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Agile Scrum Master

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Tysons • Virginia • United States

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About the role

  • Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
  • Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles, encouraging accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
  • Remove impediments and help teams navigate dependencies, risks, and blockers
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, psychological safety, and sustainable delivery
  • Serve as a Jira subject-matter expert for Scrum teams
  • Ensure teams consistently adhere to established Jira workflows, issue types, and standards
  • Guide teams on proper backlog hygiene, story writing, estimation, and ticket lifecycle management in Jira
  • Use Jira dashboards and reports to promote transparency and support data-informed decision-making
  • Identify workflow inefficiencies and recommend improvements aligned with Agile best practices
  • Support and facilitate PI Planning activities, including preparation, coordination, and follow-up
  • Help teams manage cross-team dependencies and commitments identified during PI Planning
  • Apply select SAFe concepts when helpful, without rigid framework enforcement
  • Support teams that use AI-assisted development tools and help integrate these into sprint workflows and team norms
  • Understand how AI tooling changes team velocity patterns, code review practices, and estimation — and adapt Agile ceremonies accordingly
  • Facilitate conversations around responsible AI-assisted development, including quality gates, human review expectations, and when AI-generated output requires additional scrutiny
  • Help teams manage the backlog implications of AI feature work.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile practitioner
  • Advanced proficiency with Jira, including workflows, boards, dashboards, and reporting
  • Strong understanding of Scrum and Agile principles
  • Understanding of how AI is changing the software development lifecycle — not just as a product feature, but as a development accelerant
  • Demonstrated ability to coach teams and guide behavior change
  • Excellent facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working within defined processes while continuously improving them
  • Ability to operate in a hybrid environment (in-office and virtual)
Benefits
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Work From Home
  • Free Food & Snacks
  • Wellness Resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard Skills & Tools
ScrumAgilebacklog managementstory writingestimationticket lifecycle managementworkflow improvementAI-assisted developmentdata-informed decision-makingSAFe
Soft Skills
coachingfacilitationcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationaccountabilitytransparencycontinuous improvementpsychological safetybehavior change