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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Scrum Master - **Company:** Ztek Consulting - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Data Governance, Scrum Methodology, Atlassian Tools, Machine Learning Operations - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2286c4fe-030d-4b50-84d3-429dd6d095fb ## About the Role * Strong experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Lead in an enterprise Agile environment. * Hands-on knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Agile delivery practices. * Experience facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and PI planning. * Strong proficiency with JIRA and Confluence. * Experience tracking Agile metrics, including velocity, burndown, sprint predictability, and impediment resolution. * Ability to coach cross-functional teams toward self-management and continuous improvement. * Experience supporting Product Owners with backlog readiness, prioritization, and refinement. * Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, conflict resolution, and communication skills. * Experience working with Data teams. * Ability to coordinate dependencies across multiple Agile teams and participate in Scrum of Scrums. Optional Preferred Skills * SAFe Scrum Master, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certification. * Experience supporting regulated financial-services or insurance programs. * Familiarity with Data governance. * Experience working with multiple teams in an Agile Release Train. ## Description * Coach and guide Agile teams in Scrum, SAFe, and Agile delivery practices. * Facilitate sprint ceremonies, PI planning activities, and cross-team coordination sessions. * Help teams achieve sprint and PI objectives through effective planning, execution, and dependency management. * Support Product Owners in maintaining a prioritized, refined, and delivery-ready product backlog. * Track team progress and provide accurate visibility into delivery status, risks, dependencies, and impediments. * Monitor Agile performance metrics, including velocity, burndown, predictability, and sprint completion. * Identify and remove delivery roadblocks in collaboration with business, technology, and support teams. * Ensure appropriate use of JIRA and compliance with agreed Agile processes. * Coach teams to improve collaboration, accountability, self-management, and delivery maturity. * Facilitate resolution of conflicts and delivery issues within and across teams. * Drive retrospectives and ensure continuous-improvement actions are identified, owned, and completed. * Represent the team in Scrum of Scrums, release planning, and broader coordination forums. * Support Data, MLOps, and service teams in managing complex technical dependencies and operational priorities. * Contribute reusable practices, lessons learned, and delivery insights through the Agile Community of Practice. * Promote transparency, focus, resilience, and a continuous-improvement mindset across the team. ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [The Future of Developer Experience with GenAI: Driving Engineering Excellence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1107-the-future-of-developer-experience-with-genai-driving-engineering-excellence) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [The AI-Fluent Team: A Playbook for Driving Enterprise AI Transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100068-the-ai-fluent-team-a-playbook-for-driving-enterprise-ai-transformation) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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