Agile Scrum Master

Insighture is a leading technology consultancy that drives digital transformation for businesses worldwide. With a team of over 85 expert consultants, the company delivers tailored, high-impact strategies and solutions, enabling scalable product engineering. As an AWS partner, Insighture excels in co-integrated cloud services. It has collaborated with more than 50 clients globally, guiding them through cloud adoption, DevOps transformation, enterprise modernisation, and more.

The team’s expertise spans Cloud-Native Development, Solutions Architecture, UI/UX, Quality Engineering, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and DevSecOps. These capabilities empower businesses to achieve impactful and innovative outcomes.

In 2024, Insighture achieved ISO certification and was recognised as a Great Place to Work, earning three prestigious awards: Best Workplace in Sri Lanka, Best Workplace for Technology, and Best Workplace for Young People. Insighture's technology and expertise are embedded in the work of internationally recognised care providers, global freight operations, child protection systems, and health tech platforms across Australia, the UK, and Singapore.

We are seeking an Agile Scrum Master for a 6 months contract to join our growing team.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of overall IT experience with minimum 3 years as a Scrum Master
• Strong hands-on experience in Agile Scrum methodology (Scrum / XP / Kanban)
• Experience working with cross-functional Agile teams in large enterprise environments
• Proven experience in Agile metrics tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement
• Experience working with ALM tools (JIRA / Azure DevOps or similar)
• Strong understanding of engineering practices such as TDD, ATDD, CI/CD

Preferred:

• Experience in scaling Agile across multiple teams or large programs.
• Exposure to internal quality forums (QBR / MBR / APR / QIC or similar governance reviews).
• Experience in Agile transformation or coaching initiatives.
• Active participation in Agile Community of Practice initiatives.
• Certification such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PSM, or equivalent Agile certifications.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for meeting Sprint objectives along with the Scrum team and ensuring sprint commitments are delivered.
• Own and proactively resolve team impediments to ensure smooth Sprint execution.
• Ensure correct implementation and adoption of Agile/Scrum processes.
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Backlo
• Grooming, Sprint Review/Demo, Retrospective).
• Support Product Owner in backlog management, user story definition, acceptance criteria, and prioritization (MoSCoW).
• Ensure Definition of Ready (DoR), Definition of Done (DoD), and acceptance criteria are defined and adhered to.
• Protect the team from external disruptions and enable a self-managed environment.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums and escalate cross-team impediments.
• Track, analyze, and report key Scrum metrics; take corrective actions for performance improvement.
• Ensure all Scrum artifacts and ALM tools are updated on a daily basis.
• Drive stable team velocity within 6–8 sprints (with minimal variation).
• Promote and enable engineering best practices such as TDD, ATDD, CI/CD, and refactoring.
• Create and track competency improvement and cross-skilling plans for team members.
• Record and own retrospective action items and ensure closure.
• Provide structured feedback on team performance to Agile Line Managers and Program Leaders.