Scrum Master
EXL•Pittsburgh, PA
•$100,000 - $110,000
About The Position
Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to drive Agile delivery across two parallel Full Stack Development teams — facilitating ceremonies, managing cross-team dependencies, and ensuring predictable, high-quality sprint delivery.
Requirements
- 7–10 years IT experience with 5+ years as a Scrum Master, handling 2+ concurrent Agile teams.
- Strong SDLC understanding of full stack development (front-end, back-end, APIs, CI/CD).
- CSM or PSM certification (mandatory); expert in Jira/Azure DevOps.
- Proven cross-team dependency and release coordination skills.
- Excellent facilitation, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder-management skills.
Nice To Haves
- SAFe/scaled Agile experience
- Kanban
- prior technical background
- PMI-ACP
Responsibilities
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (Planning, Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, Refinement) for two teams running parallel sprints.
- Synchronize sprint cadences and release planning across both teams; manage cross-team dependencies.
- Proactively identify and remove impediments, risks, and blockers with clear escalation paths.
- Track and report Agile metrics — velocity, burndown, cycle time, sprint predictability — to stakeholders.
- Partner with Product Owners to maintain a healthy, refined backlog (2–3 sprints ahead) for both teams.
- Coach teams toward self-organization and continuous improvement; drive retrospective actions to closure.
- Shield teams from scope churn; manage stakeholder expectations on scope and timelines.
- Administer Jira/Azure DevOps boards, dashboards, and reports; enforce DoR/DoD and story hygiene.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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