Agile Delivery Coach & Scrum Master

MAXIMUS

Memphis (TN)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

MAXIMUS is a global organisation delivering health and employment services. We are seeking a Scrum Master to enable cross-functional delivery squads to produce customer and business value with a focus on quality, security and operational readiness.

You will coach agile practices, facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments and provide accurate visibility through metrics and RAID disciplines. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom and residence in the UK at application

Qualifications

Proven Scrum Master in an agile software, digital or technology delivery environment.
Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean and iterative delivery principles.
Experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies, workshops, planning sessions and stakeholder meetings.
Ability to coach technical and non-technical colleagues in agile practices and continuous improvement.
Experience identifying and resolving impediments and managing risks, issues and cross-team dependencies.
Ability to use delivery data and metrics to improve flow and predictability.
Experience using agile platforms such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally or equivalent.
Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Good understanding of software delivery lifecycles, release planning, quality and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

Facilitate effective Scrum ceremonies and coach squads to deliver customer and business value.
Identify, manage and remove impediments, coordinate cross-squad dependencies and support release planning.
Mentor squad members, product owners and stakeholders in agile practices and continuous improvement.
Use metrics to identify risks and provide meaningful delivery dashboards and insights.
Build relationships across technology and Maximus to translate challenges into business impacts.
Promote DevOps, continuous delivery and AI-enabled productivity tools where value is demonstrated.
Maintain delivery information as source of truth and escalate blockers as needed.