Agile Scrum Master

Job#: 3025920

Job Description:
Agile Scrum Master

Location: Richmond, VA/ Charlotte NC/ Kennesaw GA (On-site)

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to lead and guide our teams. The ideal candidate will facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, support team delivery by removing impediments, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This role requires collaboration with technology, business, and risk partners to ensure the successful delivery of financial solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Guide Agile teams on Scrum practices, scaling frameworks, and the adoption of an Agile mindset.
• Ensure team adherence to compliance, audit, and risk-management expectations.
• Remove impediments and coordinate the resolution of cross-team or organizational roadblocks.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy, prioritized backlogs aligned with strategic business goals.
• Protect the team from scope creep, conflicting priorities, and unnecessary disruptions.
• Utilize metrics to improve team performance, including velocity, throughput, predictability, and quality.
• Coach team members to become self-organizing, high-performing, and accountable.
• Communicate progress, risks, and impediments to leadership with transparency.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 3-7+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, preferably in banking, financial services, or another highly regulated industry. This includes experience with cross-functional teams (technology, product, risk, compliance, operations) and a strong familiarity with software delivery lifecycles (SDLC) and DevOps environments.

Technical Skills: Proficiency with Agile lifecycle tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), Rally, or VersionOne. A conceptual understanding of technical concepts such as APIs, data flows, integration, and cloud environments is required.

Behavioral Skills: Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution abilities. The role requires the ability to coach teams and leaders, strong problem-solving skills, and the capacity to navigate complex organizational environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certification.
• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus).
• Background supporting digital transformation, modernization, or cloud migration initiatives.
• Experience implementing process improvements within financial regulatory constraints.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.