Scrum Master

Virtusa; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa in Maharashtra seeks an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate core Scrum ceremonies and help the team deliver committed outcomes each sprint. You will coach Agile practices, support backlog refinement with the Product Owner, and maintain transparent sprint metrics using Jira/Azure Boards.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in Agile delivery, Scrum/SAFe certification, and a proven ability to remove blockers across engineering, product, and partner teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Scrum Master experience in technology delivery.
• Scrum and SAFe certification required.
• Experience guiding agile teams through multiple sprint cycles.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and Lean concepts; apply pragmatically.
• Experience with Jira/Azure Boards to manage backlogs, boards, metrics.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies and help the team deliver committed outcomes each sprint.
• Coach Agile practices and reinforce Definition of Ready and Definition of Done.
• Support backlog refinement with the Product Owner and clarify acceptance criteria.
• Escalate blockers and manage risks with guidance from leadership.
• Use Jira/Azure Boards to maintain accurate boards, sprint metrics, and transparency.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Backlog refinement

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline

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 escal 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)
• 15+ 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
• Experience supporting one or more Agile teams through multiple sprint cycles, from planning through delivery and review
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and basic Lean/flow concepts; ability to apply practices pragmatically for the team
• Experience working in Scrum and/or SAFe environments with technology delivery teams
• Technical and Tool Proficiency 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