Scrum Master

ob Description – Scrum Master

Position: Scrum Master

Experience: 6–12 years

Employment Type: Full-time

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master with SAFe Agile expertise to lead Agile teams in delivering high‑quality products through Scrum, Kanban, and scaled Agile practices. The ideal candidate will facilitate Agile ceremonies, ensure adherence to SAFe frameworks, remove impediments, and enable continuous improvement across teams and programs.

Key Responsibilities

Scrum & Agile Delivery

• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Review, and Retrospective.
• Guide teams in applying Agile principles, Scrum practices, and SAFe guidelines.
• Ensure teams maintain sprint commitments, velocity tracking, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to refine and maintain a healthy product backlog.
• Support estimation, PI Planning, story splitting, and capacity planning.

SAFe Framework Responsibilities

• Participate actively in Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and ART-level syncs.
• Align team deliverables with the Agile Release Train (ART) roadmap.
• Coordinate dependencies with other teams, System Architects, and Product Management.
• Ensure compliance with SAFe processes, including ART readiness and inspect & adapt sessions.

Team Coaching & Leadership

• Coach the team on self-organization, cross-functionality, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and remove blockers to keep the team focused and productive.
• Promote a culture of transparency, trust, and collaboration.
• Drive adoption of Agile engineering practices (CI/CD, DevOps practices, automated testing).

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and cross‑functional leaders to ensure alignment.
• Provide regular reports on team performance, risks, and progress.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate smooth communication across teams.

Continuous Improvement

• Conduct Agile maturity assessments and drive process improvements.
• Implement metrics (velocity, burndown, predictability) to improve delivery effectiveness.
• Lead retrospectives to identify actions and ensure follow‑through.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Proven experience working in SAFe Agile setups (ARTs, PI Planning, SS, I&A).
• Strong understanding of Agile principles, Scrum, Kanban, XP, and Lean processes.
• Hands‑on experience using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, VersionOne, or similar.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and coaching skills.
• Ability to manage multiple teams or complex cross-team dependencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe certifications such as:
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)
• SAFe Agilist (SA)
• Scrum certifications: CSM, PSM I/II
• Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation programs.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices.