
Scrum Master
Trace3
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: East Lansing • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $60 - $65 per hour
Tech Stack
About the role
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and ensure effective team cadence.
- Coach teams in Agile and SAFe practices to improve collaboration, predictability, and delivery.
- Remove and manage team-level impediments, escalating when necessary.
- Support teams working across dependencies.
- Drive continuous improvement by promoting metrics‑driven decision-making, feedback loops, and process optimization.
- Partner with the Product Owner to maintain a healthy backlog, clarify scope, and ensure readiness for upcoming sprints.
- Collaborate closely with the Release Train Engineer and other Scrum Masters to ensure alignment across teams within the program.
- Help the team coordinate key activities related to:
- Loan Accounting System Modernization (CLS, Profile)
- Online Banking transitions (e.g., D1C)
- Data Lake House integrations and reporting support
- FCS Financial offboarding and Plant program dependencies
- Lamina integration for Capital Markets, where applicable
- Support cross-team planning using tools such as Azure DevOps and ClickUp, including dependency tracking, milestones, and capacity insights.
- Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and value delivery.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of Scrum Master experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Strong understanding of SAFe principles and experience working on or near an Agile Release Train.
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership qualities.
- Proven ability to identify and remove impediments in fast-paced, complex programs.
- Experience coordinating work across multiple teams, vendors, or system integrations.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with business, technical, and leadership stakeholders.
- Experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, ClickUp, or similar Agile planning tools.
- Experience in financial services, banking, or core system modernization initiatives (e.g., FIS, Fiserv, Profile, CLS).
- Familiarity with data platforms, data pipelines, and reporting environments (e.g., Databricks, Lakehouse architectures).
- Knowledge of customer-facing system transitions such as online banking migrations.
- SAFe certification (e.g., SSM, SASM).
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match, 529 College Savings Plan, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
- Competitive Compensation
- Training and development programs
- Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages
- Collaborative and cool culture
- Work-life balance and generous paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
ScrumAgileSAFefacilitationcoachingservant leadershipimpediment removaldependency trackingdata pipelinesreporting
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationtransparencyaccountabilityvalue deliveryprocess optimizationmetrics-driven decision-makingfeedback loopsteam coordinationstakeholder engagement
Certifications
SAFe certificationSSMSASM