Remote Senior Scrum Master & Agile Project Leader

Ontrac Solutions LLC.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontrac Solutions LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead a government-facing Google Cloud Platform engagement. You will serve as a servant leader, guiding Scrum teams, facilitating ceremonies, and aligning Product Owners to ensure sprint objectives are met for cloud deployments.

You will champion Agile practices, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement across teams and the wider organization, with a focus on steady delivery, stakeholder communication, and

Qualifications

• SAFe experience with certification and applied on multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework.
• Proven ability to facilitate Scrum ceremonies and manage a product backlog.
• Experience identifying and removing impediments.
• Excellent coaching, mentoring, communication and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and agile tools like Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps.
• Minimum of three years managing IT deployment projects; seven years in technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the Scrum team(s) on self-organization and goals.
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies and keep them time-boxed.
• Identify and remove impediments affecting progress.
• Coach Product Owner and stakeholders on Agile practices.
• Foster collaboration between teams and stakeholders.
• Support backlog refinement and clarity of work for the team.
• Promote Agile adoption and continuous improvement.
• Track velocity and deliverables; communicate status to stakeholders.
• Resolve conflicts within teams and with external parties.
• Participate in scaling Agile across multiple teams and PMO alignment.
• Provide training on Scrum and Agile methods to new members.
• Maintain strong written and verbal stakeholder communication.

Skills

Agile principles

Scrum framework

Scrum facilitation

Impediment removal

Coaching

Communication

Cross-functional teams

Problem-solving

Organization

Change leadership

Cloud computing

Government experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Smartsheet

Job description

Ontrac Solutions LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead a government-facing Google Cloud Platform engagement. You will serve as a servant leader, guiding Scrum teams, facilitating ceremonies, and aligning Product Owners to ensure sprint objectives are met for cloud deployments.

You will champion Agile practices, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement across teams and the wider organization, with a focus on steady delivery, stakeholder communication, and