Scrum Master

S-R-International-Inc; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Arizona is seeking a seasoned Scrum Master to lead a large, multi-phase greenfield tax system implementation for AZDOR. This role acts as a Change Agent, guiding teams from Waterfall to Agile while facilitating Scrum ceremonies, resolving impediments, and coordinating with vendors and leadership.

Primarily remote with periodic onsite meetings in Phoenix, the position requires strong stakeholder management and a deep technical background in financial/tax platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in large, multi-phase system implementations.
• 3–5+ years as a Scrum Master in a software development environment.
• Experience transitioning teams from Waterfall to Agile.
• Experience with enterprise financial/tax platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Change agent mindset for organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Coach teams transitioning from Waterfall to Agile.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Manage dependencies and impediments across teams.
• Coordinate with program leadership, internal teams, and vendors.
• Support Product Owner with backlog refinement and priorities.
• Track vendor dependencies and integration issues.
• Promote Agile practices and continuous improvement.
• Help establish structures for technical backlogs.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Coaching

Jira

Azure DevOps

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Title: Scrum Master

Job Code: AZ 13500

Client: State of Arizona – Arizona Department of Revenue (AZDOR)

Location: Phoenix, AZ – Remote/Local

Duration: At least 1 year from projected start date

Work Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Work Location Address: 1600 W. Monroe St, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Closing Date: 09/09/2026 at 4:00 PM

Work Arrangement: Primarily remote with periodic onsite meetings

Position Overview

The State of Arizona is seeking a seasoned Scrum Master with a strong technical background to support a large, multi-phase greenfield tax system implementation for the Arizona Department of Revenue. The Scrum Master will serve as a Change Agent, helping a team transition from a traditional Waterfall environment to Agile, while facilitating Scrum ceremonies, managing impediments and dependencies, supporting the Product Owner, and coordinating between the Agile team, program leadership, internal organization, and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor teams transitioning from Waterfall to Agile.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Manage team dependencies, technical roadblocks, and organizational impediments.
• Coordinate between the Agile team, program leadership, internal teams, and external vendors.
• Support the Product Owner with backlog refinement, prioritization, and platform requirements.
• Track and resolve vendor dependencies and integration issues.
• Promote Agile principles, practices, and continuous improvement.
• Help establish effective structures for managing technical backlogs and work items.
• Support implementation of complex enterprise financial/tax systems.
• Maintain transparent communication and provide progress reporting to stakeholders.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience working on large, multi-phase, complex system implementations.
• 3–5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in a software development environment.
• Demonstrated experience transitioning teams from Waterfall to Agile.
• Experience managing complex dependencies associated with large, multi-phase greenfield enterprise systems.
• Strong technical background/technical aptitude supporting complex financial enterprise platforms.
• Preferably prior experience as a Software Developer.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working with external vendors.
• Strong Change Agent mindset with the ability to guide teams through organizational change.

Preferred Skills

• Experience implementing complex, multi-phase solutions within a regulated industry.
• Public Sector or Fintech experience.
• Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools for technical backlog management, queries, reporting, and work-item organization.
• Experience with COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) product implementations.
• Knowledge of data management, data integration, data conversion, data cleansing, and data integrity.
• Experience serving as both a Scrum Master and Software Developer.

Important Notes

• Local candidates only.
• Resume must specify the candidate's current location; resumes without current location will not be considered.
• Candidates must be local at the time of submission.
• Candidate must be available for an in-person interview within 1 week of the posting close date.
• Candidate must be able to start within 2 weeks of an offer.
• Position is primarily remote, with periodic onsite meetings in Phoenix.
• HireRight will be used for background checks and Global ID facial biometrics.

Primary Skills

Scrum Master | Agile | Waterfall to Agile Transformation | Scrum Methodology | Jira | Azure DevOps | Enterprise System Implementations | Financial Systems | Tax Systems | COTS | Backlog Management | Dependency Management | Agile Coaching | Change Management | Data Management | Data Integrity | Public Sector | Fintech | Software Development | Vendor Management | Stakeholder Management

This is a remote position.