Agile Scrum Master

Job#: 3036461

Job Description:
Agile Scrum Master

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

This role combines Agile team facilitation with strong delivery governance, execution tracking, and cross-functional coordination. The individual will enable Agile teams while also providing structured oversight, reporting, and alignment across broader program objectives within a regulated financial services environment. This is an opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives at scale, working alongside senior leaders and subject matter experts across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Track sprint and program-level progress against defined milestones and deliverables.
• Maintain centralized reporting and dashboards for status, risks, dependencies, and KPIs.
• Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve impediments and delivery risks.
• Ensure accurate and timely communication of progress to senior stakeholders.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and integration points in complex environments.
• Support capacity planning, resource alignment, and delivery forecasting.
• Uphold governance standards, including documentation, audit readiness, and compliance adherence.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across delivery processes and tooling.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in Agile delivery, Scrum Master, or structured execution roles.
• Strong proficiency with Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience with delivery tracking, reporting, and governance frameworks.
• Advanced use of Jira, Confluence, and reporting or dashboard tools.
• Demonstrated experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Experience supporting financial tracking, budgeting awareness, or resource planning.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and enterprise technology delivery.
• Familiarity with regulatory expectations in financial services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale financial institutions or highly regulated industries.
• SAFe or Scrum Master certifications (CSM, PSM).
• Exposure to portfolio governance, reporting cadences, and executive dashboards.
• Familiarity with financial tracking, forecasting, and cost oversight.
• Experience working in multi-team or program-level delivery environments.
• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience coordinating global or distributed teams.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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