Senior Scrum Master

Senior Scrum MasterLighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Senior Scrum Master position! This is a 12-18 months contract and will be hybrid in Buffalo, NY. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.What You'll Be Doing:Lead and mentor three agile teams simultaneously (two Scrum teams and one Kanban team) through servant-leadership, fostering self-organization, cross-functionality, and continuous improvement across consumer lending and loan originations initiativesSupport and guide a developing Product Owner by providing strategic direction, coaching on agile best practices, and ensuring effective backlog management and stakeholder communicationFacilitate all team ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to drive alignment, transparency, and high-performing team dynamicsDrive continuous improvement culture by leveraging agile practices such as user stories, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, pairing, and information radiators to help teams discover better ways of workingRemove impediments and address blocking issues that extend beyond the team's authority, coordinating with other teams and stakeholders to keep work flowing and teams focused on their sprint goalsVisualize and communicate team progress through effective use of information radiators, ensuring transparency and visibility of work and impediments to all stakeholdersCollaborate with other Agile Leaders across the organization to increase the effectiveness of agile adoption and mentor less experienced Scrum MastersUtilize technical understanding to engage meaningfully with team members, ask informed questions, and drive technical discussions forwardWhat You'll Need to Have:2+ years of Scrum Master experience working with multiple agile teams concurrently, demonstrating ability to balance competing priorities and team needs4+ years of experience as a member of an agile team, with hands-on knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP) frameworksTechnical fluency sufficient to engage in development conversations and drive work forward with engineering teams (prior BA or technical role experience strongly preferred)Proven ability to lead through influence in a servant-leadership capacity, coaching teams and stakeholders without direct management authorityStrong facilitation and communication skills with demonstrated ability to support developing Product Owners and keep projects moving through effective coordinationDeep understanding of agile and lean principles with practical experience applying practices like retrospectives, ATDD, TDD, continuous integration, and story mappingExperience fostering team self-organization and building cultures of continuous improvement through transparency, collaboration, and psychological safetyPay Range: $60-65/hr