Software Engineer - Scrum Master

PlanIT Group, LLC; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC in Orlando, FL is seeking a Scrum Master to guide 1–2 agile delivery teams in developing and deploying secure operational updates. You will blend deep Agile coaching with a technical background to ensure compliance with strict government regulations and security protocols.

As Scrum Master, you will facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, and partner with Product Owners, while maintaining transparency via Jira dashboards and velocity metrics on a hybrid schedule with >50%

Qualifications

• Experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives).
• Ability to remove blockers and manage dependencies across teams.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to maintain groomed, prioritized backlog.
• Track progress with dashboards and velocity metrics.

Responsibilities

• Agile Facilitation: Plan, facilitate, and optimize all foundational Scrum ceremonies.
• Impediment Removal: Identify and remove roadblocks hindering progress.
• Backlog Collaboration: Work with Product Owners to groom and prioritize backlog.
• Metrics & Visual Governance: Use Jira dashboards to track sprint progress and velocity.
• Stakeholder Communication: Report project status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure increments meet government security regulations.

Skills

Agile Facilitation

Impediment Removal

Backlog Collaboration

Metrics & Visualization

Stakeholder Communication

Compliance & Security

Jira

Tools

Jira

Job description

Scrum Master

Location: Orlando, FL (Hybrid Onsite > 50% of the time)

Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance (Required)

Certification: Scrum Master Certification Required (e.g., CSM, PSM)

Position Overview

The Scrum Master will guide 1 to 2 agile delivery teams through the development and deployment of technical operational baseline updates. Serving as a servant-leader, you will champion Agile principles, facilitate core ceremonies, and remove delivery friction to optimize team velocity. Because these systems operate within a highly secure environment, the ideal candidate will blend deep Agile coaching expertise with a technical engineering background to ensure compliance with strict government regulations and security protocols.

Core Responsibilities

• Agile Facilitation: Plan, facilitate, and optimize all foundational Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Impediment Removal: Actively identify, track, and eliminate roadblocks, organizational bottlenecks, and technical dependencies hindering team progression.
• Backlog Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Owners to maintain a thoroughly groomed, estimated, and prioritized product backlog.
• Metrics & Visual Governance: Ensure absolute progress transparency across the organization utilizing information radiators, including Jira dashboards and sprint burndown/burnup tracking.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary operational point of contact for the team, proactively communicating project status, velocity metrics, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure all software increments and team processes maintain compliance with active government regulations, information security protocols, and formal reporting requirements.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Technical Domain Literacy: Proven foundational experience working directly within an IT, Fullstack development, Software Engineering, or Systems Engineering environment alongside engineering teams.
• Tooling: Hands-on proficiency utilizing Jira for backlog management, sprint execution, and metric reporting.
• Clearance: Must hold an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance.
• Geography: Must be local to the Orlando, FL area and commit to a hybrid schedule requiring greater than 50% onsite attendance at the client facility.