Scrum Master 4 - Contingent (contract)

Title: Lead Scrum Master

Location: 300 S Brevard St Charlotte, NC
Alternate Locations: Irving, TX

Duration: 12 months

Work Engagement: W2
Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days remote

Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Summary:

In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Scrum or Agile. Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale, or longer-term Scrum Master challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented factors. Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables. Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

Responsibilities:

Lead all Scrum ceremonies:

o Sprint Planning
o Quarterly planning
o Daily Stand ups (Daily Scrum)
o Sprint Review (Demo)
o Sprint Retrospective
o Resource capacity tracking and forecast

Ensure adherence to Scrum framework and Agile principles
Facilitate backlog refinement (grooming) with Product Owners
Support empirical process control (inspect and adapt)
Manage sprint execution and track progress against goals

Monitor delivery using Agile metrics:

o Velocity
o Sprint burndown/burnup
o Cycle time / throughput

Identify and remove team impediments and blockers
Coordinate cross-team dependencies and risks

Technical Enablement:

o Understand system architecture, APIs, integrations, and dependencies
o Help teams assess technical feasibility and complexity during planning

Assist with identifying and managing:

o Technical debt
o Environment and infrastructure issues
o Release and deployment risks
o Software/Hardware End of Life management
o Vulnerability Management effort tracking and prioritization

Partner with Product Owners on backlog prioritization
Engage engineering leads and architects on delivery risks
Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to leadership
Shield the team from distractions and unplanned work
Coach teams on Agile and Scrum practices
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives
Promote self-organization and accountability within teams

Agile Scrum Frameworks:

o Scrum (primary)
o Kanban (flow-based work management)
o Scrum of Scrums

Agile Delivery Tools:

o Jira (boards, backlog, sprint tracking, reporting)
o Confluence (documentation, retrospectives, knowledge base)
o SharePoint
o MS Office and Teams expertise

Sprint-based delivery (time-boxed iterations)
Backlog management and refinement
Definition of Ready (DoR) / Definition of Done (DoD)
Story sizing (Planning Poker, Fibonacci estimation)
Incremental and iterative delivery
Agile SDLC workflow

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
5+ years of Scrum or Agile experience
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent
Experience with enterprise platforms (cloud, data platforms, DevOps environments)
Prior engineering, QA, or development background
Experience in large-scale enterprise or multi-team delivery environments

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