Sr. Scrum Master / Team Coach

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Job Description:- Job Title (Sr. Scrum Master / Team Coach) Location- Washington, DC Contract Role

Remote Role Quarterly Travel to DE/PA/DC for PI Planning Events
Summary of Duties
The Sr. SAFe Scrum Master/Team Coach (SM/TC) is a servant leader and coach for an Agile
Team and supports the team and ART in delivering value. They help mature the Agile Team
through Agile values, principles, and success patterns. They facilitate impediment removal
and foster an environment for high-performing teams.

Essential Functions
Coach teams in self-organization and guide teams towards higher maturity
Expert knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts including definition of done, user
story refinement, automated testing, backlog refinement, and PI Planning
Supports team members in resolving conflicts, problem-solving, and decision-making
Persuades rather than uses authority as servant leader
Support team member development, helping them gain a continuous learning mindset
Help the team provide transparency by ensuring information radiators are updated
Coach and train the team on methods beyond Scrum, such as SAFe, Kanban, Flow,
Built-in Quality, BDD, and more
Prepare for the team for PI Planning
Facilitate Iteration events to plan, sync, review, inspect work, and retrospect
Work within the ART s cadence and synchronization to ensure alignment,
dependency management, Release on Demand, and fast integrated learning cycles
Collaborate with the PO to help maximize the solution s value
Establish the team Kanban board to visualize their work and enhance flow
Measure and optimize flow, competency, and outcomes (OKR) metrics to assess and
improve overall performance
Coach Built-in Quality practices to enable fast, reliable execution
Foster and support Agile Team attributes of self-management and collective;
Alignment and collaboration focused on clear goals and purpose; transparent
communication and trust; foster fun
Encourage high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless
improvement
Actively work to become a more effective Scrum Master/Team Coach
Serve the team and the larger organization supporting the overall adoption of SAFe
across the enterprise by coaching stakeholders and non-agile teams on effective interactions with Agile Teams
Participate in CoPs, and support SAFe Practice Consultants (SPC)
Serve as Lean-Agile Leader modeling the mindset, values, and principles for others
Help the team acquire T-shaped skills
Facilitate cross-team collaboration to bring whole product solutions to market
Represent the team in all ART events and attend other team s events as necessary
Build trust between team and stakeholders for improved alignment and reliable,
predictable forecasting
Coach the IP Iteration to ensure the team does not schedule any work for the IP
Iteration and foster time for innovation, continuing education, PI planning, and the
Inspect and Adapt (I&A) events

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of 5+ years as a Scrum Master/Team Coach in large enterprise
Bachelor s degree or equivalent combination of related work experience/schooling
Expert in Jira Software, Confluence, FigJam, Jira Align, AgilityInsights
SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master Certification (Required)
Must have excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
SAFe SASM 6.0, SAFe SPC 6.0, SAFe SA 6.0, SAFe RTE 6.0, CSM, SAFe Studio
Experience, ICAgile (preferred)
Cogent Infotech is a leading tech consulting firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, offering cutting-edge digital transformation solutions in Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and AI. ISO-certified and CMMI Level 3 appraised, we proudly partner with 70+ Fortune 500 companies and 150+ government agencies. Cogent is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any protected status under applicable law