Scrum Master

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a hybrid Scrum Master to join their team in Atlanta, GA.

Summary:
The Scrum Master is a servant-leader and Agile coach responsible for enabling one or more IT delivery teams to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes. This role partners closely with Product Owners, Engineering, QA, Architecture, and Operations to ensure effective sprint execution, backlog health, dependency management, and continuous improvement. The Scrum Master plays a critical role in supporting both new delivery initiatives and ongoing KTLO work within the IT organization.

Responsibilities:
Agile Facilitation/Team Enablement:
* Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies
* Coach teams on Agile/Scrum principles and promote continuous improvement
* Ensure teams operate to support predictable delivery and quality outcomes

Partner with Product Owners:
* Help teams balance new feature work, technical debt, and KTLO support to avoid delivery risk or burnout
* Support sprint goal clarity and ensure work commitments align
* Proactively identify, track, and help resolve cross-team dependencies and impediments
* Coordinate with other leaders when work spans multiple teams or value streams
* Raise early visibility to risks affecting delivery timelines or operational stability
* Maintain strong Jira discipline across assigned teams
* Accurate status updates and WIP limits
* Clear acceptance criteria and story ownership
* Active tracking of blocked or stagnant work items
* Ensure boards, backlogs, and sprint artifacts remain current and reliable for reporting and planning purposes

Production & Operational Awareness:
* Facilitate visibility of production incidents or operational issues during daily standups and sprint rituals
* Partner with IT and Operations stakeholders to ensure issues are prioritized/addressed appropriately
* Use Agile metrics to provide transparency/drive improvements
* Support retrospectives with actionable outcomes

REQUIREMENTS:
* 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting IT, application, or technology delivery teams
* Strong working knowledge of Scrum and Agile frameworks
* Hands-on experience with Jira
* Proven ability to support multiple teams and manage complexity in an enterprise environment
* Strong facilitation, communication, and servant-leadership skills

Preferred:
* Scrum Master certification
* Experience supporting high-dependency environments
* Background in IT domains such as supply chain, integrations, infrastructure, or enterprise applications
* Comfort working with both onshore and offshore delivery teams

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.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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