Scrum Master

The role

The Scrum Master – Migration Team leads and facilitates the assessment, planning, and migration of applications to a new hosting environment within an Agile framework. This role combines Scrum Master duties with technical leadership for complex application migration projects.

What you will do

• Facilitate key Scrum ceremonies including PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Remove impediments to ensure high-performing team operations
• Coach team members to adopt and refine Agile and Scrum best practices
• Collaborate with Product Owners to manage and prioritize the product backlog
• Lead assessments of current applications including architecture, dependencies, and performance
• Analyze application compatibility with new hosting environments and identify migration risks
• Develop tailored migration strategies such as lift-and-shift, refactoring, or re-architecting
• Break down high-level project goals into actionable tasks
• Partner with technical teams to determine suitable migration methods
• Track and report project progress, risks, and issues using Agile metrics and tools

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience, including in Agile environments and technical project leadership
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification (e.g., SAFe, PSM)
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and application migration strategies
• Proficiency with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)
• Agile SAP project or team lead experience

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is a plus

Benefits

• hands-on experience
• certifications
• industry training

Before you apply

• US Citizens only (no dual citizenship)
• Eligible to obtain a minimum of a Secret Clearance
• Must live local to St. Louis, MO OR be willing to travel to St. Louis every week
• Must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Their 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.