Scrum Master

Accenture Federal Services • Saint Louis, MO

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About The Position

The Scrum Master – Migration Team leads and facilitates the assessment, planning, and migration of applications to a new hosting environment within an Agile framework. The role combines Scrum Master responsibilities with technical leadership for complex application migration projects. The Scrum Master fosters collaboration, drives results, and ensures delivery aligns with business goals. The position requires local residence in St. Louis, Missouri, or willingness to travel there weekly, U.S. citizenship without dual citizenship, and eligibility to obtain at least a Secret clearance.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant experience, including experience in Agile environments and technical project leadership.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) credential or equivalent Agile certification, such as SAFe or PSM.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and application migration strategies.
• Proficiency with Agile project management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• U.S. citizenship; dual citizenship is not permitted.
• Eligibility to obtain a minimum of a Secret clearance.
• Live locally to St. Louis, Missouri, or be willing to travel to St. Louis every week.
• U.S. work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Experience working in an SAP/ERP environment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Remove impediments to support high-performing team operations.
• Coach team members in Agile and Scrum practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to manage and prioritize the product backlog.
• Assess applications, including their architecture, dependencies, and performance characteristics.
• Analyze application compatibility with new hosting environments and identify migration risks and challenges.
• Develop application-specific migration strategies, such as lift-and-shift, refactoring, or re-architecting.
• Break high-level project goals into actionable tasks with clear deliverables and timelines.
• Partner with technical teams to select the most suitable migration method for each application.
• Collaborate with other teams and Agile Release Trains to maintain organizational alignment.
• Track and report project progress, risks, and issues using Agile metrics and project tracking tools.
• Communicate project progress and challenges to stakeholders at all levels.
• Work with Product Management to align migration plans with business priorities.
• Partner with operations teams to support transition and handover of migrated applications.

Benefits

• A collaborative and caring community.
• Opportunities to grow and learn through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training.
• A wide variety of benefits; specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed