Scrum Master

Akkodis; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Scrum Master Advanced for a Lincoln, NE-based client. Local candidates only. The role emphasizes coaching Agile Scrum/Kanban teams, facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include guiding teams through Scrum ceremonies, maintaining backlog health, and using Jira to track metrics. Strong facilitation and servant-leadership skills are essential to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or a related field preferred.
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach for software teams.
• Working knowledge of other agile frameworks (Kanban, Lean).
• Experience with Agile project management tools and software development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and team-level PI planning activities.
• Act as servant leader to build high-performing teams and foster trust and transparency.
• Maintain healthy backlogs with clear priorities and ready work.
• Coach teams to refine backlog, define testable acceptance criteria, and align with sprint goals.
• Remove impediments, resolve dependencies, and partner with leadership on governance.
• Leverage data to report key metrics, drive improvements, and promote continuous learning.
• Organize training to enhance Agile practices and use Jira to measure key metrics.

Skills

Scrum Master experience

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Team servant leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Scrum Master Advanced with a Lincoln, NE -based client to join their team

Pay Rate : $45 to 48/HR on w2 OR $53/hr on C2C

Need Local to Nebraska

Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to coach, oversee, and guide agile (Scrum/Kanban) teams. The Scrum Master's responsibilities will include ensuring that development teams follow appropriate agile framework values and agile practices (Scrum or Kanban), mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.

Responsibilities:

• Guide and support Agile teams by facilitating Scrum ceremonies, and team level PI planning activities
• Servant Leader building and cultivating high-performing teams by creating a safe environment of trust and transparency. Coach teams toward higher levels of maturity, predictability, and self organization.
• Ensure healthy backlogs, clear priorities, and well understood work.
• Support & coach the team in cultivating a refined, ready backlog and writing clear, concise testable acceptance criteria.
• Ensure teams are delivering work in alignment with sprint goals and release timelines.

• Remove any impediments or roadblocks that may affect the team's ability to deliver. Partner with leadership to resolve dependencies and constraints.
• Leverage data to develop and report key metrics to inform decisions and improvements.
• Advocate for continuous improvement, using metrics and data-driven insights
• Coach team members on Agile principles, practices, and frameworks. Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous learning.
• Organize and conduct training sessions to enhance team members skills in Agile methodologies
• Utilize tools such as Jira to measure and analyze key Agile metrics to drive continuous team improvement

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process improvements and Agile best practices.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between teams and individuals, promoting a positive and productive work environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach for software development teams
• Working knowledge of other agile frameworks (e.g., Kanban, Lean) and their application is a plus
• Experience with Agile project management tools and software development methodologies

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• additional voluntary benefits
• an EAP program
• commuter benefits
• and a 401K plan.
• paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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