Senior Scrum Master - Remote, FinServ SAFe Expert

TEKsystems; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 82,656 - 103,320; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Sick Time

401(k)

Retirement plan

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking an experienced Scrum Master for a fully remote contract role. The candidate will support a regulated financial services initiative, facilitate Agile ceremonies, and coordinate across multiple teams in a scaled Agile environment.

Strong communication and risk management skills are essential to drive delivery and program alignment with product owners and stakeholders. Applicants should have 5+ years of Scrum Master experience, SAFe/CSM credentials, and proven ability to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Scrum Master experience supporting Agile software delivery teams.
• Financial services, banking, lending, payments, or credit card industry experience.
• SAFe Certification and/or Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum principles, practices, and metrics.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies, and program-level coordination activities.
• Proficiency using Azure DevOps (ADO) for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support program-level planning and backlog refinement activities.
• Coordinate work across multiple teams and disciplines within a scaled Agile framework.
• Identify, track, and communicate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID).
• Partner with Product Owners, stakeholders, and delivery teams to ensure alignment on priorities and objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase team effectiveness and delivery predictability.
• Monitor delivery progress and maintain project visibility through Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Remove obstacles and help teams maintain focus on sprint and program goals.

Skills

Scrum Master

SAFe Certification

Certified Scrum Master

Agile Delivery

Risk Management

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking an experienced Scrum Master for a fully remote contract role. The candidate will support a regulated financial services initiative, facilitate Agile ceremonies, and coordinate across multiple teams in a scaled Agile environment.

Strong communication and risk management skills are essential to drive delivery and program alignment with product owners and stakeholders. Applicants should have 5+ years of Scrum Master experience, SAFe/CSM credentials, and proven ability to