Senior Scrum Master SAFe Agile Coach (Hybrid)

Piper Companies

Gaithersburg (MD)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 170,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an experienced Scrum Master to support a federal technology and defense contractor delivering mission-critical software. This HYBRID role requires near Gaithersburg, MD, with travel to Eagan, MN or Egg Harbor Township, NJ as needed.

You will facilitate ceremonies, drive agile maturity, coach teams and Product Owners, and coordinate across multiple teams within a SAFe framework, ensuring program objectives are met with strong collaboration and transparency.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or Master's with 6+ years.
2+ years supporting Agile software development programs.
Hands-on Scrum Master/Agile facilitator experience in software teams.
Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe; Jira/Confluence familiarity.

Responsibilities

Facilitate agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
Coordinate PI planning and SAFe Agile Release Train activities.
Remove impediments and help teams meet delivery timelines and quality goals.
Coach teams and Product Owners on agile practices and mindset.
Track progress with metrics and report risks and dependencies to leadership.