Advanced Scrum Master

Jobtailor; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Houston is seeking a proactive Scrum Master to lead day-to-day execution of agile teams, facilitating ceremonies and aligning the business and technical communities around the sprint goals.

You will partner with Product Owners to refine backlog, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement across a multi-team environment, delivering value in 2–4 week sprints.

Qualifications

• Experience applying agile processes in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to raise team maturity and productivity in terms of velocity.
• Familiar with knowledge management tools such as SharePoint and Confluence.
• Scrum Master and SAFe certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day scrum and agile ceremonies.
• Act as the single voice to the business and technical community for the team.
• Facilitate release and sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Drive continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate with Product Owners to organize and prioritize the backlog.
• Partner with the Delivery Manager to improve delivery practices.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Sprint planning

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Risk management

Scrum Master

Scaled Agile Framework

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of one or more Scrum or project teams
• Act as the single voice to the business and technical community on behalf of the team
• Facilitate release and sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Drive continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement
• Conduct sprint planning sessions and provide sprint commitment updates via status reporting and stakeholder reviews
• Partner with the Product Owner to understand, organize, and prioritize the product backlog
• Assist the development team and Product Owner in refining product functionality and backlog
• Propose solutions and approaches to accelerate delivery and meet business objectives
• Identify and remove impediments (risks and issues) impacting release and program‑level teams
• Communicate progress through weekly/monthly status reporting and governance checkpoints
• Raise risks and issues to the Product Owner and key stakeholders
• Shield the team from external influences not relevant to the current sprint
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Architects in a multi‑team environment
• Facilitate technical discussions with Architects and Developers to resolve challenges
• Coordinate UAT testing with end users
• Partner with the Delivery Manager to improve delivery practices (e.g., automated testing, TDD, CI)
• Collaborate across the enterprise to standardize and document delivery best practices
• Create and oversee project plans, schedules, budgets, and milestones

Requirements

• Must be able to work in a fast‑paced environment where production releases occur in 2‑4 week durations
• Good exposure to sizing techniques used in agile process
• Ability to improve team maturity levels in understanding process and increasing productivity in terms of velocity
• Familiar with knowledge management tools such as SharePoint, Confluence, etc.
• Scrum Master and Scaled Agile Framework certifications are a plus

Certifications & Qualifications

• Scrum Master
• Scaled Agile Framework