Senior Scrum Master

Senior Scrum MasterOur organization is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to join a team of qualified, diverse professionals supporting a high-visibility, enterprise-scale program. This role involves leading Agile team execution, driving adherence to SAFe principles, and ensuring delivery across iterations. The position will support major modernization efforts and large-scale systems integration initiatives, ensuring alignment with program objectives.Key ResponsibilitiesFacilitate all Agile Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.Coach team members on Agile and SAFe principles, ensuring consistent application of Lean-Agile practices.Ensure the team adheres to sprint commitments and maintains a sustainable pace of delivery.Identify, track, and remove team-level impediments to maintain progress.Foster continuous improvement by facilitating actionable retrospectives and promoting transparency.Collaborate with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) to provide team metrics, including burn-up and burn-down charts and velocity trends.Support backlog management by partnering with Product Owners to ensure stories are refined, estimated, and prioritized.Coordinate with other Scrum Masters, architects, and product teams to manage cross-team dependencies.Promote servant-leadership practices to enable high-performing, self-organizing Agile teams.Ensure compliance with organizational governance and quality standards.Provide coaching and Agile thought leadership across the program.Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.Required QualificationsEducation: A Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, a Master's degree with 3 years of experience, or a PhD with 0 years of experience is required.Experience:5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting Agile software development projects in enterprise or government environments.Demonstrated expertise facilitating Scrum ceremonies and coaching teams in SAFe Agile frameworks.Experience supporting Agile Release Trains and collaborating closely with Release Train Engineers.Strong ability to analyze, present, and interpret Agile metrics (burn-up/burn-down charts, velocity, throughput, team capacity).Proven success in identifying and removing impediments, guiding teams through conflict, and enabling continuous improvement.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with technical teams, Product Owners, leadership, and external stakeholders.Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies across complex environments.Ability to foster collaboration and build trust in virtual or geographically distributed teams.Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.Preferred QualificationsSAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), SAFe RTE, CSP-SM, PSM II, or equivalent Agile certifications.Experience with large-scale transformation initiatives or modernizing legacy systems.Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, VersionOne, Rally, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools.Experience in government contracting environments.Knowledge of CI/CD practices or DevSecOps principles.Experience supporting multiple Agile teams or mentoring junior Scrum Masters.Active or prior Public Trust or other security clearance.