Scrum Master

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Scrum Master II position! This is a 6+ month contract-to-hire opportunity and will be hybrid in Buffalo, NY. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Provide servant leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional Agile teams in a regulated financial services environment.
• Guide teams through Scrum, Kanban, and XP frameworks, ensuring alignment with enterprise delivery standards and banking compliance requirements.
• Educate and coach Agile teams to foster self-organization, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives across technology and business-aligned teams.
• Encourage and guide a culture of continuous learning and adaptation.
• Visualize and communicate work status and impediments to stakeholders through effective information radiators.
• Address and escalate blockers to ensure teams remain focused and productive.
• Collaborate with other Agile Leaders to strengthen Agile maturity across the organization.
• Mentor junior Scrum Masters and lead communities of practice.
• Adhere to company risk, compliance, and internal control standards.

What You’ll Need to Have:

• Experience as a Scrum Master in banking or financial services industries
• Experience in a Scaled Agile environment
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and reporting using Power BI or similar tools
• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 4 years of Agile team experience, including at least 2 years as a Scrum Master, OR Combined 8+ years of education/work experience, including 4 years on Agile teams and 2 years as a Scrum Master
• Experience facilitating Agile practices and driving continuous improvement
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead through influence

What’s Nice to Have:

• Experience in two or more technical team roles (e.g., BA, Developer, Tester, PM)
• Experience in digital product development
• Prior success leading team self-organization and Agile transformations

Pay Range: $48-$63/hr

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