Empower AI

Scrum Master

Empower AI
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $87,320 - $135,160 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in Agile methodologies, including Scrum facilitation, backlog management, and delivery metrics. Proven ability to coach teams, manage impediments, and ensure alignment with Government processes and compliance standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Scrum Master ExperienceAgile Delivery LeadAgile Work-Management ToolsUser Acceptance Testing SupportCertified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AzureCyber SecurityITSMServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies for assigned delivery teams, including sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release-planning activities
  • Partner with Government product owners and technical leads to maintain a prioritized backlog aligned to mission outcomes
  • Coach teams and stakeholders on Scrum values, Agile practices, estimation, acceptance criteria, Definition of Ready, Definition of Done, and continuous improvement
  • Identify, track, and remove impediments; coordinate resolution of cross-team dependencies, environmental constraints, approvals, and resource conflicts
  • Maintain delivery metrics and dashboards, including sprint velocity, burndown or burnup, backlog health, work in progress, release readiness, and impediment status
  • Communicate meaningful trends and risks to program leadership and Government stakeholders
  • Coordinate demonstrations of completed work, support User Acceptance Testing, and ensure stories close only after documented stakeholder acceptance and required evidence are complete
  • Facilitate retrospectives and maintain actionable improvement plans
  • Support planning and coordination across application development, ITSM platform development, automation, analytics, UX, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and service management teams
  • Ensure Agile delivery aligns with Government change, configuration, release, security, and quality-management processes, including test evidence, release notes, rollback plans, and approvals
  • Assist with dependency mapping, risk management, capacity planning, and roadmap development
  • Promote disciplined use of approved work-management and collaboration tools; maintain sprint artifacts, decision records, action items, and status reporting
  • Support transition of work from development through deployment and operational support, including knowledge transfer and post-implementation reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; an additional 4 years of related experience may be substituted for the degree
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Must have an Active Secret Clearance (favorably adjudicated T3/T3R) to start
  • Must be within investigation scope and/or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation / Continuous Vetting
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems, determine the appropriate course of action, and exercise discretion and independent judgment with limited day-to-day supervision
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or Agile Coach for software development or IT-service delivery teams
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies, managing impediments and dependencies, and coaching cross-functional teams and stakeholders in Agile practices
  • Experience translating business needs into well-formed user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlog items with product owners and technical teams
  • Experience with Agile work-management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow Agile Development, or comparable platforms
  • Experience with Agile metrics, delivery reporting, risk management, sprint forecasting, and stakeholder communications
  • Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing, formal stakeholder demonstrations, and controlled release or change management processes
  • Strong facilitation, conflict-resolution, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Sitting for long periods
  • Standing for long periods
  • Ambulate throughout an office
  • Ambulate between several buildings
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
  • Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 35 pounds
  • Travel by land or air transportation 10%
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master, or comparable Agile certification (desired)
  • ITIL 4 Foundation or higher certification (desired)
  • Experience supporting Department of War, DoD, Intelligence Community, or other compliance-driven Federal IT environments (desired)
  • Experience with ServiceNow Agile Development, Jira, Azure DevOps, or comparable work-management tools (desired)
  • Experience with customer-experience metrics, dashboards, automation, Power BI, or service-portal modernization (desired)
  • Experience scaling Agile delivery across multiple teams and coordinating program increments, releases, or enterprise roadmaps (desired)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Salaried, FLSA-exempt position
  • 2024 Military Friendly Employer recognition
  • Commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees

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Hard Skills
Agile MethodologiesBacklog ManagementDelivery MetricsRisk ManagementDependency MappingUser Story DevelopmentSprint PlanningContinuous ImprovementStakeholder CommunicationCapacity Planning
Soft Skills
Facilitation SkillsConflict ResolutionOrganizational SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication
Tools & Technologies
JiraAzure DevOpsServiceNow Agile DevelopmentPower BIAgile Metrics Dashboards
Certifications & Qualifications
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)Professional Scrum Master (PSM)SAFe Scrum MasterITIL 4 Foundation
Industry Keywords
Department of WarDoDIntelligence CommunityFederal IT EnvironmentsCompliance-Driven Processes