REQ22148 - Senior Scrum Master

freelance.ca; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading freelance platform is looking for an experienced Scrum Master for a project in Fredericton. The role involves facilitating Agile team practices, supporting the Product Owner, and leading efforts for continuous improvement. Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in Agile leadership. This position is primarily onsite with potential telework due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Qualifications

• Greater than 10 years of experience in Agile leadership.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit Lean-Agile leadership and facilitate Agile team progress.
• Reinforce team rules and support the Product Owner.
• Facilitate team events and remove impediments.

Job description

Department : SNB-Technology Services

Business Days : 220 days

Closing Date / Time : September 23rd, 2025, 10 : 30 AM EST

Office Location : In Fredericton, Onsite

Estimated Work Start Date : 22-Sep-2025

Estimated Work End Date : 21-Sep-2026

Standard Hours per day : 7.25 hours work day

Note :

• The successful candidate is requested for the duration of the engagement at 2 possible locations.
• SNB in Brookside Place, NB. SNB will provide office space with access to pertinent information and resources for the duration of the engagement.
• Due to COVID-restrictions, telework agreements can be leveraged to work remotely.
• Travel outside the city of Fredericton is not expected. If the candidate is based outside the Fredericton region, it is the vendor’s responsibility to pay for the employee’s travel to and from their place of business (or home) and the Fredericton area. Additionally, the vendor will not charge SNB for employee travel time or expenses.

Deliverables

The successful candidate must deliver the following to successfully complete the engagement :

• Exhibit Lean-Agile leadership – Helps teams embrace SAFe Core Values, adopt and apply SAFe Principles, and implement SAFe practices.
• Reinforce team rules – The Scrum Master is responsible for reinforcing the Agile team’s rules—lightweight as they may be.
• Facilitate Agile team’s progress toward team goals – The Scrum Master is trained as a team facilitator and is continuously engaged in challenging the old norms of development to improve performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity. They help the team focus on creating increments of value each iteration and achieving daily and Iteration Goals in the context of the current Program Increment (PI) Objectives.
• Lead team efforts in relentless improvement – Helps the team improve and take responsibility for their actions; facilitates the team retrospective. Teaches problem-solving techniques and helps the team become better problem-solvers for themselves.
• Facilitate events – Facilitates team events, including (where applicable) the Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective ensures they are productive and kept within the timebox.
• Support the Product Owner – The Scrum Master helps the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.
• Facilitate the removal of impediments – Many blocking issues will be beyond the team’s authority or may require support from other teams. The Scrum Master supports the team in addressing and eliminating these issues to improve the likelihood of achieving the objectives of the Iteration.
• Build a high-performing team – Focuses on ever-improving team dynamics and performance, and coaches the team in self-management. Helps the team resolve interpersonal conflicts and challenges, and identify opportunities for growth. Escalates people problems to management where necessary, but only after internal team processes have failed to resolve the issue.
• Support the ART – The Scrum Master helps coordinate inter-team cooperation and helps the team operate well on the Agile Release Train (ART).
• Coordinate with other teams – The Scrum Master supports the team’s efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other Agile teams. They represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS), helping the team remain aware of opportunities to engage and improve program effectiveness.
• Support SAFe adoption – The Scrum Master supports the overall adoption of SAFe across the organization by coaching stakeholders and other non-agile teams on effective interactions with Agile teams.
• Facilitate preparation and readiness for ART events – Assists the team in preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt.
• Support estimating – Guides the team in establishing normalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimate Features and Capabilities.

Eligibility and Application Steps

If you are enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity, we kindly request you to provide the following documents via E-mail

Without mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

• Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)
• Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
• Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
• Visa Status (Mandatory)
• LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)

Please only apply if you meet the qualifications mentioned above.

Qualifications

• Greater Than 10 Year