Scrum Master Lead Engineer

Waters Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation in Bengaluru is looking for a Scrum Master Lead Engineer to oversee multiple small Web/eCommerce development teams. This role involves facilitating daily scrums, guiding teams in Agile practices, and collaborating with Product Owners for effective release planning.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of IT experience, including at least one project as Scrum Master, and possess strong skills in Jira and Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years IT experience in relevant fields.
• At least 1 project delivered using Scrum as Scrum Master in digital/Web/eCommerce.
• Ability to coach teams on Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee scrum process and coach the team.
• Lead daily scrum, sprint review, and planning meetings.
• Support release planning with the Product Owner.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum methodology

Jira

Smartsheet

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to help shape a global digital transformation and accelerate the growth of a multi‑million‑dollar B2B digital business? Waters is a world leader in life science technologies with nearly $6.5B in annual revenue—and our digital ecosystem is a key driver of that success.

Waters has an exciting and challenging opportunity available for a Scrum Master Lead Engineer to develop industry leading capabilities. The role is responsible for being the Scrum/Squad leader of multiple small Web/eCommerce development teams. The ideal candidate can facilitate daily scrums, stand‑ups, and meetings across the teams and their independent sprints. The Scrum Master works closely with the Product Owner to support release planning; fosters team decision making; encourages cross‑training and team support.

Responsibilities

• Oversee scrum process and coach the team; facilitate transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
• Lead daily scrum, sprint review, and planning meetings to ensure full team engagement. Manage interdependencies between agile teams.
• Work with the Product Owner to support short and long‑term release planning, and to keep the work backlog healthy and prepared for execution.
• Guide the scrum team on how to use scrum and Agile practices and methodology.
• Anticipate and address potential or actual impediments to team delivery (cultural barriers, logistic challenges).
• Foster close cooperation across all team members; encourage cross‑training and team support.
• Administer metrics tracking and other duties on behalf of the team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years IT experience.
• At least 1 successfully delivered project using Scrum methodology in the role as Scrum Master in the digital/Web/eCommerce domain.
• Able to coach a team and stakeholders on Agile practices and ensure adherence to Agile methodology.
• You enjoy coaching and mentoring a team to maximize progress and potential.
• Motivated and driven, and can influence and drive teams to success using Agile/scrum/Lean practices.
• Have good communication, analytical and presentation skills, problem‑solving skills, and a learning attitude.
• Deep skills in Jira and/or Smartsheet.
• Working knowledge of Scaled Agile (SAFe) a plus.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related experience.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food, the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.