Join a highly collaborative and mission‑driven Agile environment where you will lead empowered development teams, remove roadblocks, and drive delivery excellence. This role is ideal for a seasoned Scrum Master who thrives on guiding teams through complex system builds, facilitating meaningful Agile ceremonies, and championing continuous improvement. If you enjoy coaching, problem‑solving, and enabling high‑performing teams to do their best work, this opportunity offers both impact and growth.
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This opportunity is based on an RFP being awarded, and the projected start date is the Summer of 2026.
WORKSITE: Sacramento Preferred
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday PST Hours
PAY RATE: $65.00 -$70.00 per hour
Paid sick leave based on state regulations after 90 days of employment
Medical, dental, and vision coverage after a waiting period (60% paid by Fortuna)
Free TeleMedicine and Mental Health support for all employees and their families
Additional voluntary benefits: Group Life Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Critical Care, Short-Term Disability
Ensure consistent and effective use of the Scrum framework, promoting Agile best practices across teams.
Facilitate daily standups, sprint planning, sprint demos, and sprint retrospectives.
Oversee system configuration, design, development, testing, implementation, and post‑implementation verification within an Agile framework.
Manage product backlog and sprint cycles, ensuring timely resolution of system defects and backlog items.
Maintain all system documentation, ensuring requirements and business rules remain current.
Provide ongoing support to Scrum teams for subsequent releases, including integrating additional requirements and resolving defects.
Forecast achievable deliverables for each iteration using evidence‑based estimation.
Drive accurate sprint planning and estimation with the development team.
Support teams in conflict resolution and overcoming delivery obstacles.
Coach team members on Agile practices and promote continuous learning.
Facilitate goal setting, action planning, and alignment with project objectives.
Track progress and proactively remove impediments to maintain team performance.
Perform additional duties as needed to support successful project delivery.
Minimum Qualifications
Five (5) years of experience as a Scrum Master on large‑scale IT development projects with contract values over $5,000,000.
Three (3) years of experience as a Scrum Master on large‑scale IT system integration projects with contract values over $1,000,000.
Two (2) years of experience leading geographically distributed virtual teams of at least 10 members.
Four (4) years of experience across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Three (3) years of experience working on Agile or Hybrid Agile development projects.
At least one industry‑recognized project management certification such as:
Agile Certified Professional (PMI‑ACP)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
SAFe Agilist
Desirable Qualifications
One (1) to three (3) years of experience as a Scrum Master implementing or maintaining public sector systems.
Fortuna operates as a staffing agency that sources, screens, and presents potential candidates for employment opportunities on behalf of our clients.
Fortuna was founded in 2012 by practicing professionals with more than 50 combined years of experience. Our headquarters is in McClellan, California, with offices in Los Angeles and New York, and satellite offices in the Philippines and Israel. Fortuna is an active member of multiple California service agreements, including the CMAS, ITMSA (Tier 2), and CalPERS SpringFed Pool, as well as multiple municipalities and large corporation vendor pools.
Career Site: www.gofortuna.com
Fortuna Business Management Consulting (Fortuna BMC) is an IT consulting and staffing company, comprised of Senior Consultants all of whom are committed to excellence in providing the most efficient and innovative information technology solutions customized to our clients’ specifications. Some of our Information Technology capabilities include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Security, Custom Software Development, Project Management, Business Process Engineering (BPE), Solution Architecture and Organizational Change Management.
Recruiting and staffing are also a big part of our capabilities. We are your go-to partner for on-demand team building, wherein we build consulting and implementation teams including project managers, business analysts and engineers, specific on the business needs. We are able to recruit nationally and deliver locally, providing teams and candidates within 24 - 72 hours.
Additional to what we do, Fortuna also offers Remote Support Services including offshore call center, help desks and custom software support; with remote offices currently located in the Philippines and Israel.
Fortuna BMC is a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) and certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with the federal government. Fortuna BMC is also a certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) in all Los Angeles entities, a certified Veteran-Friendly Business Enterprise (VBE) in Ohio, a certified DVBE in California, and a certified SDVOB in New York.
