Senior Scrum Master | Agile Delivery Leader

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.); San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.) seeks a Scrum Master III for a 12-month hybrid W2 contract in San Francisco, CA. Start date is January 2027. You will coach cross-functional teams, lead sprint ceremonies, and partner with Product Owners to improve delivery.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in a related field, 5+ years IT experience with scrum, and certifications (PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe) preferred. Experience with Jira/Jira Align/Confluence is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5 years IT work experience and 1 year of scrum execution in IT/software development.
• PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience using agile tools: Jira, Jira Align, Confluence.
• Knowledge of multiple agile development methodologies and frameworks.
• Understanding of iterative and incremental development.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to implement and improve Agile practices.
• Facilitate sprint planning, execution, review, and retrospectives; remove impediments.
• Act as communication hub between program, product management and development teams.
• Support release planning and keep backlog healthy and prepared for execution.
• Track velocity, burn-down, cycle time and other quality metrics.
• Coordinate scrum-of-scrum activities across teams.

Skills

Leading teams

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

Job description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.) seeks a Scrum Master III for a 12-month hybrid W2 contract in San Francisco, CA. Start date is January 2027. You will coach cross-functional teams, lead sprint ceremonies, and partner with Product Owners to improve delivery.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in a related field, 5+ years IT experience with scrum, and certifications (PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe) preferred. Experience with Jira/Jira Align/Confluence is a plus.