Scrum Master

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Ottawa, ON | Toronto, ON | Montreal, QC | Information Technology Experienced Contract $60 - $95 / hour Competition Number: SMON26

PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing, and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believe that better software leads to a better world.

We are committed to building strong communities - PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada, in Fredericton, Miramichi, Sault Ste Marie, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria.

We are currently looking for an experienced Scrum Master for a contract opportunity from May to Dec of 2026, with the possibility of renewal.

** Please note that a current Government of Canada Reliability Clearance, or higher, is required. Candidates will be asked for their file number at the time of screening.

Responsible for facilitating Agile team delivery within a SAFe environment, ensuring effective collaboration, continuous improvement, and alignment to Program Increment objectives. This includes coaching the team on Agile practices, removing impediments, and supporting delivery using Azure DevOps to manage and track work. You will work closely with the Product Owner and stakeholders to refine backlog items, maintain delivery transparency, and ensure adherence to Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD). You are expected to support and drive the team in delivering against its commitments and value.

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What you'll do

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, ensuring the team remains focused, aligned, and productive.
• Coach the team on SAFe and Agile principles to promote continuous improvement and effective delivery practices.
• Identify, manage, and remove impediments that impact team progress; escalate risks, issues, and dependencies as needed.
• Support Program Increment (PI) planning and drive alignment to PI objectives and team commitments.
• Partner closely with the Product Owner and team to support backlog refinement, ensuring user stories are clear, prioritized, and meet DoR standards.
• Manage and maintain Azure DevOps (ADO) boards, ensuring accurate tracking of work items, strong visibility, and overall ADO hygiene.
• Promote transparency by tracking progress, forecasting delivery, and communicating status to stakeholders.

What you'll need

Qualifications

• Proven 5+ years of experience working as a scrum master or in a similar role
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with SAFe Agile and Scrum frameworks.
• Experience using Agile tools such as Azure DevOps (preferred) or Jira.
• Solid project management skills, including planning, coordination, and delivery tracking.
• Proven risk management skills, with the ability to identify, assess, and mitigate delivery risks.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred skills

• Certified scrum master

We're looking for

Core Skills

Safe Agile Project Management Risk Management Scrum ADO

A little bit about us

PLATO

Who We Are
PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.

In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.

We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.