Agile Scrum Master - Team Coach & Delivery

A & Associates; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A & Associates is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to coach one or more Scrum or Kanban teams. You will facilitate Agile events, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with Product Owners, Analysts, developers and leadership to raise team maturity, velocity and delivery predictability.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, collaboration, and governance alignment, with hybrid/on-site opportunities in Dallas, TX. A valid radius of work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum five years of Scrum Master experience in complex IT environments.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) required; advanced coaching certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and other team sessions.
• Coaches teams on Scrum, Kanban, Lean, servant leadership, self-management and continuous improvement.
• Identifies, tracks and removes impediments; escalates blockers when team resolution is not possible.
• Assesses team maturity and develops practical improvement plans with measurable actions.
• Uses velocity, throughput, cycle time, lead time, WIP, predictability to improve performance.
• Partners with Product Owners to improve backlog readiness and Sprint Goal clarity.
• Protects teams from interruptions and conflicting direction; promotes healthy team practices.
• Coordinates cross-team dependencies and works with other Scrum Masters and stakeholders.
• Supports adoption of consistent Agile practices, definitions of ready/done and governance standards.
• Maintains delivery information in Jira/Confluence; communicates risks and improvements to leadership.
• Mentors junior Scrum Masters and contributes to communities of practice.
• Supports organizational Agile transformation activities when beneficial.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field

CSM/PSM certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Agile reporting tools

Job description

A & Associates is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to coach one or more Scrum or Kanban teams. You will facilitate Agile events, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with Product Owners, Analysts, developers and leadership to raise team maturity, velocity and delivery predictability.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, collaboration, and governance alignment, with hybrid/on-site opportunities in Dallas, TX. A valid radius of work authorization is required.