Technical Scrum Master / Agile Delivery

Location: Berkeley, CA (will confirm if remote is ok) Payrate: $70/hr on W2 Duration: 2026-06-22 to 2026-12-31 Technical Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to support complex, multi-team delivery across networking, distributed systems, and API-driven platforms. This role goes beyond traditional Scrum facilitation and requires the ability to operate effectively in a highly technical environment, coordinating across software, infrastructure, and architecture stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead multiple Scrum teams with Agile methodologies in sprint or Kanban. Own and facilitate all Scrum meetings such as the daily stand-up, sprint planning, backlog refinement, demo, and retrospective. Coach the organization and technical leads to adhere to Scrum practices and focus strictly on delivering real value for real users. Provide support within planning and reporting tools such as Jira. Help teams achieve higher levels of Scrum maturity and self-organization capability. Help build an environment of accountability where team members feel a true ownership of the product. Support the Product Owners with backlog management, scope management, handling stakeholder requests, and defining priorities. Build and maintain reports for both the team and management, including burndown, project planning, and capacity in order to provide ongoing insights and recommendations. Conduct other activities such as story point estimation, adjusting roadmaps, supporting quarterly planning, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration. Accelerate teams by resolving conflicts, removing impediments, and reducing context switching. Curate a team culture that encourages commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage, while upholding the pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation. Education & Experience Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 5+ years’ experience in a Scrum Master or Product Owner role in a software environment (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). Experience with Jira. Experience coaching teams new to Agile and Scrum. Experience with cloud-native projects, particularly those that involve both cloud and on-premise platforms or systems; supporting a cloud-based platform using a micro-services based architecture. Able to handle large (>100) teams of developers, or a large number (>10) of teams. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Excellent communication, active listening, and servant leadership skills. Excellent knowledge of Scrum elements and artifacts (user stories, sprints, kanban boards, backlog refinement, scope, velocity, definition of done, and more). Ability to analyze and think quickly to resolve conflicts. Ability to work with and lead a team. Ability to be highly flexible and adaptable within a rapidly changing environment. Ability to coach, understand, and empathize with team members while putting people first. Ability to lead agile transformation efforts while leaving space for team culture. #J-18808-Ljbffr Flexton Inc.