Senior Scrum Master

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Accountability
Apache Velocity
Business Administration
Collaboration
Communication
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Improvement

Job Details

We are looking for Senior Scrum Master for our client in Reston, VA
Job Title: Senior Scrum Master
Job Location: Reston, VA
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
  • The Senior Scrum Master facilitates Agile teams or serves as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) for SAFe Agile release trains (ARTs).
  • This role ensures teams and ARTs achieve their objectives by improving quality, predictability, flow, and velocity.
  • The Senior Scrum Master fosters a Lean-Agile mindset, coaches teams on problem-solving, removes impediments, and promotes collaboration across the enterprise.
Responsibilities:
  • Facilitate team or ART meetings, including Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Iteration Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, and Scrum of Scrums.
  • Guide teams toward achieving iteration goals in alignment with program increments or release objectives.
  • Drive continuous improvement and coach teams in problem-solving techniques and Agile practices.
  • Support inter-team coordination to improve flow, throughput, and program-level effectiveness.
  • Work with Product Owners and Product Management to maintain healthy backlogs and manage scope and priorities.
  • Identify and remove impediments by engaging appropriate stakeholders within and outside the organization.
  • Promote Lean-Agile leadership behaviors, facilitating culture change to improve business agility.
  • Provide input and lead initiatives to improve value delivery across teams and ARTs.
  • Measure, monitor, and report metrics, dashboards, and team performance indicators.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor s degree in Business Administration or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
  • 8+ years of experience with Lean and Agile methodologies, including 3+ years as a Scrum Master or Kanban Lead.
  • Proven success leading multiple Agile teams to improved maturity and customer outcomes.
  • Expertise in Lean-Agile values, principles, and practices; strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe frameworks.
  • Experience with scaling Agile in large enterprises, including value stream mapping, system-level optimizations, and Theory of Constraints.
  • Strong accountability for program success and ability to drive change at multiple levels.
  • Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and industry-standard Agile tools.
Preferred Certifications:
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Required
  • SAFe Scrum Master Certification Preferred
  • Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer Preferred
  • Certified Scrum Professional Preferred
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