Senior Scrum Master — Remote multi-team Delivery Leader

LMI Consulting, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 102,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking a Scrum Master IV to support VA digital modernization initiatives. This remote role requires hands-on Agile leadership across several Scrum teams, facilitating ceremonies, managing Jira boards, and removing impediments to improve delivery predictability.

The ideal candidate will coach teams toward self-management, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and ensure clear visibility into commitments, risks, and outcomes across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of Agile delivery and Scrum experience.
• Experience with multiple Scrum teams and cross-team dependencies.
• Advanced Jira experience including boards, dashboards and reporting.
• Facilitation of Scrum ceremonies and Agile coordination forums.
• Familiarity with federal/background requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Scrum Master for multiple concurrent Scrum teams with cross-team priorities.
• Plan and facilitate sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, reviews and retrospectives.
• Manage Jira boards, workflows, dependencies, dashboards and reporting.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain prioritized, ready backlogs with clear criteria.
• Track progress, risks, blockers and dependencies; escalate as needed.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies across engineering, data, architecture, QA, security, and more.
• Lead Scrum-of-Scrums and release-readiness discussions for multi-team work.
• Use metrics (velocity, cycle time, burn-down) to drive continuous improvement.
• Coach teams on Scrum values, self-management and estimation without becoming task managers.
• Mentor junior Scrum Masters and contribute reusable ceremony guides and standards.

Skills

Agile delivery

Scrum

Cross-team coordination

Facilitation

Coaching teams

Delivery metrics

Stakeholder management

Impediment removal

Jira expertise

Federal domain experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

LMI is seeking a Scrum Master IV to support VA digital modernization initiatives. This remote role requires hands-on Agile leadership across several Scrum teams, facilitating ceremonies, managing Jira boards, and removing impediments to improve delivery predictability.

The ideal candidate will coach teams toward self-management, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and ensure clear visibility into commitments, risks, and outcomes across programs.