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Brillio

Scrum Master (Data Science & Jira) - R01557922

Brillio, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Scrum Master (Data Science & Jira) - R01557922 Join Brillio as a Scrum Master for Data Science & Jira projects, guiding cross‑functional teams through Agile practices to deliver high‑quality data products and machine learning models.

About Brillio Brillio is one of the fastest growing digital technology service providers and a partner of choice for many Fortune 1000 companies seeking to turn disruption into a competitive advantage through innovative digital adoption. Our teams, known as “Brillians”, seamlessly integrate cutting‑edge digital, design thinking skills, and a dedication to client satisfaction. Brillio is an equal‑opportunity employer.

Primary Skills

Scrum Master with good exposure to Jira

Hands‑on experience working with data science or ML teams

Strong understanding of iterative development of data pipelines, model training, experimentation, and deployment

Specialization

Agile Scaling Framework: Scrum Master

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies — daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Remove impediments and ensure the team’s smooth progress toward sprint goals.

Coach the team and stakeholders on Agile principles and practices to ensure adoption and continuous improvement.

Maintain transparency on team progress through effective use of Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).

Ensure proper sprint forecasting, story point estimation, and velocity tracking.

Understand data science project lifecycles and collaborate closely with data scientists, data engineers, and MLOps engineers.

Facilitate cross‑functional communication between business, data, and technology teams.

Support teams in managing technical debt, model versioning, and experiment tracking, ensuring reproducibility, documentation, and traceability of data and model assets.

Act as a bridge between product owners, technical teams, and business stakeholders, driving clarity in requirements and sprint goals.

Coordinate dependencies across multiple teams and ensure timely delivery of production‑ready data products and ML models.

Support the Product Owner in backlog prioritization based on business impact and data readiness.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master (CSM, PSM I/II, or equivalent) and 3–5 years of experience as a Scrum Master in cross‑functional Agile teams.

Proven track record of managing multiple sprints and delivering analytics or data‑centric projects.

Familiarity with data science concepts – data wrangling, model development, feature engineering, and evaluation metrics.

Exposure to tools and technologies such as Python, SQL, Jupyter, MLflow, Databricks, Snowflake, or Azure ML.

Understanding of the CI/CD process for machine learning (MLOps).

Experience working with Data Engineers and ML Engineers on pipelines and data infrastructure.

Strong communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.

Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business‑friendly language.

Excellent stakeholder management and problem‑solving abilities.

Proactive mindset with focus on continuous improvement and team empowerment.

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Engineering and Information Technology

Location Chicago, IL

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