Scrum master and Agile Coach

Atlanta, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hello There

My name is Himanshu Sharma and I serve as the Recruitment Lead at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Scrum master/Agile Coach with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at .

Job Description

Position : Scrum master/Agile Coach

Location : Atlanta GA Onsite (Need candidates only local to Georgia)

Duration : 6 months with possible extension

Prior state experience is mandatory

Overview:

Under broad supervision the Scrum Master Coach manages projects through the full life cycle and collaborates with internal and external teams to deliver project outcomes. This role focuses on coaching IT Team Leads in Scrum and Kanban practices improving Agile adoption and reinforcing Clients processes to enhance productivity and workflow efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate and train IT Team Leads to run Scrum events including daily stand-ups sprint planning reviews retrospectives and ticket board clean-up.
Coach IT Team Leads and teams on Scrum and Kanban principles to promote self-organization accountability and continuous improvement.
Train leads to manage incidents identify blockers perform dependency analysis and remove impediments.
Guide daily backlog management aligned with IT leadership priorities.
Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and ensure actionable follow-ups.
Reinforce adherence to Scrum (for development teams) and Kanban (for infrastructure/operations).
Foster collaboration between Scrum and Kanban teams to support incremental deployments.
Document training best practices and team working agreements to enhance effectiveness.

Skills & Qualifications:

5 years experience working with Agile teams.
Strong knowledge of Scrum and Kanban methodologies.
Excellent facilitation coaching mentoring and documentation skills.
Ability to identify and resolve team impediments and conflicts.
Experience managing and prioritizing backlogs aligned with leadership direction.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and stakeholder groups.
Proficient with Jira Confluence ServiceNow (ITSM & Agile Modules) MS Teams and Office365.
Servant leadership mindset.

Certification: Agile Certification required (Scrum Master minimum)

Hello There My name is Himanshu Sharma and I serve as the Recruitment Lead at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Scrum master/Agile Coach with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at . Job Descripti...