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# Senior Scrum Master

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Irving, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Software Engineering
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.kforce.com/find-work/search-jobs/#/detail/MTY5Nn5XUUd-MjE5MzI4OFQxfjk5/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
 * Agile or project management certifications such as CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or PMP are preferred
 * 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, Agile Program Manager, or similar role supporting software or technology initiatives
 * Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar approaches
 * Experience with Jira, Confluence, or comparable project and Agile management tools
 * Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, software delivery practices, and release management
 * Experience managing project plans, schedules, risks, dependencies, resources, and multiple workstreams
 * Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
 * Ability to collaborate effectively with technical, business, and cross-functional teams
 * Experience supporting cloud, digital transformation, web, mobile, or enterprise technology initiatives is preferred
 * Experience working with distributed or global teams is a plus

## Description

* Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement
 * Coach teams on Agile methodologies and best practices while helping remove impediments and improve delivery
 * Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and delivery timelines
 * Coordinate cross-functional teams across product, engineering, quality assurance, architecture, operations, and business functions
 * Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests across multiple workstreams
 * Support release planning, implementation, and overall delivery governance
 * Communicate project status, risks, priorities, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership
 * Establish and track delivery metrics to monitor progress, team performance, and release predictability
 * Partner with distributed teams and stakeholders to maintain alignment and resolve delivery challenges
 * Promote continuous improvement to enhance quality, productivity, collaboration, and delivery effectiveness