Remote Scrum Master - Agile for Cloud & Microservices

Synergy; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions, Inc. is seeking a highly qualified Scrum Master to support the US Coast Guard TRIDENT program. You will enable delivery of an enterprise cloud-native web application, leading Agile ceremonies and coordinating with Product Owner and Tech Leads.

This is a work-from-home role requiring US citizenship and the ability to obtain Public Trust, with responsibilities including Jira dashboards, sprint metrics, and coaching teams to improve velocity and quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as Scrum Master or Agile leadership role
• Experience with Scrum or hybrid Agile methodologies
• Proficient with Jira and Confluence
• Experience facilitating ceremonies and coaching teams on Agile best practices
• Experience managing sprint planning, backlog refinement, capacity planning, and release planning
• Experience tracking velocity, burndown, cycle time, and sprint performance
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills
• CSM or equivalent certification
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, and PI Planning sessions
• Partner with the Product Owner, Project Manager, and Technical Leads to ensure sprint goals, priorities, and deliverables are clearly defined
• Maintain and monitor team Jira boards, sprint metrics, burndown charts, workflow statuses, and reporting dashboards
• Identify, track, and remove impediments that impact team productivity and delivery timelines
• Support sprint forecasting, capacity planning, dependency management, and release planning
• Promote Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve delivery risks
• Track and communicate sprint progress, risks, issues, and accomplishments to program leadership
• Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams
• Support requirements traceability, sprint reporting, and process improvement initiatives

Skills

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile coaching

Sprint planning

Backlog refinement

Velocity tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, CS, Engineering, PM

CSM or equivalent certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions, Inc. is seeking a highly qualified Scrum Master to support the US Coast Guard TRIDENT program. You will enable delivery of an enterprise cloud-native web application, leading Agile ceremonies and coordinating with Product Owner and Tech Leads.

This is a work-from-home role requiring US citizenship and the ability to obtain Public Trust, with responsibilities including Jira dashboards, sprint metrics, and coaching teams to improve velocity and quality.