Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master with a strong background in guiding multiple teams and driving organizational Agile maturity. This role focuses on facilitating Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, and promoting best practices that enable teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
In this role, you will collaborate with Product Owners, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, manage dependencies, and foster a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.
Position Description:
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives).
Guide teams to deliver high-quality solutions by removing impediments and fostering an environment of continuous improvement.
Partner with Product Owners, Engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure effective backlog management and delivery alignment.
Facilitate Program Increments (PI) planning, risk identification and mitigation (ROAMing risks), and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
Coordinate production releases with development team leads, QA, and DevOps, and providing deployment status to business owners.
Track and report on key metrics such as velocity, burn-down/burn-up charts, and team health indicators.
Drive Agile maturity and adoption across the organization through coaching and training.
Identify and resolve systemic issues affecting delivery and productivity.
Promote Agile best practices and help evolve frameworks like Scrum, SAFe, or Kanban based on team needs.
Facilitate cross-team coordination and ensure alignment on shared goals and dependencies.
Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and innovation.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
5+ years experience as a Scrum Master
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
Familiarity with Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and SharePoint
Experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques
Ability to work collaboratively with business representatives, SMEs, technical teams, and project managers on development projects during all phases of the software development life cycle.
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
Must be a self-starter, detail-oriented and have excellent organizational skills.
Strong presentation skills and client presence.
Ability to analyze and think quickly to resolve conflict
Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.
Strong written and verbal skills and ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification (e.g., PSM, SAFe Scrum Master)
Why CORMAC?
At CORMAC, we leverage the power of data management and analytics to enable our customers to achieve their strategic goals. With over 20 years of experience in health information technology (HIT), human-centered design principles, and Agile development methodologies, CORMAC delivers complex digital solutions to solve some of the most challenging problems facing public healthcare programs today
As a US Federal Government contractor in the public healthcare sector, our work is impactful and cutting-edge while being performed in a supportive, collaborative, and welcoming environment. We offer flexible work schedules with remote, hybrid, or fully in-person workplace options to empower our employees to decide the workplace most suitable for them. At CORMAC, we have a highly diverse workforce and believe a work environment is a place where creativity, collaboration, enthusiasm, and innovation happen, regardless of location.
Position Requires Employment Eligibility Verification/E-Verify Participation/EEO
As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, CORMAC provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, age, gender, gender identity/expression, ****** orientation, marital status, parental status, including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.
💡 Quick Summary
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Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Work from home Jobs is a plus.
