Agile Scrum Master — Fast Ramp, Coaching & Delivery

VDart Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VDart Inc. in Chicago seeks an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach the team and Product Owner on Agile best practices, and track sprint progress in Azure DevOps.

The ideal candidate will identify and help remove impediments, keep the backlog and sprint boards current, and collaborate daily with the Project Manager to ensure delivery stays aligned with priorities and release timelines. This is a fast ramp-up engagement with potential to extend.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years as a Scrum Master or Agile facilitator.
• Experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies for a delivery team.
• Hands-on Azure DevOps (ADO) for sprint/backlog management and reporting.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ceremony Facilitation: daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint review, retrospective.
• Agile Coaching: coach team and Product Owner on Agile/Scrum best practices.
• Impediment Removal: identify and remove blockers; escalate as needed.
• Backlog & Board Management: track progress using Azure DevOps; keep backlog and boards current.
• Collaboration: work with Project Manager and Product Owner to align priorities and ensure on-track releases.
• Engagement Wrap-Up: provide end-of-engagement summary with recommendations.

Skills

Facilitation

Agile Coaching

Azure DevOps

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Azure DevOps (ADO)

Jira

Job description

VDart Inc. in Chicago seeks an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach the team and Product Owner on Agile best practices, and track sprint progress in Azure DevOps.

The ideal candidate will identify and help remove impediments, keep the backlog and sprint boards current, and collaborate daily with the Project Manager to ensure delivery stays aligned with priorities and release timelines. This is a fast ramp-up engagement with potential to extend.