Scrum Master - API Integration Team

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Added Jan 15, 2026 Scrum Master - API Integration Team (27205) Rosement, IL | Contract Apply (

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Job Description

LRS has prospered for over 30 years because our corporate philosophy embraces honest, ethical and hard-working people. If that describes your approach to IT consulting, we need to talk! LRS Consulting Services is seeking a Scrum Master for a hybrid onsite, long-term contract opportunity with our client in the west suburbs of Chicago, IL!

LRS Consulting Services has been delivering the highest quality consultants to our clients since 1979. We've built a solid reputation for dealing with our clients and our consultants with honesty, integrity, and respect. We work hard every day to maintain that reputation, and we're very interested in candidates who can help us. If you're that candidate, this opportunity is made for you!

Job Duties:

• Ensure impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed-to team working agreements, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owners and the development teams.

• Establish and ensure adherence to the Scrum framework and ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective.

• Help the team define team working agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforces the agreements.

• Set up standard project metrics, product templates and processes and works with the teams to create the proper ceremonies and deliverables.

• Continuously strives towards more efficient and effective Scrum teams, resulting in higher and consistent velocities as well as better software quality.

• Clearly communicate with all stakeholders, including Product Owner and Team, manage risks and resolve impediments.

• Apply expert level knowledge of the software development life cycle to coach teams to flawless deployments to the production environment.

• Drive Scrum of Scrums to ensure dependencies are clearly understood and cross-team impediments are addressed.

• Understand the big picture as well as the details and complexities of technical and functional issues, driving them to resolution.

• Ensure the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO).

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field preferred.

• Minimum 6 years' relevant experience in Agile/Scrum enterprise environments, with minimum of 3 years' recent experience in Scrum Master roles.

• Good experience supporting API and integration-focused teams.

• Strong Agile coaching skills.

• Strong hands-on experience and subject matter expertise in Microsoft Azure DevOps (incl., extensive hands-on work with Delivery Plans & Dashboard creation & configuration).

• Strong subject matter expertise in Agile values, principles, framework, and practices.

• Experience leading or participating in all Agile meetings including: sprint planning, sprint grooming, review, demo, stand-up, and retrospective sessions.

• Experience in all phases of product, software, and testing lifecycles.

• Strong track record enabling effective Scrum practices for technical teams.

• Strong investigative and analytical skills.

• Relevant Certifications (e.g., CSM, A-CSM, SAFe SM or CSP designation).

• Candidates must be local to the Chicago Metro area with permanent authorization to work in the USA for any employer.

• Corp to Corp candidates will not be considered.

The base range for this contract position is $55.00 - $72.50 per hour, depending on experience.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.

In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence ("AI") in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es). AI may be used in the hiring process solely in support of the assessment of candidate qualifications. All decisions in the hiring process are made by LRS employees. If AI will be used in the hiring process for the position for which you are applying, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to opt out. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.