Sr Project Manager

Scrum Master

As a Scrum Master, you serve as a servant leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles.

The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem‑solving skills, and a drive to make a difference. They will put the team before themselves, enforce Scrum rules, remove impediments, promote self‑management, and consistently drive a culture of continuous improvement.

• Serve as liaison between technical and non‑technical departments.
• Communicate with management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.
• Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, developing high‑quality user stories, estimating and delivery).
• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand‑up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum‑related meetings.
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
• Maintain process documentation.
• Ensure team members practice core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, accountability and visibility.
• Assist with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs.
• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreements, standards, and tools.
• Develop and manage team performance metrics, leveraging them to drive efficiencies in the process.
• Identify and remove impediments, preventing distractions.
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empower the team to self‑organize.

• Four‑year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification required.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus.
• Preferred Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience.
• Understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of the organization’s development platform and languages.
• Ability to understand technical issues.
• Self‑motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team‑player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time‑critical problems.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.

• Four‑year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, or 10 years equivalent work experience (Required, 4 years).
• Certified Scrum Master (Required, 5 years).
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification (Highly Desired, 3 years).
• Scrum Master or Business Analyst Experience (Highly Desired, 4 years).
• Understanding of agile development methodologies, values, and procedures (Highly Desired, 4 years).
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle (Highly Desired, 4 years).
• Understanding of the organization’s development platform and languages (Highly Desired, 4 years).
• Ability to understand technical issues (Highly Desired, 4 years).
• Self‑motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated (Required, 4 years).
• Team‑player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment (Required, 4 years).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types (Required, 4 years).
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential (Required, 4 years).
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time‑critical problems (Required, 4 years).
• Collaborative in driving decisions (Required, 4 years).
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines (Required, 4 years).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail (Required, 4 years).

DIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS is an affirmative action/Equal Opportunity Employer that supports workplace diversity. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All Dia Soft staff must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. DIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS is an E‑Verify employer.