Scrum Master / Team Coach

Apex Systems, LLC; Okemos, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K program

ESPP

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking an experienced Scrum Master/Team Coach to enable self-organizing teams according to Lean-Agile practices. You will coach SAFe maturity at team and enterprise levels, lead software development and product teams, and facilitate Kanban practices as needed.

The role requires excellent communication, with responsibilities spanning team facilitation, capacity planning for PI Planning, and ensuring adherence to Scrum rules while driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems and five years of information technology experience with five year’s work experience leading projects/developing or leading teams, three of those years must have been as a Scrum Master.
• SP, SSM/CSM, SPC, and SASM certification preferred.
• Knowledge of Agile practices including ATDD, TDD, CI, Continuous Testing, Pairing, and Automated Testing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Scrum Master for 2-3 teams.
• Performs assessments at the team or train level.
• Leads, develops or improves internal training courses.
• Facilitates coach sync meetings and cross-team communication.
• Maintains and creates metrics to gauge team progress and drive improvements.
• Contributes to writing SM CoP yearly objectives.
• Demonstrates mastery of servant leadership and helps teams improve dynamics.
• Facilitates Scrum ceremonies and protects the team from distractions.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Practices

Leading Teams

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Job description

# Scrum Master / Team CoachApply**Job#: 3053391****Job Description:****Job Summary:** Works as a servant leader and coach to enable teams to self-organize, self-manage and deliver on their goals by following Lean-Agile practices. Coaches the organization in maturing the SAFe/Agile practices at both the team and enterprise level. This SM will be capable of leading software development and product teams as well as experience with Kanban. This person will need to be an excellent communicator, above all else. **Primary Job Responsibilities:** 1. Performs as a Scrum Master for 2-3 teams. 2. Performs assessments at the team or train level. 3. Leads, develops or improves internal training courses. 4. Enables cross communication between agile teams by participating in, organizing, and facilitating the coach sync meetings. 5. Maintains and creates relevant metrics to gauge team progress and drive improvements. 6. Contributes to writing SM CoP yearly objectives. 7. Demonstrates mastery of servant leadership (Facilitation, Coaching, Continuous Improvement). 8. Focuses on improving team dynamics and performance. Helps the team manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and opportunities for growth. Escalates problems to management where necessary, but only after internal team processes have failed to resolve the issue; helps individuals and teams through personnel changes. 9. Facilitates the scrum ceremonies, removes impediments, acts as a buffer for the team from all outside distractions, and ensures that scrum rules are followed. Assists the team in staying accountable to their commitments consistently. 10. Prepares the team(s) for PI Planning events by calculating capacity and coaching best practices for WSJF (weighted shortest job first). **Minimum Qualifications:** Position requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems and five years of information technology experience with five year’s work experience leading projects/developing or leading teams, three of those years must have been as a Scrum Master. SP, SSM/CSM, SPC, and SASM certification preferred. Position requires an understanding of common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and iterative development practices; knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, and Automated Testing preferred; ability to manage large and complex projects; ability to help teams write user stories/epics, identify dependencies, and design optimal solutions; ability to establish immediate credibility with business stakeholders, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence; excellent interpersonal/communication skills. *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**Location:** Okemos, MI, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** September 23, 2026**Pay Range:** $50 - $60 per hour