Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead and support Agile software development teams by facilitating Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This role serves as a servant leader, coaching teams and stakeholders on Agile practices while ensuring adherence to Scrum principles and organizational Agile standards. The Scrum Master will partner closely with Product Owners, development teams, and leadership to drive delivery, improve team effectiveness, manage delivery risks, and support Agile maturity across the organization. The ideal candidate brings strong experience leading distributed software development teams, excellent facilitation and conflict-resolution skills, and a proven track record of driving Agile transformations.
This is a remote position, and candidates must live within approximately a 70-mile radius of our office location in Allen, TX.
This position is ineligible for immigration sponsorship and support. Please do not apply if at any time you will need immigration support now or in the future (i.e., H-1B, PERM).
All positions, regardless of location, may require an in-person interview or onboarding requirement to verify your identity.
What you'll be responsible for:
• Facilitates Agile ceremonies (Scrum, Sprint planning, Grooming, Demo, Retrospective etc.) and track Retrospective items to closure.
• Guides the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices.
• Responsible for removing impediments to progress and guiding the team to remove impediments .
• Facilitates completion of tasks and goals without using coercion, assigning, or dictating tasks.
• Leads discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Assists with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Provides support to the Product Owner with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Provides team support by utilizing a servant leadership style and leading by example.
• Makes sure Team adheres to the defined Agile process and look for opportunity to improve it.
• Make sure definition of done is achieved before closing any work item.
• Assess delivery risk and raise It to management.
• Attend scrum of scrums, and share ideas with other Scrum masters.
• Understand current Agile maturity model and help moving it forward.
• May perform other job duties as assigned.
What you'll need to have:
• First level Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM I).
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a Scrum Master role for a software development team that utilized Scrum principals, practices, and theory.
• Minimum of 7 years' overall IT experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Agile approaches including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience in the transformation an organization from legacy SDLC/waterfall to Agile is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal, adaptability, and communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders and team members.
What would be nice for you to have:
• Bachelor's degree.
• Has broad expertise or unique knowledge and contributes to company objectives as a subject matter expert (SME).
• Works on highly complex and diverse projects.
• Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.
• Exercises independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions.
• Excellent skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and transparency.
• Excellent knowledge of well documented patterns and techniques for filling intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach.
• Proven experience with Agile techniques including User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing.
• Previous experience acting as a team lead.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps or similar agile delivery management tool.
• Excellent knowledge on software development life cycle.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this opportunity. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement on this posting, we still encourage you to apply. We're looking for passionate, driven individuals who align with our mission and can bring unique perspectives to our team.
