Delivery Lead / Scrum Master – Integration Platform Engineering

AP Professionals; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AP Professionals is seeking a confident Onshore Delivery Lead / Scrum Master to own day-to-day delivery for an Integration Platform Engineering team within a large healthcare technology organization. This ongoing contract supports cross-team priorities, coordinates onshore and offshore contributors, and provides leadership with clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and release readiness.

The ideal candidate will facilitate agile ceremonies, maintain the integrated delivery plan,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, or similar engineering delivery role.
• Experience with Agile delivery using Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Coordinate onshore and offshore resources and report to non-technical leadership.
• Knowledge of APIs, integration services, microservices, cloud, CI/CD, or DevSecOps is preferred.
• Healthcare technology environment experience and relevant certifications (CSM/PSM/SAFe) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary delivery interface between platform engineering, product ownership, and program teams.
• Facilitate sprint planning, standups, backlog refinement, reviews, and release readiness.
• Maintain integrated delivery plans, capacity, milestones, and dependencies across sites.
• Identify blockers, coordinate owners, and escalate with recommended options.
• Maintain Jira dashboards, RAID info, and leadership reporting.

Skills

Scrum Master

Delivery Lead

Agile Methods

Team Leadership

Reporting to Leadership

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Job description

We are seeking a confident, assertive Onshore Delivery Lead / Scrum Master to own day-to-day delivery for an Integration Platform Engineering team in a large healthcare technology organization. This is an ongoing, multi-year contract that renews in five-month increments.

The role connects product priorities to executable team plans, coordinates onshore and offshore contributors, manages cross-team dependencies, and gives leadership clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and release readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Stakeholder and Delivery Leadership

• Serve as the primary delivery interface between platform engineering, Product Ownership, the Portfolio/Program team, and dependent teams.
• Turn status, risks, dependencies, and decisions into concise updates for leadership.
• Escalate unresolved constraints with clear impact and recommended options.

Planning and Team Execution

• Facilitate sprint planning, standups, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and release readiness.
• Maintain the integrated delivery plan, milestones, capacity, and dependency sequencing across onshore and offshore contributors.
• Protect sprint goals and keep decisions reflected in Jira.

Risk, Dependency, and Release Management

• Identify blockers early and coordinate owners, mitigation, and escalation paths.
• Plan environments, approvals, security reviews, QA, and change records ahead of delivery.

Transparency and Onshore/Offshore Partnership

• Maintain accurate Jira boards, dashboards, RAID information, and leadership reporting.
• Run one delivery cadence and shared source of truth across time zones.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, Technical Project Manager, or similar role supporting engineering teams.
• Agile delivery in Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Experience coordinating onshore and offshore engineering resources.
• Clear reporting to non-technical leadership.
• Working knowledge of APIs, integration services, microservices, cloud, CI/CD, or DevSecOps.
• CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or comparable certification.
• Experience in a large, regulated or healthcare technology environment.
• API management platforms such as Apigee or Kong, event streaming, identity services, or developer platforms.
• Advanced Jira, Confluence, query, and reporting skills.

Ideal Candidate

You are a strong, experienced delivery leader who confidently drives work forward and secures follow-through without direct authority.