Scrum Master, Senior

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology JIRA Capability Maturity Model Scrum Methodology Data Analytics

Job description

As a Scrum Master at Stellarus, you’‘ll play a critical role in accelerating the delivery of innovative healthcare solutions by empowering Agile teams to do their best work. Serving as a coach, facilitator, and servant leader, you’‘ll help teams embrace Lean-Agile practices, remove obstacles, drive continuous improvement, and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. By enabling high-performing teams to deliver value faster and more effectively, you’‘ll directly contribute to Stellarus’’ mission of transforming the healthcare experience through technology and data-driven solutions., * Serve as Scrum Master and Agile Coach for one or more Agile teams.

  • Facilitate planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and other team delivery activities.
  • Coach teams on Agile, Lean, Scrum, and Kanban principles and practices.
  • Partner with Product Owners to maintain backlog health, prioritization, and planning readiness.
  • Identify and remove team-level impediments that impact delivery and productivity.
  • Monitor and improve flow metrics such as cycle time, throughput, and work in progress.
  • Promote engineering excellence, quality practices, automation, and continuous improvement.
  • Foster collaboration across Product, Engineering, QA, and other stakeholder groups.
  • Provide transparency into team progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
  • Support Agile maturity through data-driven coaching, feedback, and continuous learning.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Serve as Scrum Master and Agile Coach for one or more Agile teams.
  • Facilitate planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and other team delivery activities.
  • Coach teams on Agile, Lean, Scrum, and Kanban principles and practices.
  • Partner with Product Owners to maintain backlog health, prioritization, and planning readiness.
  • Identify and remove team-level impediments that impact delivery and productivity.
  • Monitor and improve flow metrics such as cycle time, throughput, and work in progress.
  • Promote engineering excellence, quality practices, automation, and continuous improvement.
  • Foster collaboration across Product, Engineering, QA, and other stakeholder groups.
  • Provide transparency into team progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
  • Support Agile maturity through data-driven coaching, feedback, and continuous learning.

Requirements

ScrumMaster, ScrumMaster, Agile Programming Methodologies, Servant leadership, Healthcare, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Leadership, Project/Program Management, * Requires bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Project Manager, or related delivery leadership role

  • Experience supporting Agile software development teams.
  • Working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Agile delivery practices.
  • Experience facilitating Agile events and coaching delivery teams.
  • Strong communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira or similar platforms.
  • Valid Certifications: CSM, PSM I/II, ICAgile, SAFe, or equivalent Agile certifications strongly preferred.

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