Scrum Master - Release Management, Azure DevOps

Required Skills:

· Agile Way of Working

· Automated Release Management

Role Description s:

· Facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews and retrospectives.

· Partner with Product Owners to ensure the API backlog is prioritized, refined and aligned with business outcomes.

· Coach the team on Agile best practices, helping improve velocity, quality and predictability.

· Identify and remove impediments impacting API development or platform delivery.

· Promote continuous improvement and team cohesion across engineering, QA, architecture and Dev Ops.

· Own the end-to-end release process for API services and platform modules.

· Define and maintain release plans, calendars, and cutover activities.

· Coordinate cross-team dependencies, ensuring API versions, integrations and platform components are ready for release.

· Conduct release readiness checks, verify testing completion, assess risks, and approve deployment scope.

· Collaborate with Dev Ops teams to ensure releases follow CI/CD standards and security compliance.

· Track release issues, manage hotfix timelines, and ensure post-release validation.

Essential

Skills:

· 8 plus years of experience in a blended Scrum Master Release Management or Delivery Lead role.

· Strong understanding of API development, REST frameworks, microservices, and integration patterns.

· Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops tools (e.g. Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions).

· Hands-on experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure Dev Ops Boards.

· Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

· Strong problem solving and risk management capabilities.

Experience

Required:

8-10