Senior Agile Coach & Scrum Master

Staffingine LLC; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffingine LLC in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Lead Agilist III to serve as Scrum Master and Agile coach for one or more squads on a contract basis. You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach Product Owners and teams, and help remove impediments to foster high performance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across the organization, promote continuous improvement, implement Agile practices, and ensure security considerations with InfoSec when relevant.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum Master experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Strong understanding of Scrum Framework and Agile principles.
• Proven experience coaching high-performing Agile teams.
• Experience removing impediments and influencing stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Scrum Master and Agile coach for one or more Agile Squads.
• Facilitate key Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement.
• Coach Product Owners and Development Teams on Product Backlog management.
• Build and support high-performing, self-organizing Agile teams.
• Identify, manage, and remove team impediments and blockers.
• Coordinate with other Agile Squads and stakeholders to resolve dependencies.
• Escalate issues to appropriate teams when necessary.
• Create a trusting, psychologically safe environment for open concerns.
• Encourage continuous improvement through feedback, metrics, and inspect-and-adapt practices.
• Coach team members on Agile principles, Scrum practices, collaboration, and team dynamics.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration within and outside the Agile Squad.
• Protect the team from unnecessary external interruptions.
• Promote self-organization, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Support risk identification, dependency management, conflict resolution, and organizational change.
• Work with Project Management, Business Analysis, QA/Testing, Development, Deployment, DevOps and other disciplines.
• Apply Agile practices such as Kanban, Scrumban, CI, CD, TDD, and automated testing where appropriate.
• Work with Information Security teams and understand security-related dependencies and requirements.
• Stay actively engaged with the Agile community and continuously develop Agile knowledge.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Problem solving

Servant leadership

Team coaching

DevOps awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Staffingine LLC in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Lead Agilist III to serve as Scrum Master and Agile coach for one or more squads on a contract basis. You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach Product Owners and teams, and help remove impediments to foster high performance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across the organization, promote continuous improvement, implement Agile practices, and ensure security considerations with InfoSec when relevant.