SAFe Scrum Master | Federal Projects Coach (Remote)

Index Analytics; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Index Analytics, LLC seeks a Scrum Master to coach Agile teams delivering digital products for federal clients. This servant-leader helps teams become more predictable and self-organizing through SAFe and Scrum practices, facilitates ceremonies, and removes impediments.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, built-in quality, and transparent reporting; remote-first with US-based candidates. Salary range $100,000 to $125,000 per year, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least six (6) years of professional experience, including three (3) or more years leading or coaching Agile delivery teams.
• Prior experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Team Coach in a software delivery environment.
• Strong knowledge of SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, backlog management, dependency management and Agile metrics.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or comparable delivery tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and communicate with technical teams, business stakeholders and government clients.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate iteration planning, daily team syncs, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives and Innovation and Planning events.
• Support Program Increment planning and execution, including objectives, risks, dependencies, capacity and cross-team coordination.
• Coach teams and Product Owners on Agile values, SAFe practices, backlog health, acceptance criteria, Definition of Ready and Definition of Done.
• Track flow, velocity, throughput, predictability, work in progress and other relevant metrics; use trends to guide improvement rather than individual performance assessment.
• Identify and remove impediments, elevate systemic risks and coordinate dependencies across teams and stakeholders.
• Promote DevSecOps, built-in quality, acceptance test-driven development and continuous improvement practices.
• Support transparent status reporting, release readiness, risk management and stakeholder communication.
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to improve practices across the program.

Skills

SAFe knowledge

Scrum

Kanban

Backlog management

Agile metrics

Influence & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Index Analytics, LLC seeks a Scrum Master to coach Agile teams delivering digital products for federal clients. This servant-leader helps teams become more predictable and self-organizing through SAFe and Scrum practices, facilitates ceremonies, and removes impediments.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, built-in quality, and transparent reporting; remote-first with US-based candidates. Salary range $100,000 to $125,000 per year, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.