Job Listing Information
- 16-Mar-2026 to 30-Mar-2026 (UTC)
- Richmond, VA, USA
- Full Time
- Long Term Contract Length
- 40 Weekly Hours
Complete Description:
- The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles.
- The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference.
- We need an individual that puts the team before themselves.
- They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.
Liaison & Communication
- Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
- Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.
- Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery)
Development
- Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
- Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
- Maintain process documentation.
- Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Application Support
- Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
- Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
- Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.
Management
- Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
- Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.
- Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.
- Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
- Empower the team to self-organize.
Position Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
- Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
- Must be a Certified Scrum Master,
- Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus
Knowledge & Experience
- Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.
- Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
- Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.
- Ability to understand technical issues.
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
- Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
- Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
- Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
- Collaborative in driving decisions.
- Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
Fill the skill matrix below:
|
Skill |
Required/Desired |
Amount |
Candidate's No. of years of experience |
|
Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Must be a Certified Scrum Master, |
Required |
5 |
|
|
Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus |
Required |
3 |
|
|
Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred. |
Highly desired |
4 |
|
|
Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. |
Highly desired |
4 |
|
|
Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. |
Highly desired |
4 |
|
|
Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages. |
Highly desired |
4 |
|
|
Ability to understand technical issues. |
Highly desired |
4 |
|
|
Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Collaborative in driving decisions. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. |
Required |
4 |
|
|
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. |
Required |
4 |
|