Scrum Master (1-year contract/full-time/onsite)

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ContractColombo, Sri Lanka

The Role

We are scaling up a high-performing delivery team for a global client and we need serious talent, fast. If you're a senior engineer or delivery lead who thrives in fast-paced, onsite teams, this is your move.

📍 Location: WFO or Onsite, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

📄 Category: Full-time, 12-month contract (1 YR FTC)

⏱️ Notice Period: Immediate joiners or up to 1 month

💼 Experience: Minimum 5+ years hands-on exposure

Key Responsibilities

  • Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives for the squad.
  • Identify and remove impediments by blocking the squad, escalating quickly when resolution is outside squad scope.
  • Coach the squad on Scrum, Kanban, and agile engineering practices (pairing, CI/CD, DoD, DoR).
  • Report squad health, delivery predictability, throughput, and risk to engineering leadership.
  • Facilitate release readiness and post-release retrospectives with the squad.
  • Provides direction, coaching and guidance to team members for their career and professional development.

Education & Relevant Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience facilitating agile delivery with Scrum or Kanban.
  • CSM, PSM, or equivalent certification is preferred.

Knowledge, Skill, Abilities & Others (KSAOs)

  • Strong working knowledge of Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
  • Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and agile reporting tools.
  • Good understanding of software delivery practices (CI/CD, branching, release processes).
  • Familiar with DORA metrics and delivery health indicators.
  • Fluent in English Language.
  • Skilled facilitator able to run focused, outcome-driven ceremonies.
  • Strong coaching and servant-leadership mindset.
  • Effective conflict-resolution and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Comfortable with data, metrics, and trend analysis.
  • Demonstrates consistent delivery of squad improvements and agile health.

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