Scrum Master

Job Title: Scrum Master Location: National Harbor, MD (Hybrid) Type: Full Time Compensation: $70,000 to $80,000 DOE, Annually Please note - applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Join our team as a Scrum Master, where you'll own the sprint cadence and delivery rhythm that keeps engineering focused, unblocked, and shipping. Your strong requirements background means you can also step in to sharpen stories, close gaps in acceptance criteria, and make sure intent survives the handoff from product to engineering — but your primary job is making the team effective, not writing the spec. This isn't a Gantt-chart project management role or a process-heavy function. You'll focus on sprint execution and delivery discipline — reducing friction, protecting focus, and keeping stakeholders informed with accurate, current visibility. Reporting to the Development Manager, you'll work closely with the Sr. Director of Product, Application Architect, Lead Developer, and Delivery Manager to strengthen the areas where delivery most often breaks down: disciplined follow-through and clear communication. Responsibilities: - Lead the full scrum cadence (planning, daily standups, refinement, review, retrospectives) with disciplined, pragmatic facilitation that respects the team's time. - Protect sprint commitments by managing scope changes transparently, surfacing impacts and trade-offs before they become surprises. - Remove blockers quickly; escalate decisively when impediments cannot be resolved within the team. - Coach and support the team in effective Agile/Scrum practices through credibility, consistency, and collaboration — not prescription. - Use delivery metrics (velocity, cycle time, throughput) and dashboards to improve predictability and drive continuous improvement — not to police. - Foster a team culture focused on clarity, accountability, outcomes, and