Scrum Master

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Listing location: Arlington, VAFull-TimeMiddle
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Required Skills
AgileJiraCross-functional Team Leadership

Requirements

  • Prior experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead for cross-functional teams.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to build trust on skeptical or fatigued teams.
  • Strong proficiency in Jira (backlog management, configuration, reporting).
  • Ability to support multiple teams with varying maturity levels.
  • Diagnostic mindset to identify and solve team/process/organizational issues.
  • Experience scaling Agile practices in maturing organizations (preferred).
  • Experience supporting technology, data, or platform teams (preferred).
  • Ability to create durable templates and operating standards (preferred).
  • Experience within a structured Agile practice or center of excellence (preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies: standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and reviews.
  • Build trust and psychological safety within teams.
  • Perform administrative and readiness work for sprint planning, including Jira maintenance.
  • Maintain backlog health and ensure work is properly structured.
  • Apply and reinforce standardized ticket structures and formats.
  • Track, analyze, and communicate sprint metrics.
  • Facilitate root-cause analysis for blockers and rollover.
  • Identify and pursue impediments that cross team boundaries.
  • Contribute to overall delivery standards and playbooks.
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