Position: Scrum Master - Electric Utility Department: Electric Business Analytics & Operations Data Engineering Location: Downtown, Houston, TX Work Model: Hybrid (4 days / 1 days)- Onsite 4 days a week-No remote-No exceptions Duration: Longterm Contract *Prefer only USC*
Key Responsibilities
Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, and release planning.
Support Agile delivery across Electric Business Operations, Operational Data Engineering, and Data & Analytics product teams.
Partner with Product Owners, Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects, and business stakeholders to maintain prioritized and sprint-ready backlogs.
Coordinate delivery of data engineering, analytics, reporting, and operational technology initiatives supporting electric business operations.
Manage cross-team dependencies across data platforms, enterprise applications, integration, cloud, and business teams.
Identify and remove delivery impediments while proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation items.
Monitor Agile delivery metrics including velocity, burndown, cycle time, throughput, capacity, and sprint commitments.
Coordinate release planning, testing, deployment readiness, and production implementation activities across multiple product teams.
Facilitate communication between technical teams, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and program leadership to maintain delivery transparency.
Maintain Agile project plans, backlogs, dashboards, RAID logs, and delivery documentation using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools.
Drive continuous improvement through retrospective action items, Agile maturity assessments, process optimization, and team coaching.
Support enterprise governance and executive reporting by preparing delivery status, risks, dependencies, milestones, and performance metrics.
Required Qualifications
8–10+ years of experience in IT delivery, Project Management, Scrum Master, or Agile delivery roles, preferably within large enterprise environments.
Strong hands-on experience facilitating Scrum/Agile delivery for Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, or operational data teams.
Experience working with cross-functional product teams involving business stakeholders, data engineers, architects, developers, and enterprise technology teams.
Proficiency with Agile delivery and project management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.
Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, communication, risk/dependency management, and conflict-resolution skills.
Preferred Qualifications
CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or similar Agile certification.
Experience supporting Electric Utility, Energy, Utilities, or other critical infrastructure environments.
Experience with operational data engineering, enterprise data platforms, analytics, GIS/geospatial, or business operations initiatives.
Experience with Primavera P6 or other enterprise project scheduling tools.
Knowledge of Agile governance, SAFe, or Hybrid delivery models.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Houston,, TX
Job Type
Full-time
Skills
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Backlog Prioritizationunmatched
Business Analysisunmatched
Business Intelligenceunmatched
Business Operationsunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Conflict Resolutionunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Electrical Utilityunmatched
Energy & Utilitiesunmatched
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)unmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Geospatial Analysisunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
Multiplatform/Cross-Platformunmatched
Operational Auditunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Primaveraunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Project Management Softwareunmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
RAID Storageunmatched
Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
ScrumMasterunmatched
Sprint Planningunmatched
Sprint Retrospectiveunmatched
Standup Meetingsunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Technical Deliveryunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
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