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Security Scrum Master

$AMGNHyderabad· posted Jun 3, 2026
Legal & Compliance

Career Category Information Systems Job Description Role Summary: The Scrum Master is an agile coach responsible for enabling CDT/GRC teams to deliver high-quality outcomes through Agile execution, continuous improvement, and strong stakeholder engagement. The role ensures predictable delivery of cybersecurity risk, control, and compliance initiatives. Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Scrum capability including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and ensure sprint goals are clearly defined and tracked Maintain sprint discipline and Agile best practices.

• Guide and coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and secure-by-design approaches.

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the backlogs, track delivery progress through Agile metrics, and ensure security and compliance requirements are incorporated into backlog items.

• Identify, track, and remove impediments, including those related to risk and control implementation and drive faster resolution of dependency-related issues.

• Support cross-functional coordination between engineering, security, and GRC teams, ensure adherence to Agile principles, security policies, and organizational governance standards.

• Maintain dashboards for sprint metrics, risk status, and control delivery while publishing regular updates on sprint outcomes, risks, control gaps, audit readiness, and evidence tracking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Partner with Product Owners using generative AI to draft refined user stories, structure and acceptance criteria.

• Implement and manage AI-powered meeting assistants to record standups, log notes, and auto-sync action items into Jira.

• Design custom AI prompt libraries to help developers accelerate brainstorming, estimate story points, or draft technical documentation templates.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science and 2 to 6 years of experience in Information Systems or related field

• Around 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent certification

• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

• Experience working within GRC, cybersecurity, or regulated environments

• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, COBIT, ServiceNow and ITIL frameworks

• Experience integrating compliance and security controls into Agile workflows

• Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict resolution skills

• Proven ability to drive Agile maturity and continuous improvement

• Strong communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to work in large/global corporate environments with distributed teams

• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools

• Proficient in language for Business communication

*Shift: 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM IST

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requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 to 6 years of directly related experience Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems or computer science • 4+ years of IT audit, Information Technology / Security control assurance or enterprise IT compliance experience • Advanced industry recognized security certification (i.e. CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, Security+, etc.) • Working knowledge of Information Security principles: confidentiality, integrity, and availability • Knowledge of international standards for Information Technology and Information Security (i.e. ISO 2700x, NIST CSF, COBIT, ITIL, etc.) • Exceptional ability to apply critical thinking to complex risk scenarios • Proven ability to understand new technologies and paradigms such as cloud, emerging Big Data technologies, lean methodologies to propose appropriate controls and compliance mentorship • Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical matters to a non-technical audience • Ability to demonstrate solid sense of ownership, detail orientation, keen focus on quality and setting clear expectations • Exceptional teamwork encompassing cross-functional teams, peer relationships, informing, understanding and appreciating differences • Working in large / global corporate environments involving multiple businesses • Fluency in English language is required * Flexible working from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM IST We understand that to successfully sustain and grow as a global enterprise and deliver for patients — we must ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around our mission – to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment and inclusion in all that we do. We equip all our staff members to live well-rounded, healthy lives. Most recently, Amgen added benefits for transgender employees and continues to pride itself on industry-leading, family-friendly offerings for families of all compositions. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and uses its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. .

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