Nexus Cognitive

SCRUM Master

Nexus Cognitive

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Pune • India

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Tech Stack

Azure

About the role

  • Coach teams on Agile principles and Scrum practices to improve velocity, quality, and predictability
  • Facilitate ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, and Retrospective
  • Partner with the Product Owner on backlog health, prioritization, and clear acceptance criteria
  • Track and communicate team metrics such as throughput, cycle time, and sprint goal attainment
  • Proactively identify and remove impediments, escalating when needed
  • Drive continuous improvement through data-driven experiments and actionable retrospectives
  • Coordinate dependencies and cross-team collaboration in a scaled environment
  • Promote technical excellence with Engineering, QA, and DevOps
  • Safeguard sprint focus and manage scope changes
  • Support release planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication

Requirements

  • 4–8 years of total experience with 2–5 years as a dedicated Scrum Master
  • Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and scaling approaches (SAFe, LeSS, or Scrum@Scale)
  • Hands-on experience facilitating Scrum events and coaching teams
  • Proficiency with Agile tooling such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar
  • Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Nice to Have: Certification: CSM, PSM I/II, SAFe SSM, or equivalent
  • Experience with distributed teams and product delivery across time zones
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and test automation
  • Domain knowledge in your industry or product area
Benefits
  • A collaborative team culture built on curiosity and respect
  • Challenging work where your contributions clearly matter
  • A leadership team that invests in learning and development
  • The opportunity to work at the intersection of cloud, data, and AI innovation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard Skills & Tools
Agile frameworksScrumKanbanSAFeLeSSScrum@ScaleCI/CDtest automation
Soft Skills
coachingcommunicationconflict resolutionstakeholder managementcontinuous improvement
Certifications
CSMPSM IPSM IISAFe SSM