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# Scrum Master

- **Company:** Sparksoft Corporation
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Health Informatics, IBM Websphere Application Server, Scrum Methodology, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Engineering, Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4bae1568ff563346

## About the Role

* 7+ years of relevant experience
 * Possess knowledge of Agile methodology (such as Scrum) and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
 * Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles
 * Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
 * Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
 * Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
 * Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams
 * Ability to articulate the why behind various Agile practices and tools, and when they may/may not be suitable
 * Experience using Agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence and Mural)
 * Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
 * Must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

 * Experience in healthcare IT and understanding of regulatory requirements such as HIPAA.
 * Experience and/or knowledge of CMS programs, processes, and standards, M Websphere.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

 * Bachelor's degree.
 * Must have an Agile Certification such as SAFe Scrum Master or CSM

## Description

* Leads the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices.
 * Assists the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction.
 * Leads the scrum team in self-organization.
 * Removes impediments and coaches the scrum team.
 * Resolves conflicts and issues that occur.
 * Helps the team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity.
 * Leads agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups and sprint retrospectives as well as representing the team and providing progress updates and raising risks to the RTE and leadership as needed.
 * Identify and recommend process improvements in collaboration with other Scrum Masters and Product Owners.
 * Support dependency identification and follow-up on action items.
 * Mentor other scrum masters and work collaboratively across teams.


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