Project Scrum Master

Virtusa; Andhra Pradesh; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa is seeking a Scrum Master to guide delivery teams in Agile practices across multiple time zones. You will facilitate ceremonies, coach teams on Definition of Ready/Done, and partner with the Product Owner for backlog refinement.

Qualifications include 2+ years as a Scrum Master, Scrum/SAFe certification, and hands-on Jira/Azure Boards experience. You will foster collaboration, track metrics, and support continuous improvement in a fast-paced development environment.

Qualifications

• Core Scrum and Agile fundamentals; basic Lean/flow concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years as Scrum Master or similar Agile delivery role.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate core Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective).
• Coach team on Agile/Scrum; reinforce Definition of Ready and Definition of Done.
• Partner with Product Owner for backlog refinement and acceptance criteria.
• Remove impediments and navigate blockers with guidance from seniors.
• Use Jira/Azure Boards to maintain boards, metrics, and transparency.
• Promote collaboration across engineering, product, and partner functions.
• Support continuous improvement from retrospectives.
• Participate in PI planning and SAFe ceremonies as applicable.

Skills

Core Scrum

Bachelor's degree

Scrum Master experience

SAFe certification

Agile knowledge

Jira/Azure Boards

Confluence

Collaboration

Delivery goal alignment

Cross-timezone work

Prioritization to sprint work

Customer mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related

Tools

Jira

Azure Boards

Confluence

Job description

• Facilitate core Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective) to help the team deliver committed outcomes each sprint.
• Coach the team on Agile/Scrum fundamentals and reinforce agreed working agreements, Definition of Ready, and Definition of Done.
• Partner with the Product Owner to support healthy backlog refinement, clear acceptance criteria, and a shared understanding of priorities.
• Remove or escape impediments in a timely manner and help the team navigate blockers, risks, and dependencies with guidance from more senior Scrum Masters or leaders.
• Use Jira/Azure Boards (or similar tools) to maintain accurate boards, sprint metrics, and team transparency (e.g., sprint progress, throughput/velocity trends, and impediment logs).
• Promote collaboration across engineering, product, and partner functions to improve flow, quality, and predictability of delivery.
• Support continuous improvement by helping the team identify, prioritize, and track actions from retrospectives.
• Participate in PI planning and other SAFe ceremonies (as applicable) and help ensure team commitments and dependencies are communicated and managed.

Skills And Qualifications

• Core Scrum and Agile Expertise
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master (or in a similar Agile delivery role) supporting technology delivery teams
• Scrum and/or SAFe certification (e.g., Scrum.org, SAFe) required
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and basic Lean/flow concepts; ability to apply practices pragmatically for the team
• Working proficiency with Jira and/or Azure Boards (or similar) to manage backlogs, boards, sprint metrics, and reporting
• Familiarity with Confluence (or similar) for documenting team working agreements, decisions, and process artifacts
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
• Understanding of how team delivery supports product goals and customer value
• Experience working with delivery teams and business partners across different time zones
• Ability to help the team translate priorities and acceptance criteria into actionable sprint work
• Customer mindset helps the team stay focused on outcomes, quality, and feedback loops