Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Ensure adherence to Agile principles, Scrum practices, and team agreements.
Maintain Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts) to track and communicate team performance.

Act as a servant-leader and Agile coach to the Scrum team, guiding team members, the Product Owner, and stakeholders.
Foster a collaborative team environment where innovation, continuous improvement, and learning are embraced.
Help identify and implement improvements in team processes and performance.

Proactively identify and remove impediments and blockers to ensure continuous team progress.
Track interdependencies and escalate issues as needed to avoid delivery bottlenecks.
Conduct risk analysis and create mitigation strategies to minimize impact on deliverables.

Act as a liaison between the Scrum team and other departments/stakeholders.
Ensure clear and transparent communication regarding progress, risks, and outcomes.
Build strong relationships to support effective collaboration and delivery.

Possess a strong grasp of modern engineering practices, including DevOps, continuous integration, and CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure Agile practices align with development and deployment standards.

Minimum 8 years of overall work experience, including 3+ years as a dedicated Scrum Master or Agile Team Lead.
Hands-on experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching cross-functional teams.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban), and tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
Excellent problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and critical-thinking skills.
Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

Professional certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM).
Familiarity with software development lifecycles and engineering processes.
Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, etc.).

PMT Scrum Master

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