Senior Scrum Master

Description Kforce has a client in Irving, TX that is seeking a Senior Scrum Master.

Responsibilities:
* Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement
* Coach teams on Agile methodologies and best practices while helping remove impediments and improve delivery
* Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and delivery timelines
* Coordinate cross-functional teams across product, engineering, quality assurance, architecture, operations, and business functions
* Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests across multiple work streams
* Support release planning, implementation, and overall delivery governance
* Communicate project status, risks, priorities, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership
* Establish and track delivery metrics to monitor progress, team performance, and release predictability
* Partner with distributed teams and stakeholders to maintain alignment and resolve delivery challenges
* Promote continuous improvement to enhance quality, productivity, collaboration, and delivery effectiveness Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
* Agile or project management certifications such as CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or PMP are preferred
* 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, Agile Program Manager, or similar role supporting software or technology initiatives
* Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar approaches
* Experience with Jira, Confluence, or comparable project and Agile management tools
* Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, software delivery practices, and release management
* Experience managing project plans, schedules, risks, dependencies, resources, and multiple work streams
* Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
* Ability to collaborate effectively with technical, business, and cross-functional teams
* Experience supporting cloud, digital transformation, web, mobile, or enterprise technology initiatives is preferred
* Experience working with distributed or global teams is a plus

Job Type Contract Compensation
55 - $60