Scrum Master I

Passionate about Scrum and Agile Processes. You want to see empowered teams that develop high quality software in an efficient manner. You see the world a little differently than your peers. Everywhere you look, there s possibility and opportunity for improvement. You don t see problems, you see boundaries to push and challenges to solve. You believe agile teams provide the best opportunity for teams to succeed. You enjoy being part of a team that is building software solutions that make life easier! In fact, you're a fun person to be around - you enjoy helping others you grow and develop - making the team successful.

CuriousRead on. We re looking for a Scrum Master like you.

YOU CAN EXPECT TO:

• Own the Scrum process, ensuring that it is adhered to.
• Protect the Team, keeping their execution and delivery focused on the committed sprint work.
• Remove impediments in a timely manner and detect hidden problems.
• Provide training for new members and refresher sessions for existing teams.
• Schedule and facilitate all scrum ceremonies.
• Generate and analyze metricsto monitor and improve the team s velocity, software quality and efficiency.
• Encourage self-organization and empowerment of the Team, making sure other parties do not make commitments on behalf of the team.
• Assist the Product Owner with backlog maintenance and grooming.
• Enact change & continuous improvementto increase the productivity and efficiency of the team and quality of deliverables.
• Work with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to increase the effectiveness of scrum across the organization.
• Support Team building and development by utilizing the abilities and skills of individuals and fostering a Feedback culture.
• Use social media and blogs to keep abreast of emerging tools and techniques within the Scrum/Agile/Scaled Agile domain.

PEOPLE DESCRIBE YOU AS:

• Passionate about Agile. You understand the benefits of the agile process and empowered teams and share that passion with the team.
• Never content. While you celebrate team accomplishments, you are always helping the teams to find opportunities to improve.
• Energetic and creative. Always looking at ways to keep ceremonies interesting and interactive.
• A bit of a perfectionist, but in all the best ways. People trust you to make the right call quickly and confidently.
• The one everyone wants on their team. You simply bring out the best in other people.

YOU HAVE:

• A Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• A minimum of 4+ years of experience in the software field with a minimum of 3 years experience in an agile environment.
• Experience as a Scrum Master for a commercial software development team that was diligently applying Agile principles, practices, theory and Scrum Values. CSM certification is a plus.
• Experience with Jira or other tools utilized in an agile development environment.
• Good skills and knowledge of openness, servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Experience generating Metrics and Reports.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills.

YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE:

• Experience working in a scaled Agile environment, such as SAFe, is a huge bonus.
• Cloud/SAAS, PaaS development experience especially with cloud technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and Google Cloud.
• Knowledge with Open source technologies including Cassandra, Redis and ElasticSearch.
• Experience working with high volume transaction systems.

Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job

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