Senior Scrum Master - Multi‑Team Delivery (Remote)

LMI; Tysons (VA); Remote; USD 102,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking a Scrum Master IV to lead agile delivery across multiple VA-focused teams, coordinating Jira boards and cross‑team dependencies. You will coach teams toward self‑management, facilitate ceremonies, and partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to optimize backlog quality and delivery outcomes.

This role supports digital modernization efforts for the Department of Veterans Affairs with a focus on improving predictability, flow, and program visibility.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in Agile delivery, Scrum, software/digital delivery, or related work.
• Hands-on experience serving as a Scrum Master for multiple teams.
• Advanced Jira experience including board configuration, workflows, filters/JQL, dashboards, and reporting.
• Experience facilitating sprint planning, daily Scrums, refinement, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and Scrum‑of‑Scrums.
• Experience coordinating cross‑team dependencies and impediments across engineering, data, architecture, UX/HCD, QA, security, and platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for multiple concurrent Scrum teams, adapting facilitation to each team's maturity and priorities.
• Plan and facilitate sprint planning, daily Scrums, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/demos, and retrospectives.
• Own the day‑to‑day health of multiple Jira boards and reporting views.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain prioritized backlogs with clear acceptance criteria and dependencies.
• Track commitments, blockers, and delivery risks; escalate issues as needed.
• Coordinate dependencies across Scrum teams and shared resources (engineering, data, architecture, UX/HCD, QA, security).
• Facilitate Scrum‑of‑Scrums and release‑readiness discussions for multi‑team work.
• Use metrics such as velocity, cycle time, burndown to identify trends and drive improvement.
• Mentor junior Scrum Masters and contribute reusable ceremony guides and metrics definitions.

Skills

Scrum Master

Jira

Agile delivery

Facilitation

Cross-team coordination

Stakeholder management

Data-driven delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, engineering, computer science, management, or a related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Power BI

Miro

Job description

LMI is seeking a Scrum Master IV to lead agile delivery across multiple VA-focused teams, coordinating Jira boards and cross‑team dependencies. You will coach teams toward self‑management, facilitate ceremonies, and partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to optimize backlog quality and delivery outcomes.

This role supports digital modernization efforts for the Department of Veterans Affairs with a focus on improving predictability, flow, and program visibility.