Scrum Master

An enterprise financial services organization is seeking a Scrum Master in Vienna, VA. This role supports Agile delivery teams in a complex environment and focuses on facilitation, coaching, and continuous improvement across Scrum and SAFe practices.

About the Opportunity:

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  Shift: Day shift

  
  


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  Schedule: Monday through Friday (3 days per week onsite)

  
  


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  Hours: Standard business

  
  


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  Setting: Hybrid

  
  

Responsibilities:

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  Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

  
  


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  Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to clarify priorities, manage backlogs, and support delivery goals.

  
  


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  Identify and remove impediments, manage dependencies, and escalate delivery risks when appropriate.

  
  


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  Coach teams on Scrum, Lean-Agile, and SAFe principles to strengthen accountability and self-organization.

  
  


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  Support team progress toward sprint goals, program increment objectives, and broader delivery milestones.

  
  

Qualifications:

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  5-10+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, with a strong preference for 10+ years.

  
  


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  Experience supporting Agile teams in large, complex enterprise environments.

  
  


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  Strong knowledge of Scrum, Agile, Lean, and SAFe principles and practices.

  
  


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  Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and program-level events.

  
  


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  Strong coaching, facilitation, conflict-resolution, servant-leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

  
  


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  Experience partnering with Product Owners on backlog management and prioritization.

  
  


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  Experience identifying and removing impediments, managing dependencies, and driving continuous improvement.

  
  

Desired Skills:

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  Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), SAFe Scrum Master, Advanced Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, or similar Agile certification.

  
  


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  Experience working in financial services or banking.

  
  


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  Experience supporting multiple teams or Agile Release Train activities.

  
  


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  Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile delivery platforms.