Senior Scrum Master — Atlanta, GA

Role Description

Senior Scrum Master

The Role

Qk8 is searching for an experienced Senior Scrum Master to coach, facilitate, and serve as a servant leader for assigned Agile Scrum teams within the P&T Transformation Management teams. You will apply SAFe principles to facilitate, enable, and coach aligned teams, and balance the needs of the team with those of the Product Owner and Technical Product Manager. You will facilitate PI and sprint planning and report on budget and sprint status, including burn, churn, and velocity, using TMO sprint management tools. Success in this role means teams self-organize, stay shielded from interruptions, and continuously improve their processes based on retrospective outcomes and team feedback.

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, reviews, estimation, retrospectives, PI and sprint planning, release planning, demos, and other Scrum events.

• Apply SAFe agile best practices, tailored to P&T practices, to help teams self-organize and self-manage.

• Perform all STAR scrum-of-scrums meetings with TEQ.

• Assist Product Owners and Technical Product Managers with user story creation, prioritization, and backlog grooming as requirements emerge.

• Coach development teams and stakeholders on Agile and Scrum practices at a pace the team and organization can sustain.

• Remove impediments, ask difficult questions, and make issues and risks visible, escalating as necessary.

• Ensure cross-functional coordination across analysts, developers, and testers occurs early and often.

• Track budget and sprint status, including burndown, churn, and velocity, using TMO sprint management tools.

• Ensure teams practice the core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility while working efficiently toward sprint goals.

• Recommend process improvements based on retrospective outcomes and team feedback.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

Required

What You Need

• 7+ years of Agile development experience, including coaching on Agile methodologies

• Demonstrated success coaching teams and stakeholders on Agile practices and ensuring adherence to Agile methodology

• Proficiency in SAFe agile best practices, tailored to fit team and organizational needs

• Strong facilitation skills for leading planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives

• Extensive knowledge of IT concepts, strategies, methodologies, architectures, and technical standards

• Proven leadership experience achieving successful project outcomes

Preferred

• Scrum Master Certification

• Negotiation and conflict mediation skills

• Familiarity with Agile technology practices, such as test-driven development and continuous integration

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teamwork across teams and organizations

• Experience with budget management for Agile teams

Location & Compensation

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. Qk8 provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Atlanta, GA

Compensation Range: $102,000 - $153,000

Who We Are

Since 1999, Qk8 has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a powerful impact through transformation. Headquartered in the United States, Qk8 is powered by technology, driven by AI, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Our AI-driven digital solutions, proprietary platforms, engineering, R&D, products, and innovation ecosystem turn core challenges into impactful, disruptive business outcomes. With deep industry knowledge and a future-ready mindset, we infuse expertise, innovation, and agility into our clients’ organizations—delivering measurable value and positive lasting change for them, their customers, and communities around the world. Together, with 30,000+ employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

As part of our recruitment process, Qk8 may use AI or automated tools to support activities such as application screening, scheduling, or interview assistance. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team. Where applicable law requires it, further notice will be provided separately.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Qk8 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Qk8 reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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Skills

Risk Management, Technical Leadership, Stakeholder Management