Technical Scrum Master- Senior

EY; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Hyderabad seeks an experienced Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master to lead cross-functional teams in iterative technology development. You will coach, mentor and align technology outcomes with business goals, removing roadblocks and ensuring transparency in scope, schedule and budget.

The role requires strong Scrum, Kanban and SAFe expertise, with hands-on JIRA/Confluence and AWS knowledge. You will influence stakeholders, facilitate ceremonies, drive process improvements, and play a key

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least 5 years in Agile project management, Scrum Master roles, or technical leadership in software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional agile teams in iterative technology development.
• Coach teams on best practices and agile maturity.
• Define, prioritize and align technology-related outcomes with business goals with product owners and stakeholders.
• Identify and remove roadblocks to ensure progress.
• Maintain transparency around scope, schedule and budget with stakeholders.
• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives to ensure alignment and continuous improvement.
• Assist teams in estimating deliverables, increasing velocity and identifying efficiency opportunities.
• Maintain product and sprint backlogs aligned with evolving business needs.
• Apply agile methodologies to integrate changing inputs into product development.
• Serve as mentor and agile champion on special projects to drive organizational agility.

Skills

Agile PM

Scrum Master

Stakeholder mgmt

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Experience: 03-08 years.

Location: Hyderabad.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional agile teams in iterative technology development, ensuring smooth collaboration and adherence to Agile/Scrum principles.
• Coach teams on best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improving agile maturity.
• Work closely with product owners and stakeholders to define, prioritize and align technology-related outcomes with business goals.
• Identify and proactively remove roadblocks that hinder project progress, ensuring teams have the necessary resources and support.
• Manage stakeholder expectations by maintaining transparency around scope, schedule and budget while effectively addressing concerns.
• Facilitate key agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives to ensure alignment and continuous improvement.
• Assist teams in estimating deliverables, increasing velocity and identifying opportunities for efficiency.
• Maintain product and sprint backlogs, ensuring tasks are documented, prioritized and aligned with evolving business needs.
• Apply agile methodologies to integrate changing customer inputs and business conditions into technology-related product development.
• Serve as a mentor, thought leader and agile champion, participating in special projects to drive organizational agility.

Skills and attributes for success

• A team player with strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• Constantly updating yourself about new technologies in the market
• A winning personality and the ability to become a trusted advisor to the stakeholders

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least 5 years in Agile project management, Scrum Master roles, or technical leadership in software development.
• Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in Scrum, Kanban and SAFe frameworks, with a deep understanding of Agile principles and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps and other Agile project management tools.
• Proficiency in coding and technical concepts, including Java, Angular, Node.js, POSTMAN, CUCUMBER, AWS and SQL queries.
• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Bitbucket, Bamboo, TDD/BDD and monitoring tools like Splunk and Honeycomb.
• Experience in monitoring and refining dashboards, optimizing workflows, and driving continuous process improvements in Agile environments.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification and Professional Scrum Master (CSM, PSM, SAFe) certification is preferred.

Ideally, youll also have

• Strong verbal and written communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)