Senior Scrum Master - Agile Leader for High-Impact Programs

Torch Technologies, Inc.

Riverside (OH)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 135,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health Savings Account

EAP

Education assistance

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Torch Technologies, Inc. seeks an Advanced Scrum Master to blend Agile expertise with servant leadership, enabling teams to perform at their best.

You will drive program execution, remove impediments, and foster transparency and continuous improvement to support mission‑critical capabilities for national defense. Responsibilities include leading PI Planning, ART level ceremonies, coaching across teams, and delivering actionable metrics.

Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship.
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
5‑10+ years of applicable systems engineering experience, including 3+ years as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment.
Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain an SCI.
SAFe Certification (RTE, Scrum Master, or Product Owner).
Experience supporting remote or geographically distributed teams.
Experience supporting organizational or program‑level change management initiatives.
Strong knowledge of Agile principles, Scrum framework, and SAFe methodology.
Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, GitLab).

Responsibilities

Champion and drive adoption of Agile and Scrum best practices across the organization, extending beyond immediate teams.
Organize and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning events.
Provide support and guidance across multiple scrum teams.
Lead and organize ART level Agile ceremonies, including Scrum Master/Product Owner sync, backlog refinement meetings, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and demonstration sessions.
Provide customers with meaningful Agile metrics and a clear roadmap for increasing ART maturity and agility.
Coach and mentor teams, leaders, and stakeholders on Agile principles and SAFe practices to elevate performance and delivery outcomes.
Support the optimization of value delivery across the ART.
Lead backlog refinement and creation events that support ART backlog and team backlogs.
Proactively identify, manage, and resolve cross‑team dependencies, risks, and impediments.
Partner with Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment on vision, priorities, and execution strategy.
Define, collect, and communicate actionable program‑level metrics and status reporting.
Cultivate strong communication and collaboration across all ART participants.
Drive and measure progress of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance program effectiveness.
Stay current on emerging Agile trends, tools, and industry best practices.
Recommend and implement tooling and process improvements for value stream and project management.
Coordinate with project management tool administrators to manage system access and permissions.
Mediate and resolve complex interpersonal and cross‑team conflicts, fostering a collaborative and psychologically safe environment.