Senior Scrum Master (contract)

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Scrum Master to support large-scale Cybersecurity and Network Engineering initiatives within a highly visible enterprise technology organization. This position offers the opportunity to work directly with cybersecurity and network engineering teams while helping shape delivery frameworks and execution standards at scale.

This role is in New York, NY offering a hybrid schedule of 4-days onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Agile Leadership & Coaching: Serve as a hands-on Scrum Master and Agile Coach, guiding engineering teams in Scrum, Kanban, and Agile best practices while improving overall team maturity
• Delivery Management: Lead Agile execution across multiple cybersecurity and network engineering initiatives, ensuring predictable delivery, sprint reliability, and achievement of key milestones
• Backlog & Sprint Management: Facilitate backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, estimation, story refinement, and sprint execution using Jira and Agile delivery frameworks
• Process Standardization: Design, document, and implement repeatable Agile processes, sprint methodologies, and delivery standards across multiple engineering pods
• Metrics & Reporting: Develop and maintain delivery metrics, OKRs, execution dashboards, and executive-level reporting to provide visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with engineering leaders, product owners, platform teams, and executives to align priorities, remove blockers, and ensure delivery commitments are met
• Cross-Team Coordination: Manage dependencies across multiple Agile teams while facilitating communication and collaboration between engineering, infrastructure, and cybersecurity stakeholders
• Agile Transformation: Help teams adopt Agile best practices and transition between Scrum, Kanban, and roadmap-driven execution models where appropriate
• Executive Communication: Present delivery progress, milestones, risks, and strategic updates to leadership and executive stakeholders
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness, delivery predictability, and execution maturity across the organization
  
  

Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in Agile delivery, Scrum leadership, Agile transformation, program delivery, or engineering enablement roles
• Extensive experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Agile Program Lead within enterprise technology environments
• Strong expertise with Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, backlog management, sprint planning, and Agile delivery frameworks
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Advanced experience utilizing Jira for Agile delivery management, reporting, sprint execution, and backlog governance
• Experience coaching technical teams and engineering leaders on Agile best practices and delivery execution
• Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate complex technical initiatives into measurable milestones, timelines, and executive-level reporting
• Experience managing multiple Agile teams or pods simultaneously
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• Agile certifications such as CSM, CSP, SAFe, Kanban, PMI-ACP, or equivalent
• Experience supporting cybersecurity, network engineering, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise technology organizations
• Background in technical program management, product management, or engineering leadership
• Familiarity with TPro or similar portfolio and delivery management tools
• Experience working in highly regulated or enterprise-scale environments
• Knowledge of infrastructure projects, network implementations, upgrades, and technology transformation initiatives
• Financial services industry experience
  
  

Why Join Us:

This role offers a unique opportunity to drive Agile transformation and delivery excellence within a high-profile Cybersecurity and Network Engineering organization. This position is ideal for experienced Agile leaders looking to make a measurable impact in a complex technology environment.

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Pay Rate Range

80 - 100 USD hourly

Additional Notes

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Bank of New York (BNY). Please note that this is not a full-time employment opportunity. Candidates selected for this role will be engaged as contractors for the specified duration of the project. For any inquiries regarding the terms of the contract or engagement, please contact Tundra Technical Solutions directly.

Benefits Information

Optional benefits offering include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits via Tundra Technical Solutions.