Scrum Master

Raise - find a more meaningful working experience; Northdale (LA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Raise is hiring a Scrum Master for a 12-month contract in Baton Rouge, LA. You will keep multiple IT teams on track, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, and coordinate with product owners and supervisors to meet commitments.

You will maintain Azure DevOps boards, track delivery metrics, and escalate blockers to the right stakeholders. This is an on-site role with a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years hands-on Scrum Master or Agile coordinator experience.
• Experience with Azure DevOps boards, work items, user stories, and features.
• Experience coordinating multiple teams or stakeholder groups.
• Exposure to enterprise IT operations or ITSM.
• Clear communication and blockers management.
• Patient and proactive with flexible priorities.
• Ability to work onsite.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile and Scrum meetings for several operational IT teams during each Program Increment (PI).
• Coordinate team commitments, priorities, features, and user stories with product owners and supervisors.
• Keep Azure DevOps (ADO) boards, work items, features, and user stories accurate and up to date.
• Track delivery metrics and spot gaps against expected performance.
• Follow up with team members outside meetings to keep work moving.
• Identify dependencies, blockers, and resource limits, and escalate them to product owners.
• Help product owners see delivery risks and where management needs to step in.
• Help teams follow adapted Agile approach in an operational IT setting.

Skills

1-3 years experience

Scrum Master experience

ADO knowledge

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Scrum Master

• Pay Rate: $48 - $56/hour (on W2)
• Contract Length: 12 months
• Location: Baton Rouge, LA 70805

Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.

Overview

You keep operational IT teams on track. In this contract role, you help teams at several manufacturing sites plan their work, meet their commitments, and flag problems early. You work with product owners and team supervisors, who set the priorities. You make sure the work gets done. You succeed when boards are current, commitments are met, and blockers reach the right person fast.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile and Scrum meetings for several operational IT teams throughout each Program Increment (PI).
• Coordinate team commitments, priorities, features, and user stories with product owners and supervisors.
• Keep Azure DevOps (ADO) boards, work items, features, and user stories accurate and up to date.
• Track delivery metrics and spot gaps against expected performance.
• Follow up with team members outside meetings to keep work moving.
• Identify dependencies, blockers, and resource limits, and escape them to product owners.
• Help product owners see delivery risks and where management needs to step in.
• Help teams follow adapted Agile approach in an operational IT setting.

Required Qualifications

• About 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master, Agile coordinator, or similar role. You have led Agile or Scrum meetings, not just studied them.
• Working knowledge of ADO boards, work items, user stories, and features.
• Experience coordinating more than one team or stakeholder group.
• Exposure to enterprise IT operations or IT service management (ITSM).
• Clear communication, and the confidence to raise concerns and escape blockers with tact.
• A patient, proactive style. You follow up, stay flexible when priorities change, and want to learn a new Agile approach.
• Ability to work onsite.

Preferred Qualifications

• ServiceNow experience
• Experience supporting manufacturing, operational, or multi-site IT teams
• Background in oil and gas, energy, utilities, or a related industrial setting
• Prior experience with the client
• Agile or Scrum certification

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