Project Role : Custom Software Engineer

Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use contemporary 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.

-Solid 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/SAFe certifications will be an added advantage.

📌 Custom Software Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Accenture
📍 Bengaluru