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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Project Manager/Senior Scrum Master - **Company:** Volt Information Sciences Inc - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $124,176.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Information Technology - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9cd1e16b-41ac-4265-92db-54a114094d32 ## About the Role * 5+ years of agile/scrum experience * Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent years of directly related experience * Experience working with 3+ teams simultaneously * Eight plus years of progressively responsible job-related experience * Excellent knowledge and demonstrated expertise in applying Agile best practices, Scrum ceremonies, and scaled Agile practices * Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in a highly collaborative fashion * Experience in all facets of the software development life cycle (requirements gathering, system design, development, testing, release cycle, support) * Experience in mentoring Scrum Masters in their community of practice * Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (required) * Previous experience leading Information Technology programs and projects * Self-starter, initiative, leadership, excellent judgment, excellent problem solving, excellent communication, and human relations skills * Mastery of agile software development methodologies * The ability to facilitate cross-functional teams across the IT organization and related business groups * Extensive experience using Azure DevOps and similar apps * Bachelor\'s in IT, Computer Science, or related field. Pay Rate: $59.70 per hour *Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate\'s education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. ## Description * Ensure team and associate Scrum Masters are activity following the guidelines of Scrum and Agile to achieve business objectives with IT products, efforts and delivery teams * Help a team/individual/product owners/Scrum Masters clarify goals and actions to achieve them * Facilitate team to estimate and plan product/solution in a variety of tools with no supervision * Ensure team is incorporating feedback from customers, end-users, and key stakeholders to increase value for our customers continually * Shield teams from outside distraction/interference * Track and remove impediments with little to no assistance * Mentor other team members and scrum masters in the agile methodology * Collaborate with Technical and Solution Architects and SMEs to define program and project scope, goals, and deliverables * Interpret & communicate business requirements to develop a comprehensive product backlog to reduce risk and enhance quality and delivery of prioritized features/capabilities * Work with the Product Owner to document and make visible the product/solution scope, goals, and deliverables * Develop estimates, schedules, effort, and cost based on best practices and experience and provide continual improvement guidance * Develop and manage a comprehensive plan for products/solutions * Identify capacity related risks, recommend potential mitigation, and escalate appropriately, and remediate * Create an environment of accountability within the delivery team * Work closely with functional product, program, and project team members to fully understand and manage program and project inter-dependencies. * Execute product delivery based on agile methodologies defined by the enterprise * Become highly proficient at using DevOps/Agile tooling and related tools * Work with subject matter experts to ensure that teams are consistently delivering the highest value for feature level/product increments * Prepare, present and review provided features and capabilities regularly with product owners and stakeholders * Work with internal and external technology suppliers and product owners to ensure an accurate product/solution budget and manage to it * Manage scope, communicating risks to scope, sprint timeline, budget, and resolve issues * Identify, escalate, and assist in the resolution of resource constraints, conflicts, and impediments * Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders to meet project deliverables and benefit case * Ensure product/solution alignment with enterprise standards and processes * Create an appropriate support model that addresses the support need of the product/solution * Update technical and job knowledge by learning from more senior-level scrum masters, self-education, read professional publications and participate in educational opportunities This is a 12-to-15-month temp assignment, working 100% onsite at the San Diego Facility. Role may require you work between the Kearny Mesa and Downtown San Diego location. May have potential to go temp to hire. 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