Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master

BCforward; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

On-site 3 days per week

Job summary

BCforward in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master to drive Agile delivery, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, and improve team flow across multiple squads. You will own Jira administration, release governance, and capacity planning to ensure on-time delivery of complex initiatives.

The role requires strong communication with stakeholders, removal of impediments, and partnership with Product Owners to keep backlog healthy.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Agile/Scrum facilitation and coaching across multiple teams.
• Hands-on Jira administration including boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Experience with release and change management in enterprise environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with delivery governance experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience leading medium to high complexity projects or programs.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews/Demos, Retrospectives, and quarterly planning.
• Prepare agendas, drive discussions, capture notes and actions, and ensure completion.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and cross-training.
• Track team attendance and participation in Agile ceremonies and planning.
• Act as a servant leader who removes impediments and supports delivery commitments.
• Administer Jira boards, workflows, dashboards, reports, filters, and Agile tools.
• Maintain Jira hygiene and ensure stories, defects, tasks, and epics are complete and accurate.
• Partner with Product Owners to manage backlog health and prioritization.
• Enforce Definition of Ready and challenge incomplete requirements before development.
• Leverage Jira metrics, capacity data, and trends for quarterly planning and forecasting.
• Track enterprise mandates, compliance requirements, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate with application managers, developers, infrastructure, and support teams to meet enterprise requirements.

Skills

Agile/Scrum facilitation & coaching

Jira administration

Delivery governance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leading med-high complexity projects

Tools

Jira

Job description

Job Title: Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $78.37/hr (W2)

Job ID: 408295

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking an Agile Scrum Master to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Agile delivery, Scrum facilitation, Jira administration, and release governance, and a proven ability to optimize team flow, resolve impediments, and deliver complex initiatives effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews/Demos, Retrospectives, and quarterly planning.
• Prepare agendas, drive discussions, capture notes and actions, and ensure completion.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and cross-training.
• Track team attendance and participation in Agile ceremonies and planning.
• Act as a servant leader who removes impediments and supports delivery commitments.
• Administer Jira boards, workflows, dashboards, reports, filters, and Agile tools.
• Maintain Jira hygiene and ensure stories, defects, tasks, and epics are complete and accurate.
• Partner with Product Owners to manage backlog health and prioritization.
• Enforce Definition of Ready and challenge incomplete requirements before development.
• Leverage Jira metrics, capacity data, and trends for quarterly planning and forecasting.
• Track and report on velocity, capacity utilization, and sprint performance.
• Coordinate end-to-end release activities including schedules, calendars, code freezes, UAT, regression, change approvals, deployments, and sign-offs.
• Communicate release milestones, dependencies, and risks to technology and business stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise change management and governance requirements.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and blockers across teams and partner organizations.
• Track enterprise mandates, compliance requirements, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate with application managers, developers, infrastructure, and support teams to meet enterprise requirements.
• Escalate delivery risks and drive issue resolution across stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate Level 3 production support and handover processes.
• Ensure production issues are triaged, prioritized, assigned, and resolved per service levels.
• Analyze issue trends and drive root-cause and long-term improvements.
• Manage support schedules, vacation coverage, and capacity planning for readiness.
• Serve as central coordinator for documentation, status reporting, wiki maintenance, action tracking, support schedules, capacity planning, and release readiness.
• Maintain current operating procedures and Agile documentation.
• Support onboarding by guiding Jira usage, Scrum processes, SDLC expectations, and team practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum facilitation and coaching across multiple teams.
• Hands-on Jira administration including boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Experience with release and change management in enterprise environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with delivery governance experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience leading medium to high complexity projects or programs.

Preferred Skills:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent.
• Experience in large enterprise technology organizations, preferably financial services or capital markets.
• Familiarity with application development, solution architecture, automation, testing, and DevOps practices.
• Participation in Scrum of Scrums, Agile Release Train events, and Program Increment planning.
• Start: ASAP. Expected start 2-4 weeks after offer, aligned to a specific business date.
• Hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days onsite per week.
• Glider Candidate ID verification required.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Opportunities for growth with global clients
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.