Junior Scrum Master

Location: Dallas, TX or Tampa, FL (Hybrid, onsite 3 days/week) – 6+ month contract to hire

About the role

The Junior Scrum Master applies a broad technical knowledge of the Agile methodology to manage the scrum process with geographically dispersed teams to deliver exceptional standards in product quality and timely, predictable delivery of projects.

Responsibilities

• Embrace change and use it to drive continuous learning and process improvements within the squads.
• Coach the squad to provide input for squad-level decision-making to achieve a common goal.
• Identify and work to resolve mindset impediments as they arise.
• Provide role-based (PO, QA, Dev, etc.) coaching and proactively facilitate coaching sessions with the squad.
• Ensure accurate and transparent communications to stakeholders with concise metrics and updates on progress, risks, and impediments.
• Support the Product Owner on release planning and coordinate the movement of code between environments.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums meetings to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, and timelines.

Requirements

• 1-3 years' experience in Agile Development, with Scrum Master (or similar) experience.
• Previous software development lifecycle experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of professional experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• AI experience is highly desirable with Kiro, Copilot, or any other AI tools.
• Scrum Master certification is a plus.

Pay

$40/hr. on W2 basis

Benefits

• Supplemental medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• 401K program with company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program and access to certification prep, technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure.
• Certification discounts and perks for associations including CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for consultants and a certified Career Coach.