Scrum Master

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce's client in Orlando, FL is seeking a Scrum Master.

Key Responsibilities:
Agile/Scrum Leadership:
* Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews/demos, and retrospectives
* Coach teams on Agile/Scrum practices, principles, and values
* Guide teams in writing, splitting, estimating, and mapping user stories
* Partner with Product Owners to validate priorities and maintain alignment with business objectives
* Collaborate with Release Train Engineers and other Agile teams to coordinate dependencies and delivery
* Identify and remove impediments affecting team productivity and delivery
* Help teams become increasingly self-organizing and accountable
* Assess Scrum maturity and coach teams toward continuous improvement at a sustainable pace
* Support Agile release planning, relative estimation, retrospectives, and continuous improvement activities
* Ensure Agile tracking systems, including Rally, accurately reflect current sprint and delivery status

Communication & Collaboration:
* Maintain alignment between technical teams, Product Owners, program stakeholders, and leadership
* Create a collaborative, transparent environment where challenges are addressed proactively
* Facilitate communication across teams and organizational lines
* Help teams resolve blockers by engaging the appropriate internal or external resources
* Facilitate delivery without assigning or dictating how individual team members complete their work

Metrics & Reporting:
* Develop and communicate relevant Agile metrics and information radiators
* Track progress against sprint and team objectives
* Provide visibility into delivery progress, risks, blockers, and team dependencies
* Support continuous improvement through meaningful metrics and retrospective outcomes

REQUIREMENTS:
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification required
* 5-7 years of Scrum/Agile experience, including at least 2 years as a Scrum Master
* Experience supporting Agile software development teams
* Strong understanding of software development processes and the SDLC
* Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environments
* Knowledge of Test-Driven Development (TDD) concepts and practices
* Experience with user stories, story splitting, story mapping, relative estimation, retrospectives, and Agile release planning
* Experience working with Product Owners and Release Train Engineers
* Strong facilitation, coaching, organizational, and problem-solving skills
* Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and business teams
* Ability to manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and impediments within a complex enterprise environment
* Strong facilitator and Agile practitioner who can help teams improve maturity, accountability, transparency, and sustainable velocity

Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree
* SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)
* Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
* PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
* Certified SAFe Agilist (SA)
* Experience working within a SAFe / Agile Release Train environment
* Experience using Rally or similar Agile lifecycle management tools

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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