The Senior Scrum Master is responsible for leading Agile delivery teams and driving
the successful execution of complex technology initiatives. This role serves as a
servant leader, Agile coach, and facilitator, ensuring Scrum principles and Agile best
practices are effectively implemented across multiple teams. The individual will work
closely with Product Owners, Engineering teams, Architects, and business
stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with organizational priorities.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing Agile delivery,
facilitating Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, driving continuous
improvement, and coordinating releases across multiple teams. Strong stakeholder
management, communication, and leadership skills are essential to ensure timely,
quality delivery of business outcomes.

Essential Responsibilities
 Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint
Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, and Release Planning
sessions.
 Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum framework, and
continuous improvement practices.
 Guide teams in achieving sprint goals and maintaining predictable delivery
velocity.
 Identify, track, and remove impediments that may impact team productivity or
project success.
 Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, transparency, and continuous
learning.
 Partner with Product Owners to manage and prioritize product backlogs and
ensure clear user story definition and acceptance criteria.
 Monitor Agile metrics including velocity, sprint burndown/burnup, cycle time,
throughput, and release readiness.

 Facilitate dependency management across multiple Agile teams and ensure
alignment on shared deliverables.
 Lead release planning and coordination activities across multiple teams,
ensuring alignment to Definition of Ready (DoR)



and Definition of Done
(DoD).
 Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution throughout
the project lifecycle.
 Ensure adherence to Agile governance, SDLC standards, and organizational
policies.
 Support program leadership with status reporting, roadmap planning, and
stakeholder communications.
 Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product
Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, QA, Security, and Operations.
 Promote Agile maturity through coaching, mentoring, and training initiatives.
 Facilitate decision-making and conflict resolution within teams and
stakeholder groups.
 Support organizational change initiatives associated with Agile
transformations and delivery improvements.
 Maintain strong relationships with internal customers, vendors, and leadership
teams to ensure delivery objectives are achieved.

Minimum Qualifications
 Bachelor&s; degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business
Administration, MIS, Engineering, or a related field.
 Additional equivalent work experience of three (3) years may substitute for the
degree requirement.
 Minimum six (6) years of IT, software delivery, or related business experience.
 Minimum three (3) years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in Agile
environments.
 Minimum five (5) years of experience managing technology projects using
Agile and/or SDLC methodologies.




 Experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies and managing Agile delivery
metrics.

 Experience working with cross-functional technology teams in enterprise
environments.
 Experience managing dependencies, risks, issues, and stakeholder
expectations across multiple teams.
 Strong understanding of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or
related methodologies.
 Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.
 Experience coordinating software releases and ensuring adherence to
Definition of Done and release governance standards.

Licenses and Certifications
One or more of the following certifications preferred:
 Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
 Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II)
 SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
 SAFe Agilist (SA)
 PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
 Project Management Professional (PMP)

Preferred Qualifications
 Experience leading Agile delivery for Mobile (iOS and Android), Digital, or
Web application projects.
 Experience working in large-scale enterprise or healthcare environments.
 Experience with Agile transformation initiatives and coaching teams at varying
levels of Agile maturity.
 Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Rally, or equivalent Agile
management tools.
 Experience coordinating releases across multiple Agile teams and programs.
 Experience with ITIL and IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks.
 Experience working within large matrixed organizations.
 Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and release management
processes.

 Solid understanding of Agile metrics, reporting, and data-driven decision
making.
 Ability to influence stakeholders and drive effective collaboration across
technical and business teams.
 PMP, CSM, PSM, or SAFe certifications highly preferred.

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