Scrum Master / Software Developer

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master / Software Developer to support an Agile software delivery team in a blended role consisting of approximately 70% Scrum Master responsibilities and 30% hands-on software development.

Responsibilities

• Scrum Master & Agile Delivery Leadership (70%)
  • Serve as the Scrum Master and primary Agile facilitator for one or more software development teams.
    • Plan and facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.
      • Partner with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog is prioritized, refined, estimated, and ready for upcoming sprints.
        • Coach team members and stakeholders on Scrum principles, Agile values, self-organization, accountability, and continuous improvement.
          • Identify, track, escalate, and help remove impediments that affect team productivity, quality, or delivery commitments.
            • Monitor sprint progress, delivery risks, dependencies, capacity, and commitments using Agile planning and tracking tools.
              • Develop and communicate delivery metrics such as velocity, burndown, burnup, cycle time, throughput, predictability, and defect trends.
                • Facilitate cross-team coordination and dependency management among engineering, product, security, infrastructure, operations, and customer stakeholders.
                  • Support release planning, roadmap execution, milestone tracking, and status reporting for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
                    • Maintain accurate Agile project documentation, action items, risks, decisions, and team working agreements.
                      • Lead retrospectives that produce measurable improvement actions and follow through on agreed changes.
                        • Help establish and maintain definitions of ready and done, acceptance criteria, quality standards, and sustainable delivery practices.
                          • Support compliance, security, documentation, and governance requirements without compromising Agile delivery principles.