Senior Level Scrum Master

ECS; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization initiative. The role is remote and requires guiding Scrum and Kanban practices across SDLC, ensuring timely delivery in a regulated environment.

You will coach multiple teams, manage backlogs, track Agile metrics, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver design, development, QA, security, and deployment milestones.

Qualifications

• US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• A minimum of 11 years of relevant professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile events including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, with an ability to apply both Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Lead technical delivery teams through Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC), including design, development, quality assurance, security, deployment, and sustainment
• Oversee the product backlog, ensuring all product backlog items meet Scrum best practices for intake, definition of ready, refinement completeness and definition of done
• Coach the team to ensure effective requirements gathering, analysis, change management, and continuous delivery processes, while engaging stakeholders
• Drive customer feedback through concepts like UAT, customer demos, and product owner-led requirements vetting
• Ability to collect and analyze Agile metrics, leveraging insights to coach the team towards continuous improvement
• Convert integrated master schedules into team-level backlogs and maintain synchronization between both
• Contribute to monthly contractual deliverables and program reporting

Skills

Scrum Master

Kanban

Agile coaching

Stakeholder management

Agile metrics

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Oracle

SN Agile Dev 2.0/CWM

Job description

Job Description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to work remotely. Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to support a federal IT modernization initiative. This position requires working within a highly regulated environment while driving efficient and effective solution deployments as part of a technical migration from a legacy system to a cloud environment. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience in effectively applying both Scrum and Kanban methodologies to the Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC). This is an excellent role for a talented Agile practitioner looking to further enterprise-scale experience while positioning themselves for continued advancement into senior leadership, product management, or program management roles. We're looking for an experienced professional skilled at driving Agile enablement and fostering collaboration across various stakeholder groups.

• Facilitate Agile events including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, with an ability to apply both Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Lead technical delivery teams through Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC), including design, development, quality assurance, security, deployment, and sustainment
• Oversee the product backlog, ensuring all product backlog items meet Scrum best practices for intake, definition of ready, refinement completeness and definition of done
• Coach the team to ensure effective requirements gathering, analysis, change management, and continuous delivery processes, while engaging stakeholders, including team leadership, business owners, product owners, tech leads, quality assurance team, security leads, business owners, end users and fellow team members to support solution design and implementation, while ensuring both quality and timely delivery
• Drive customer feedback through concepts like UAT, customer demos, and product owner-led requirements vetting
• Ability to collect and analyze Agile metrics, leveraging insights to coach the team towards continuous improvement
• Convert integrated master schedules into team-level backlogs and maintain synchronization between both
• Contribute to monthly contractual deliverables and program reporting

Salary Range: $135,000-$165,000

General Description Of Benefits

Required Skills

• US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust Suitability
• Bachelor's Degree
• A minimum of 11 years of relevant professional experience

Desired Skills

• At minimum, holds an active Scrum certification or other industry-related Agile certifications
• Ability to understand interpret metrics and Agile reports to analyze team performance and production, to inform delivery planning and improvements, including but not limited to velocity charts, burndowns/burnups, CFD, Control Charts, etc.
• Proven track record as a Scrum Master on teams leading IT modernization projects and/or building enterprise solutions with multiple cross‑functional teams, in the professional services or federal consulting industry. DHS experience strongly preferred
• Experienced “servant leader” working across multiple Agile teams with a demonstrated ability to distinguish between and recommend Agile techniques (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) based on situational needs
• Expertise with engaging product owners, business owners and end users to ensure quality, accuracy and timeliness of delivery

Technical & Process Knowledge

• General understanding of software development lifecycle and technical migration concepts, with working knowledge of testing and deployment practices and tools
• Strong experience translating business needs into functional and technical requirements
• Experience leading initiatives from concept through delivery and implementation
• Hands‑on proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Oracle, SN Agile Dev 2.0/CWM, or similar platforms
• Experienced in converting an integrated master schedule into a team‑level backlog, keeping both synced

Collaboration & Communication

• Proven ability managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities simultaneously, while demonstrating strong communication skills with ability to present effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Experience with implementing process improvements, developing documentation, and promoting workflow optimization
• Demonstrated experience evolving efficiencies through Agile coaching
• Ability to develop metrics‑based solutions (dashboards/reports) to guide coaching and validate process decisions
• Has built and tested software products previously

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ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

We Value

• Attracting and developing top talent and high‑performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission‑driven

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