# Senior Scrum Master

> Qode · Texas, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-01

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

**Company:** Incedo Inc.

**Position:** Senior Scrum Master

**Location:** Austin, TX

**Employment Type:** Full‑Time

  

**Company Overview**

Incedo is a US-based consulting, data science, and technology services firm with 4,000+ professionals across the US, Mexico, and India. We help clients achieve competitive advantage through end-to-end digital transformation, combining engineering excellence, data science, and design with deep domain expertise across Telecom, Banking, Wealth Management, Product Engineering, and Life Sciences & Healthcare.

  

**Role Overview**

The Senior Scrum Master serves as a servant‑leader and Agile delivery expert for multiple cross‑functional development teams operating within a **SAFe Scaled Agile** environment. This role ensures disciplined Agile execution, drives continuous improvement, removes impediments, and partners closely with Product, Engineering, and Architecture leaders to deliver high‑quality application solutions at scale.

  

**Key Responsibilities**

-   **Agile Facilitation** — Lead all Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives) with a focus on flow, transparency, and predictable delivery.
-   **SAFe Alignment** — Support PI Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and cross‑team coordination to ensure alignment with ART objectives.
-   **Team Coaching** — Mentor teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and Lean thinking; elevate team maturity and self‑organization.
-   **Impediment Removal** — Identify, track, and eliminate blockers; escalate risks and dependencies across teams and ART leadership.
-   **Delivery Optimization** — Use metrics such as velocity, throughput, cycle time, and predictability to guide continuous improvement.
-   **Cross‑Functional Collaboration** — Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, QA, DevOps, and Architecture to ensure clarity of requirements, technical readiness, and delivery alignment.
-   **Quality & Compliance** — Promote engineering excellence, automated testing, CI/CD adoption, and adherence to enterprise governance standards.
-   **Stakeholder Communication** — Provide clear, concise updates on team progress, risks, and outcomes to ART leadership and business stakeholders.

  

**Required Qualifications**

-   7–10+ years of experience as a **Scrum Master** supporting **application development** teams in enterprise environments.
-   Strong experience working within **SAFe** (Agile Release Trains, PI Planning, cross‑team dependency management).
-   Proven success coaching teams through Agile maturity growth and delivering high‑impact software solutions.
-   Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps).
-   Ability to analyze delivery metrics and use data to drive decision‑making and continuous improvement.
-   Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict‑resolution, and stakeholder‑management skills.
-   Experience working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or Rally.

  

**Preferred Qualifications**

-   SAFe certifications (e.g., **SAFe Scrum Master**, **SAFe Advanced Scrum Master**, **SAFe Practitioner**).
-   Experience supporting financial‑services or regulated‑industry application development.
-   Background in coaching multiple teams simultaneously within a scaled Agile environment.
-   Familiarity with cloud‑native development, microservices, or API‑driven architectures.

**Success Criteria**

-   Teams consistently meet sprint commitments and demonstrate predictable delivery.
-   ART ceremonies run smoothly with strong cross‑team alignment.
-   Continuous improvement is visible through measurable gains in velocity, quality, and flow.
-   Stakeholders receive timely, accurate, and actionable communication.
-   Teams demonstrate increased Agile maturity and autonomy over time.

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