Remote Scrum Master — SAFe Coach for Federal Teams

Index Analytics LLC; Baltimore (MD); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Index Analytics LLC is seeking a Scrum Master to coach Agile teams delivering digital products for federal clients. The role focuses on SAFe and team-level ceremonies, removing impediments, improving delivery flow and using metrics to increase predictability and collaboration.

You will facilitate ceremonies, coach Product Owners on backlog health and Definition of Ready/Done, and promote DevSecOps and built-in quality across teams in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of professional experience delivering Agile projects, with three+ years coaching Agile delivery teams.
• Experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach in software delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, backlog management and Agile metrics.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate iteration planning, daily team syncs, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives and planning events.
• Support Program Increment planning and execution, including objectives, risks, dependencies and cross-team coordination.
• Coach teams and Product Owners on Agile values, SAFe practices, backlog health, acceptance criteria and DoD.
• Track flow, velocity, throughput, predictability, WIP and other metrics to guide improvements.
• Identify and remove impediments, escalate risks and coordinate dependencies across teams.

Skills

SAFe

Scrum

Kanban

Backlog management

Agile metrics

Communication

Influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Index Analytics LLC is seeking a Scrum Master to coach Agile teams delivering digital products for federal clients. The role focuses on SAFe and team-level ceremonies, removing impediments, improving delivery flow and using metrics to increase predictability and collaboration.

You will facilitate ceremonies, coach Product Owners on backlog health and Definition of Ready/Done, and promote DevSecOps and built-in quality across teams in a remote-first environment.