Scrum Master

Role: SAFe Agile Scrum Master

Experience: 8+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced SAFe Agile Scrum Master with 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery, Scrum, and enterprise-scale transformation. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, coaching Scrum teams, removing delivery impediments, and enabling effective collaboration across multiple teams within a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment.

The candidate should be comfortable working with Product Owners, Engineering teams, Business stakeholders, Release Train Engineers (RTEs), and other cross-functional teams to drive predictable and high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, ensuring effective adoption of Scrum and SAFe principles.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, and Inspect & Adapt sessions.
• Coach teams on Agile, Scrum, SAFe principles, servant leadership, continuous improvement, and self-organization.
• Identify, track, and proactively remove impediments, dependencies, and delivery risks impacting team productivity.
• Partner with Product Owners and Business stakeholders to ensure effective backlog management, prioritization, and story readiness.
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning, including preparation, dependency identification, team objectives, and execution tracking.
• Collaborate with Release Train Engineers (RTEs) and other Scrum Masters to manage cross-team dependencies and program-level risks.
• Monitor Agile metrics such as velocity, sprint predictability, throughput, cycle time, burndown/burnup, and PI objectives to identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on retrospective outcomes, delivery metrics, and team feedback.
• Facilitate resolution of cross-functional issues and ensure effective communication between engineering, product, QA, architecture, and business teams.
• Support teams in maintaining a healthy Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD).
• Promote transparency around delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and impediments to leadership and stakeholders.
• Help teams adopt DevOps, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and quality engineering practices within the Agile delivery lifecycle.
• Support organizational Agile transformation initiatives and contribute to improving Agile maturity across teams.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Agile/Scrum delivery, with strong experience as a Scrum Master.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAFe Agile methodology and enterprise Agile delivery.
• Experience working in SAFe Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and multi-team environments.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile, and SAFe principles.
• Hands-on experience with PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt, Scrum of Scrums, and ART ceremonies.
• Strong expertise in facilitation, servant leadership, coaching, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management.
• Experience working closely with Product Owners, RTEs, Engineering Managers, Architects, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics and delivery reporting.
• Experience managing cross-team dependencies, risks, impediments, and delivery commitments.
• Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Rally, or similar platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to operate effectively in complex enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification.
• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification is a plus.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting Agile transformation or enterprise-scale Agile adoption.
• Experience working with globally distributed and cross-functional teams.
• Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-based delivery environments, and software product development.