Sr. Scrum Master - 3625091

Buffalo, NY, US • Posted 4 days ago • Updated 5 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $60.00 - 65.00 per hour
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Job Details

Skills

  • Leadership
  • UPS
  • User Stories
  • Mapping
  • Test-driven Development
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Integration and Development
  • Workflow
  • Team Leadership
  • Sprint
  • Mentorship
  • Coaching
  • Higher Education
  • Project Management
  • User Experience
  • Business Analysis
  • Development Testing
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Agile
  • Lean Methodology
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Extreme Programming
  • Facilitation
  • Collaboration
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Communication
  • Design Thinking
  • Management

Summary

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Scrum Master position! This is a 12 month contract and will be onsite in Buffalo, NY 4 days/week and remote 1 day/week. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Lead and mentor multiple cross-functional agile teams through servant-leadership, applying Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP) frameworks to drive high performance and continuous improvement
  • Facilitate critical team ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure alignment, transparency, and actionable outcomes
  • Coach teams on advanced agile practices such as user stories, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, continuous integration, and pairing to elevate technical excellence and delivery capabilities
  • Drive transparency across workflows by implementing and maintaining information radiators that keep work and impediments visible to all stakeholders
  • Resolve blocking issues that extend beyond team authority or require cross-team coordination, ensuring teams remain focused on achieving sprint goals
  • Collaborate with other Agile Leaders to enhance organizational agility and promote consistent application of agile principles across the enterprise
  • Mentor and develop less experienced Scrum Masters, curating coaching content and sharing best practices to strengthen the overall agile community
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement through regular retrospectives, encouraging teams to discover better ways of working through transparency and collaboration

What You'll Need to Have:
  • 4+ years of experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 2 years as a Scrum Master (or 8 years combined higher education and work experience)
  • Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles such as project management, user experience, business analysis, development, testing, or deployment
  • Proven experience fostering team self-organization, cross-functionality, and continuous improvement in an agile environment
  • Strong knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices, with hands-on experience applying frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, facilitating effective collaboration and conflict resolution across teams without direct management authority
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly convey complex information to diverse stakeholders
  • Understanding of Design Thinking principles and experience developing or managing digital capabilities

Pay Range: $60 - $65/hr

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  • Posted 4 days ago
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