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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Agile Scrum Master - **Company:** Everforth Apex - **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Databases, Middleware, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Scrum Methodology - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/940c12bd-a548-4818-8dc3-2132383cc276 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience., * 10+ years of delivery experience on Agile teams in complex enterprise environments. * 1+ years of demonstrated use of Copilot Chat (AI) prompt patterns for story mapping and backlog refinement. * Scaled Agile experience in an ART model, including PI Planning and execution. * Experience supporting production readiness and operational handoffs with Operations/SRE. * A hybrid schedule requirement of a minimum of 3 days per week onsite. Technical Skills: * Strong working knowledge of Jira and Jira Align for planning, reporting, and dependency visibility. * Hands-on Jira expertise, including strong JQL proficiency. * Hands-on proficiency with Jira Software Plans (Advanced Roadmaps), including resolving plan warnings. * Practical experience using Copilot Chat (AI) to accelerate deliverable formulation and decomposition. Preferred Qualifications * Mastery in Scrum facilitation and coaching. * Strong facilitation skills across multiple organizational levels. * Ability to influence, remove obstacles, and motivate people without direct authority. * Executive-ready communication skills for written updates and risk framing. * Experience with backlog requirements rigor, including story splitting and acceptance criteria. * Metrics-driven improvement using flow and predictability signals. * Comfort operating in governance/change-control environments. * Strong partnership with Product Owner/Product Manager and Engineering leadership. * Advanced coaching techniques (e.g., Liberating Structures). ## Description As a Contractor Scrum Master supporting Technology Infrastructure Priorities, you will enable an Agile team within a Scaled Agile (ART) environment. This role involves delivering technology outcomes across Database, Middleware, and Messaging platforms. You will be accountable for facilitating the Scrum operating rhythm, strengthening delivery predictability, managing dependencies, and ensuring alignment with Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements., * Facilitate and improve Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review/Demo, and Retrospectives. * Lead PI Planning preparation for the team, ensuring objectives, dependencies, risks, and capacity assumptions are ready. * Create stakeholder transparency by communicating plans, progress, risks, and dependencies using Jira and Jira Align. * Proactively manage delivery risk through dependency mapping, impediment removal, and escalation as needed. * Partner with the Product Owner/Product Manager to maintain a healthy backlog with clear priorities and ready stories. * Leverage Copilot Chat (AI) to help formulate and decompose deliverables into epics and user stories, applying human validation. * Use Jira Software Plans (Advanced Roadmaps) to validate and communicate the team's plan. * Own the operating rhythm for Plans hygiene, resolving warnings to maintain trustworthy roadmap views. * Use metrics (e.g., WIP, cycle time, throughput) to drive improvement and coach the team. * Coach for team health and performance, focusing on psychological safety, conflict navigation, and continuous improvement. * Represent the team in ART coordination (Scrum of Scrums / ART syncs) to resolve dependencies. ## Related Videos - [GitOps for the people](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/461-gitops-for-the-people) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Developer’s Perspective: Overview of the Tezos Blockchain Ecosystem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/237-developer-s-perspective-overview-of-the-tezos-blockchain-ecosystem) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [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) - [AI and Agility: The Dynamic Duo for Disruption](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2081-ai-and-agility-the-dynamic-duo-for-disruption) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026)