Scrum Master

• 4–10 years of overall experience, with 3+ years as Scrum Master for software engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile delivery practices, and servant leadership.
• Proven ability to handle multiple stakeholders and manage cross-team dependencies.
• Hands‑on expertise with Agile tools: Jira / Confluence / Azure DevOps.

Agile Facilitation & Delivery Excellence Facilitate Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives. Partner with Product Owner/Product Manager to maintain a healthy, prioritized product backlog and ensure stories meet Definition of Ready (DoR). Ensure the team adheres to Definition of Done (DoD) including quality gates (testing, security checks, documentation, release criteria). Track and improve flow metrics: velocity, cycle time, lead time, throughput, and sprint predictability. Promote Agile principles and coach team members on Scrum/Lean/Kanban practices where needed. Proactively identify and remove blockers across engineering, QA, and infrastructure teams. Coordinate dependencies across multiple squads and external stakeholders (security, compliance, operations, vendors). Drive risk management—identify delivery risks early (e.g., smart contract audit timelines, node upgrades, RPC provider constraints). Product & Engineering Collaboration (Blockchain/Web3 Context) Work closely with engineering and product teams to plan and manage delivery across: Smart contract development/testing, audits, and deployment windows Backend microservices integrating with blockchain nodes/RPC endpoints Node operations / infrastructure, monitoring, and incident readiness Wallet operations workflows, policy/approval screens, and compliance features Support release planning for environments (Dev/Test/UAT/Prod) including hard‑fork/upgrade readiness, key management constraints, and rollback plans. Run retrospectives with measurable action items and follow‑through. Improve team practices around estimation, story slicing, acceptance criteria, and technical debt management. Encourage strong collaboration, psychological safety, and ownership mindset. Support onboarding of new team members and ensure consistent Agile ways of working. Reporting & Governance Provide concise status reporting and dashboards for stakeholders. Maintain Agile artifacts in tools like Jira/Azure DevOps (boards, workflows, sprint reports, release tracking). Facilitate stakeholder alignment on scope, timeline, and delivery trade‑offs. Qualifications :BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Salary Range: $100,000 to $120,000 per year Location: New York, NY #J-18808-Ljbffr Tata Consultancy Services Limited