Scrum Master (SAFe) 155192

Company: K?STA I.T.
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: February 19, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Come build, innovate, disrupt, and thrive! K?STA I.T is actively seeking a Scrum Master (SAFe) for an immediate contract engagement with our government client. Work Location: This position is Hybrid Job Description : We Are Seeking an experienced SAFe Scrum Master to support Agile teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) by promoting Agile best practices, facilitating collaboration, and driving continuous improvement. This role serves as a servant leader and coach, helping teams apply Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe principles to deliver high-quality value at scale while fostering alignment across teams and stakeholders. Responsibilities: Team-Level Responsibilities · Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives. · Coach teams on Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean principles. · Promote effective workflow management, including adherence to work-in-progress (WIP) limits. · Support teams in delivering incremental, high-quality value each iteration. · Remove impediments and escalate risks, dependencies, and blockers as needed. · Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. · Track, analyze, and communicate team performance metrics such as velocity, predictability, and flow metrics. ART & Program-Level Responsibilities · Support and participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning activities. · Assist teams with backlog readiness, capacity planning, and preparation for PI Planning. · Identify, track, and help manage cross-team dependencies and risks. · Participate in ART-level coordination events such as Scrum of Scrums, ART Syncs, and Inspect & Adapt sessions. · Collaborate with Release Train Engineers to enhance ART performance and delivery outcomes. · Promote alignment with program objectives, PI goals, and organizational priorities. Product & Stakeholder Collaboration · Support Product Owners with backlog refinement, story definition, and acceptance criteria development. · Help ensure features are broken down into well-defined, actionable user stories. · Collaborate with product management, architects, technical teams, and stakeholders to align delivery with business priorities. · Facilitate clear communication between teams and stakeholders to ensure shared understanding and effective decision-making. Required Skills: · Minimum 5 years of experience leading development teams using Agile software development principles. · Minimum 5 years of experience working within the SAFe framework. · Proven experience serving as a Scrum Master in a SAFe environment. · Strong knowledge of SAFe, Scrum, Agile, and Lean methodologies. · Experience working within Agile Release Trains (ARTs). · Demonstrated ability to coach teams, leaders, and stakeholders on Agile practices. · Strong facilitation, communication, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills. · Experience using Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or similar platforms. Preferred Skills & Experience · SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification or similar Agile certifications. · Experience supporting enterprise-scale Agile transformations. · Background in software development, quality assurance, DevOps, or product management. · Experience working with distributed teams or multi-team Agile environments. · Additional SAFe certifications (e.g., SA, SPC, RTE) considered a plus. Available Benefits: · Medical Benefits (Platinum level plans available) · Work from home / Hybrid / Onsite options · PTO · Holiday Pay · VTO · 401K · Charitable Match · Training reimbursement About K?STA I.T.: Our name says it all; K?STA I.T. (Keys-to-I.T.) AND our people are our keys to our success! K?STA I.T. is a premier Utah-based technical staffing and consulting services firm. We specialize in temporary and permanent placement of Software, Hardware, Network, Cloud, CRM/ERP, Data, End-User support, Web and Executive / leadership-based positions on a full time and consulting basis. If you're interested in a role where top performance is rewarded, personal time is valued, and excellence is demanded at every level we want to talk to you today! Where do you want to go? We've got the keys! ~ K?STA I.T. WWW.KeSTAIT.COM

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