NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC ยท 10 hours ago
Agile Scrum Master
Austin, Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130/hr - $130/hr
8+ years expNOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to support application development projects within the Office of the Attorney General. The role involves facilitating Scrum processes, coaching teams, and ensuring effective collaboration among stakeholders to enhance team performance and deliver quality outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Ensure that Scrum processes, ceremonies, and practices are properly followed across Agile project team(s)
Lead and coordinate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, backlog refinement, release planning, and other required Agile events
Observe quality criteria, ensuring deliverables are complete, tested, and production-ready
Provide senior-level coaching for Scrum teams to follow Agile values, principles, and practices, supporting continual improvements in team performance and maturity
Proactively identify and remove impediments to team progress
Collaborate with Product Owners to ensure sprint commitments are realistic, backlog items are well-defined, and delivery cycles align with business priorities
Drive process improvement initiatives, helping teams adapt workflows, reduce cycle time, improve velocity and quality
Facilitate coordination of Scrum teams, technical leads, and stakeholders
Maintain open communication with business owners, product managers, project sponsors, and technical leadership to align expectations, report progress, and resolve conflicts
Track Agile metrics to support transparency and continuous improvement decisions
Act as a senior Agile advocate sharing best practices and coaching
Experience coaching Product Owners on Agile responsibilities for backlog creation, refinement, and prioritization; writing effective user stories and acceptance criteria; coordination and timely completion of user acceptance testing efforts
Plan and accomplish goals independently; handle multifaceted problems with creativity and latitude expected of senior practitioners
Argue for necessary changes to workflows, team composition, sprint plans, and organizational practices to improve quality and timeliness of deliverables
Provide guidance and leadership helping elevate overall Agile effectiveness across the organization
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated expertise in Scrum and Kanban with the ability to coach teams on Agile principles and implementation
Proven ability to facilitate all Scrum ceremonies across multiple teams or large projects
Experience working with product owners, technical leads, senior IT stakeholders, and external vendors
Skilled in tracking and applying team performance metrics (e.g., velocity, burn-downs) to drive continuous delivery improvements
Skill in fostering a collaborative, self-organizing, and high-trust team environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear guidance, reports, and/or documentation
Proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence or similar platforms
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent
Preferred
Experience working in public-sector IT projects, particularly those involving large-scale public facing systems
Experience coaching Product Owners on Agile roles and responsibilities
Company
NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
Novalink Solutions LLC (Novalink) is a global consulting and engineering services company.
51-200 employees
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