Description

Scrum Master 

The person in this role will act as Scrum Master for 2-3 teams, will promote Agile development practices and work across multiple stakeholders to identify and remove impediments.  We need Scrum Masters with a strong vision for creating the best workplace possible. The ideal candidate will be passionate about getting the best out of individuals and teams through the power of self-organization.  

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Serve as subject matter expert on software development methods and processes
• Enable the Scrum teams to perform at the highest level by instilling Scrum values, coaching the team, removing impediments, and protecting the team from disruption
• Organize and facilitate team backlog management, daily scrum (standups), sprint reviews, retrospectives, demos and other Scrum-related events
• Monitors, records, and communicates assigned team(s) KPIs/Metrics and ensures transparency regarding team achievements across internal stakeholders
• Identifies and communicates impediments to team achievement to leadership while working to remove any barriers to deliver on committed work
• Assist Product Owner as needed with backlog maintenance, internal and external communication, improving transparency, and disseminating information
• Share Agile knowledge and best practices across the organization to maximize Scrum team performance and effectiveness.
• Coach’s teams, individuals and the organization in collaboration, transparency, iteration and being customer focused
• Creates high performing, self-organized teams that can’t wait to get to work each day
• Challenges assumptions about how we work together and how we develop our product and collaborate with us to find a better way
• Builds consensus through collaboration and influences without authority.
• Helps to evolve a culture of high performance and innovation that allows people to thrive 
• Cultivates a culture of learning and a thirst to learn faster than our competitors

EDUCATION: 
     

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, or equivalent 

EXPERIENCE: 

• Three or more years of working on a scrum teamas a contributor (Developer, Product Owner, QA Engineer)
• Two years of experience as a scrum master
• Attainment of one or more agile-related, scrum master focused certifications: 
• Scrum Alliance: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced CSM, Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM)
• org: Professional Scrum Master (PSM I-III)
• Other: Certified Scrum Coach (CSC), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), 
• Experience in coaching an organization at any level through the transition from waterfall to an agile framework

REQUIRED SKILLS: 

• Demonstrable proficiency in Agile methods, including Scrum and Kanban
• Experience working in an environment where an agile framework was applied at scale
• Experience in a variety of Software Development Life Cycles (waterfall, iterative and agile).
• Comfortable with the implementation and execution of Scrum in an environment where individuals are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with the methodology.
• Experienced facilitator able to apply various techniques to ensure effective meetings both co-located and distributed
• Strong leadership skills and a history of leading through influence. 
• Ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Collaborative approach to decision-making on teams.
• Ability to work under limited supervision.
• Ability to help existing leadership understand their changing role

DESIRED SKILLS: 

• Experience with Atlassian tools, including JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps