SAFe Scrum Master & Agile Coach

EPAM Systems Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare

Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent)

Flexible Spending Accounts (Commuter)

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (Match)

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays - nine per year

Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protec��

Accident Insurance

Employee Discounts

Pet Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Discretionary annual bonus program

Discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI

Remote work in NYC only

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a dedicated Agile Scrum Master to guide high-performing engineering teams in delivering quality software using Agile and SAFe principles.

You will remove blockers, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and foster continuous improvement and transparency across stakeholders. You will collaborate with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Release Train Engineers to plan stories, track risks, and drive effective Scrum ceremonies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of overall professional work experience, with at least 2 years specifically playing the Scrum Master role for a software development team.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage key Scrum ceremonies including PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Demos, and Retrospectives.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums and PO Sync-ups to proactively highlight risks and dependencies across multiple teams.
• Work with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Release Train Engineers to plan user stories matched to team capacity.
• Actively remove blockers or guide the team to resolve them through coordination and problem-solving.
• Coach the team on Agile practices to maximize value, promote self-organization, and resolve conflicts.
• Improve operational transparency and radiate information to stakeholders.

Skills

Facilitation

Coaching

Conflict resolution

Communication

Agile estimation

Scrum

SAFe

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Jira

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a dedicated Agile Scrum Master to guide high-performing engineering teams in delivering quality software using Agile and SAFe principles.

You will remove blockers, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and foster continuous improvement and transparency across stakeholders. You will collaborate with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Release Train Engineers to plan stories, track risks, and drive effective Scrum ceremonies.