Avetta

Scrum Master

Avetta

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Houston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $135,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, Product Managers, Product Owners, and Engineers to ensure the team’s strategic initiatives are planned, developed, and delivered on time, aligning with intended value.
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective) to drive team-level continuous improvement and value delivery.
  • Guide the team to identify and address dependencies and risks during Big Room Planning (PI Planning), helping the team align on quarterly OKRs, scope, and capacity.
  • Support the Product Owner by:
  • Assisting in product discovery and using Agile prioritization techniques to manage the team’s backlog.
  • Coaching the teams on backlog refinement and estimation practices, ensuring concise, actionable stories (e.g. vertical slicing)
  • Build a high-performing, self-organizing team by fostering team cohesion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Actively identify and help remove impediments, both technical and non-technical, that affect team delivery.
  • Promote the use of Agile metrics to track team performance, improve quality, predictability, and flow.
  • Enable the team to take ownership of their work and actions, guiding them through retrospectives and teaching problem-solving techniques.
  • Ensure transparency into the team’s progress by providing clear and regular updates to stakeholders.
  • Implement and promote Agile quality practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), and use of CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

  • BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related area.
  • Experience in Project Management and Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, etc.) typically obtained through 3+ years of experience.
  • PSM I or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) is preferred.
  • Proficiency in Agile tools like Jira, Confluence, Jira Align or similar tools.
  • Experience managing SaaS product development or large-scale enterprise solutions.
  • Proven success in leading Agile transitions and fostering collaboration in cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to influence without direct authority.
Benefits
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid Time Off

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
Agile methodologiesScrumSAFeTest-Driven Development (TDD)Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)CI/CD pipelinesbacklog refinementestimation practicesproduct discoveryproject management
Soft skills
collaborationteam cohesioncontinuous improvementproblem-solvingcommunicationinfluence without authoritycoachingtransparencyrisk managementdependency management
Certifications
PSM ICertified ScrumMaster (CSM)