Project Role : Custom Software Engineer
Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.
Must have skills : Agile Project Management
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate Agile delivery across cross-functional engineering teams. You will be responsible for creating a high-performing Agile environment, facilitating effective collaboration, and ensuring teams consistently deliver high-quality outcomes within committed timelines.
The Scrum Master will act as a Leader, Agile Coach, and Delivery Facilitator, working closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, Architects, Program Managers, and business stakeholders. The role requires strong experience in managing multiple teams, cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, impediments, and stakeholder expectations.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, Backlog Refinement, and PI Planning where applicable.

- Act as a Servant Leader and Agile coach for development, testing, system engineering, and other cross-functional teams.
- Work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, Architects, Program Managers, and stakeholders to ensure effective backlog management and delivery.
- Identify, track, and remove team and cross-team impediments.
- Drive sprint and release planning, ensuring commitments are realistic and aligned with capacity.




- Monitor and report Sprint Velocity, Burndown/Burnup, Cycle Time, Lead Time, and other Agile metrics.
- Facilitate dependency management across multiple teams and projects.
- Support teams in maintaining a healthy and prioritized Product Backlog.
- Identify delivery risks, escalate critical issues, and drive mitigation plans.
- Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and Agile maturity assessments.
- Coach teams on Scrum, Kanban, Agile principles, and engineering best practices.
- Support conflict resolution and encourage effective collaboration within and across teams.
- Work with management to provide project status, risks, dependencies, and delivery forecasts.
- Drive Agile adoption and process improvements across the organization.
- Support SAFe/Scaled Agile practices, including PI Planning, ART ceremonies, and Inspect & Adapt sessions, where applicable.
- Ensure Agile processes are aligned with organizational quality and compliance requirements.

Professional & Technical Skills:

- 8+ years of experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master.
- Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile, Kanban, and SAFe frameworks.
- Proven experience managing cross-functional and distributed teams.
- Strong experience in Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives, Reviews, and Daily Scrum.
- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps,



or similar Agile tools.
- Strong knowledge of Agile metrics such as Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Cycle Time, and Throughput.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Experience handling risks, impediments, dependencies, and delivery escalations.
- Strong understanding of software development and testing life cycles.
- Ability to understand technical discussions, identify delivery risks, and facilitate resolution between development, testing, architecture, and system teams.
- Experience with Agile dashboards, reporting, KPI tracking, and delivery analytics.
- Ability to mentor and drive Agile process and engineering improvements across teams.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent facilitation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution abilities.
- Proactive problem solver with strong ownership and accountability.
- Strong coaching and mentoring mindset.
- Ability to influence without authority and build high-performing teams.
- Strong risk, dependency, and priority management skills.
- Data-driven approach to delivery and continuous improvement.
- Adaptable to fast-paced, cross-functional, and distributed teams.
- Strong focus on quality, transparency, and predictable delivery.

Additional Information:

- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification is preferred.
- Relevant Agile/Protected certifications will be an added advantage.

15 years full time education

📌 Custom Software Engineer (India)
🏢 Accenture
📍 India