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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Scrum Master 2 - **Company:** Icw Group - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $95,379.0 - $160,850.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Agile Methodology, JIRA, Iterative and Incremental Development, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools - **Published:** June 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=39afb4620827923b ## About the Role Do you have experience in Writing skills?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred with a major or emphasis in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Minimum 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or similar role required. Leadership experience required. Experience in agile practices, patterns, and techniques. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Certified Scrum Master required, SAFe required, version 6 preferred. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Strong knowledge of scrum theory, rules, and practices. Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions. Deep understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development. Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, fast paced environment. Excellent people and project management skills. Exhibits leadership qualities without being authoritative. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, experience working with cross-functional teams, and presenting to leadership. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and conflict resolution. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to apply principles of logic to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to coordinate people and projects with a mind set on deliverables. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Office environment - no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands and employees are regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk, and hear. ## Description The Scrum Master facilitates and guides the agile practice within the product development teams. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring that the Scrum framework is effectively implemented, fostering collaboration, removing obstacles, and promoting continuous improvement between cross-functional teams., Manages the development projects and facilitates sprint execution to ensure quality and timeliness. * Facilitates Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-up, sprint and release planning, sprint review, and retrospectives for one or more product teams to ensure alignment, accountability, and progress tracking. * Collaborates with Product Owners to prioritize and groom the product backlog, ensuring it reflects business priorities, is well-defined, and ready for execution. * Guides team in time estimating practices utilizing techniques like Planning Poker and facilitates team estimates and conversations around any differences that may crop up. * Supports the development team in maintaining and updating Agile boards, backlog, and sprint artifacts in Agile tools (e.g., JIRA) to track progress and ensure transparency. * Removes impediments and obstacles that hinder the team's progress, proactively identifies and addresses risks, and escalates issues as needed to ensure that deliverables are on time with production quality. * Performs regular analysis of burndown charts and other portfolio planning tools to track velocity, team capacity, scope changes, escaped defects etc. Manages project level risks and challenges to foster transparency and collaboration. * Facilitates internal communication and keeps project stakeholders up to date on progress of projects and works collaboratively to resolve people problems and project roadblocks. * Represents the team at broader planning and coordination sessions (e.g., Scrum of Scrums), and protects the team from uncontrolled injection of work. * Presents high level Sprint and Program Increment execution report for product managers. * Works with multiple development vendor partners to build scalable products and development lifecycle processes. Supports scrum teams to adopt and follow agile values, principles, and practices. * Advocates for Agile values and principles within the organization. * Contributes to the advancement of agile practices and guides development teams to higher scrum maturity. * Monitors Agile metrics to track team performance, measure outcomes, and identify areas for improvement. * Actively participates in Agile workshops, and communities of practice. ## Related Videos - [An introduction to Extreme Programming](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/709-an-introduction-to-extreme-programming) - [In-depth .NET Azure Functions: Isolated mode, performance and durable AI agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100207-in-depth-net-azure-functions-isolated-mode-performance-and-durable-ai-agents) - [Developing the Rich Text Editor for DeepL.com](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1172-developing-the-rich-text-editor-for-deepl-com) - [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) - [The Scrum Master as an Orchestrator: Guiding Human–AI Collaboration in Modern Teams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1950-the-scrum-master-as-an-orchestrator-guiding-human-ai-collaboration-in-modern-teams) - [From Syntax to Singularity: AI’s Impact on Developer Roles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/900-from-syntax-to-singularity-ai-s-impact-on-developer-roles) ## Related Articles - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [10 Creative Workshop Ideas for Conferences](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/363-10-creative-workshop-ideas-for-conferences) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Mastering Remote Work: Tips for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/558-mastering-remote-work-tips-for-developers) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer)