Scrum Master

Apex Systems; Virginia Beach, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401K / Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Scrum Master to support Agile delivery across multiple teams, coordinating work and facilitating ceremonies to keep projects on track. The role emphasizes removing impediments, tracking delivery milestones, and ensuring release readiness with proper documentation and approvals.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in Scrum Master or Agile delivery, strong facilitation skills, and experience with Jira and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Agile delivery experience.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience supporting release management, software delivery, and change management processes.
• Familiarity with testing, quality assurance practices, and software development lifecycles.
• Experience with Agile project management tools.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Scrum certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, monitor, and support the execution of work across Agile teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Enable teams to focus on delivery by minimizing distractions and removing impediments.
• Shield teams from interruptions and resolve blockers affecting progress.
• Support release readiness activities with documentation, testing, and approvals.
• Track risks, dependencies, action items, and key delivery milestones.
• Prepare and maintain delivery metrics, status reports, and performance dashboards.
• Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and stakeholders to improve delivery effectiveness.
• Foster continuous improvement and Agile best practices across teams.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Methodologies

Facilitation

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Jira

Job description

# Scrum MasterApply**Job#: 3051774****Job Description:****Apex Systems** is seeking a **Scrum Master** to support Agile delivery across multiple teams. This role is responsible for facilitating team execution, release readiness, process compliance, and delivery reporting while helping teams remove impediments and deliver high-quality solutions efficiently.Responsibilities* Plan, coordinate, monitor, and support the execution of work across Agile teams.* Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.* Enable teams to focus on delivery by minimizing distractions and removing impediments.* Shield teams from unnecessary interruptions and help resolve blockers that may impact progress.* Support release readiness activities, ensuring required documentation, testing, and approvals are completed.* Promote adherence to established development, change management, and organizational processes.* Track risks, dependencies, action items, and key delivery milestones.* Maintain visibility into team activities and communicate relevant updates to stakeholders.* Prepare and maintain delivery metrics, status reports, and performance dashboards.* Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and business stakeholders to improve delivery effectiveness and team performance.* Foster continuous improvement and Agile best practices across teams.Qualifications* 3+ years of Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Agile delivery experience.* Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile methodologies.* Experience supporting release management, software delivery, and change management processes.* Familiarity with testing, quality assurance practices, and software development lifecycles.* Experience with Agile project management tools.* Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.* Scrum certification preferred.Preferred Experience* Experience supporting multiple Agile teams in a fast-paced environment.* Strong understanding of delivery metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement practices.* Ability to influence teams and stakeholders without direct authority.* Proven track record of helping teams improve collaboration, predictability, and delivery outcomes. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Remote:** Yes**Location:** Virginia Beach, VA, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** September 15, 2026**Pay Range:** $50 - $60 per hour