Independent Contractor Scrum Master Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job#: 3042214
Job Description:
Title: Scrum Master
Duration: 6-12 month contract w/ strong likelihood to extend further
Pay: $45-$55/hr
Location: St. Louis, MO - Hybrid
Job Summary
We are seeking a collaborative and adaptable Scrum Master to support multiple Agile development teams within a large enterprise environment. This role is responsible for guiding teams through Scrum and Agile practices while balancing traditional project management responsibilities, including scope management, resource planning, status reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communication. The ideal candidate understands Agile principles and Scrum frameworks but is also flexible enough to operate in an organization that is continuing its Agile transformation. This individual will serve as a servant leader, coach, facilitator, and project leader who helps teams deliver maximum value while adapting to evolving business needs, organizational priorities, and upcoming transformational initiatives. This position will support 2-3 software development teams consisting of approximately 10-15 team members and will play a key role in fostering collaboration, continuous improvement, and successful delivery outcomes.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Coach teams on Scrum principles, Agile best practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Track team progress against commitments and proactively address risks, blockers, and delivery challenges.
• Remove impediments and help teams remain focused on delivering high-quality solutions.
• Partner with Product Owners and development teams to convert business requirements into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor and communicate project status, including scope, schedule, resources, budgets, risks, and dependencies.
• Support backlog refinement and planning activities to ensure work is properly defined and prioritized.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to balance business objectives and delivery needs.
• Guide teams through conflict resolution and promote a collaborative, solution-oriented culture.
• Assist in requirements gathering, process documentation, and project planning activities.
• Support testing efforts, quality assurance processes, and defect remediation planning when needed.
• Help teams manage technical debt, refactoring efforts, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Deliver status updates and project communications to leadership, clients, and business partners.
• Protect teams from unnecessary external distractions while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.
• Drive adoption of Agile practices while remaining flexible and adjusting approaches to meet the organization's current maturity level.
• Identify opportunities to improve team structure, workflows, delivery processes, and operational effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, or in a similar Agile delivery role.
• Experience supporting Agile development teams in a large enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of Scrum frameworks, Agile methodologies, and software development lifecycles.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, initiatives, or workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and driving team accountability.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong conflict resolution and team facilitation abilities.
• Experience with project planning, scope management, scheduling, and risk management.
• Practical understanding of work estimation, capacity planning, and delivery forecasting.
• Ability to influence without authority and build strong relationships across technical and business teams.
• Comfortable working in evolving environments and adapting Agile practices to meet organizational needs.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at or . Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.
UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.