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# Scrum Master

- **Company:** SmartIMS Inc.
- **Location:** Baton Rouge, LA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Extreme Programming
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d6d62e45-24d0-4cc3-b9df-cb1d068ad173

## About the Role

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

 * 5 years of Scrum Master experience
 * Scrum Master Certification
 * Experience with Change Management

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

 * Identifying and building Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure program Performance.
 * Experience with agile tracking tools (JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, etc.).
 * Creating and maintaining product timelines, status reports, communication plans, and other product management related documentation.

## Description

The duties of a Scrum Master include but are not limited to:

 * Guide a team and organization using Agile/Scrum best practices, methodologies and values.
 * Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
 * Remove impediments or guide a team to remove impediments.
 * Facilitate completion of work assignments, assigning, or dictating work assignments.
 * Facilitate discussion, decision making, team building and conflict resolution.
 * Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating
 * information: supporting product managers to maximize return on investment (ROI) and meet the organization s objectives.
 * Support and educate the Product Owner, to include, but not limited to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
 * Engage in agile delivery utilizing best agile methodology (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, etc.).
 * Provide support to a team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example


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