project status, risks, issues, and achievements while providing regular updates to leadership.
• Support Agile maturity and continuous improvement initiatives across teams and programs.
• Ensure project activities remain aligned with contractual, organizational, and program objectives.
• Maintain project documentation, dashboards, and reporting artifacts using Agile management tools.
• Mentor team members on Agile methodologies, servant leadership principles, and continuous improvement practices.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Agile Project Coordinator.
• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies including Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, and Lean practices.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and managing software delivery lifecycles.
• Hands-on experience with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Proven ability to manage team backlogs, sprint planning processes, and delivery tracking activities.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing complex project dependencies.
• Ability to identify and resolve impediments while fostering team accountability and collaboration.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience preparing status reports, metrics, and executive-level communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale Agile transformations.
• Familiarity with project governance, risk management, and compliance requirements.
• Experience working within highly regulated or government environments.
• Knowledge of Agile portfolio management and scaled delivery frameworks.
• Demonstrated success leading multiple Agile teams simultaneously.

Key Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• SAFe
• Jira
• Confluence
• Sprint Planning
• Backlog Management
• Agile Coaching
• User Stories
• Epic Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Project Delivery
• Team Facilitation
• Continuous Improvement
• Agile Reporting
• Program Coordination
• Communication & Leadership