Agile Delivery Lead & Scrum Master for Teams

TEKsystems; United States; Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Scrum Master Consultant to lead Agile delivery for cross-functional product and technology teams in a contract role based in Montclair, NJ. You will coach teams, facilitate ceremonies, translate business needs into user stories, and drive continuous improvement across delivery lifecycles.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and removal of impediments to help teams deliver valuable outcomes in a dynamic, regulated, or enterprise

Qualifications

• Proven experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Release Train Engineer, or similar Agile delivery leadership role.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean principles.
• Demonstrated success supporting technology, digital product, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Experience working in complex, cross-functional environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and foster collaboration across diverse teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a continuous learning mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Owners, Technical Leads, Designers, Engineers, and business stakeholders to support the delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, reviews, and daily standups.
• Help teams translate business needs into user stories, prioritize work, and deliver value incrementally.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, accountability, and collaboration across teams.
• Coach individuals and teams on Agile principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Identify and remove impediments that may impact team productivity, delivery timelines, or overall effectiveness.
• Support planning activities, roadmap execution, dependency management, and release coordination.
• Leverage delivery metrics and team performance indicators to drive informed decision-making and process improvements.
• Promote strong stakeholder engagement and facilitate productive interactions between Agile teams and business partners.
• Assist with risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Coach

Release Train Engineer

Facilitation

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

Miro

Azure DevOps

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking a Scrum Master Consultant to lead Agile delivery for cross-functional product and technology teams in a contract role based in Montclair, NJ. You will coach teams, facilitate ceremonies, translate business needs into user stories, and drive continuous improvement across delivery lifecycles.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and removal of impediments to help teams deliver valuable outcomes in a dynamic, regulated, or enterprise