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Scrum Master (1-year contractfull-timeonsite)

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Job Location:

Colombo - Sri Lanka

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 10 August 2026 (26 days ago)
Application Deadline: 7 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Role

We are scaling up a high-performing delivery team for a global client and we need serious talent fast. If youre 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
  • Bachelors 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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