Scrum Master

An enterprise financial services organization is seeking a Scrum Master in Vienna, VA. This role supports Agile delivery teams in a complex environment and focuses on facilitation, coaching, and continuous improvement across Scrum and SAFe practices., * Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. * Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to clarify priorities, manage backlogs, and support delivery goals. * Identify and remove impediments, manage dependencies, and escalate delivery risks when appropriate. * Coach teams on Scrum, Lean-Agile, and SAFe principles to strengthen accountability and self-organization. * Support team progress toward sprint goals, program increment objectives, and broader delivery milestones.

5-10+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, with a strong preference for 10+ years. * Experience supporting Agile teams in large, complex enterprise environments. * Strong knowledge of Scrum, Agile, Lean, and SAFe principles and practices. * Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and program-level events. * Strong coaching, facilitation, conflict-resolution, servant-leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills. * Experience partnering with Product Owners on backlog management and prioritization. * Experience identifying and removing impediments, managing dependencies, and driving continuous improvement., Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), SAFe Scrum Master, Advanced Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, or similar Agile certification. * Experience working in financial services or banking. * Experience supporting multiple teams or Agile Release Train activities. * Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile delivery platforms.