Scrum Master

Brooksource is looking for an experienced and passionate Agile Scrum Master to serve as a servant-leader for one or more cross-functional development teams for our client. The Scrum Master will guide teams through the Scrum framework, facilitate all sprint ceremonies, remove impediments, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and collaboration. This role is central to delivering high-quality products through time-boxed iterations (sprints) and ensuring the team consistently achieves its sprint goals.

Key Objectives:

· Ensure teams understand and consistently apply Scrum values, principles, and practices

· Enable delivery of high-quality outcomes through structured sprint iterations

· Foster a collaborative, self-organizing team environment

· Identify and remove obstacles that impact team productivity and deliver

· Promote Agile values of transparency, inspection, and adaptation

· Coach team members toward improved self-management and cross-functional collaboration

· Protect the team from external distractions and unnecessary scope changes

Core Responsibilities:

· Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives

· Ensure sprints are time-boxed with clearly defined, achievable goals

· Guide teams in sprint planning, estimation, capacity planning, and velocity tracking

· Prevent over-commitment and protect the team from scope creep

· Maintain Scrum boards and Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Trello), ensuring accurate and up-to-date tracking

· Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles, best practices, and self-organization

· Support effective backlog refinement, story creation, and task breakdown

· Partner with the Product Owner to prioritize and maintain a well-groomed backlog

· Facilitate communication between development teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders

· Manage stakeholder expectations around sprint scope and delivery timelines

· Identify, track, and remove blockers and impediments impacting team progress

· Escalate risks and issues as needed to ensure timely resolution

· Track and report on sprint progress, velocity, and delivery metrics

· Lead retrospectives and drive actionable continuous improvement initiatives

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Business, or a related field

· 2-3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or working in an Agile environment

· Scrum certification such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II)

· Proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Trello, or similar

· Strong verbal and written communication and facilitation skills

· Servant-leader mindset with the ability to influence without authority

· Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

· Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments

Preferred Qualifications

· Advanced certifications such as A-CSM, SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or CSP-SM

· Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus)

· Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and SDLCs

· Background in IT project management or software engineering

· Experience supporting Agile transformation initiatives

· Knowledge of Kanban or Lean methodologies

Health insurance, 401(k) matching, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Health savings account, Dental insurance, Flexible spending account, Employee assistance program, Benefits & Perks: Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.

Pay Disclaimer: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Pay: $50.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Disclaimer: Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.