Scrum Master

Description

As a Scrum Master, youre passionate about outcomes and supporting a development team thats modernizing and creating efficiency in critical projects. You know the importance of Agile best practices and how to combat challenges early to get work done. We need a Scrum Master like you to create solutions thatll support the next generation of advanced public health information technology solutions.

On our team, youll apply your functional knowledge to coach a small development team to focus on sprint goals, ensuring the project is successfully progressed. Youll apply basic Scrum principles and concepts to resolve routine problems. Using Agile tools, youll strengthen sustainable process improvements to help your team accomplish Program Increment Objectives and Features.

In this role, youll directly impact the public health environment by working alongside our clients to deliver impactful solutions. This is an opportunity to grow your experience in IT project management and Agile project management while developing and contributing to a variety of project solutions that will ensure success for the delivery of software products in support of public health.

Key Responsibilities:

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

Coach and support development teams in applying Scrum and Agile practices to achieve sprint goals and Program Increment Objectives.

Track team progress, identify and remove impediments, and proactively address risks and challenges impacting delivery.

Use Agile project management tools, including JIRA, to manage sprints, backlogs, monitor progress, and improve team visibility.

Drive continuous process improvement by analyzing team performance, strengthening Agile practices, and implementing sustainable delivery improvements.

Top Skills Details

3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master serving Agile teams

Experience with Agile software project management tools, including JIRA and Confluence

Experience with facilitating daily stand-up calls, backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, road map development and requirements sessions

Experience with release planning

Knowledge of commercial-off-the-shelf software development and delivery processes

Ability to work independently or with minimal direction

Bachelor's degree

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

Nice If You Have:

Experience with User Acceptance Testing

Experience with user experience design

Experience supporting public health projects

Ability to coach a team to better outcomes using process improvement

Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills

Possession of excellent collaboration skills

Possession of excellent problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills

Certified SAFe Practitioner or SAFe Agilist Certification

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $53.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Atlanta,GA.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with…