Job Summary
- Guides the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum ceremonies, practices and values to delight customers.
- Guides the team on how to get the most out of self-organization and self-management.
- Assesses the maturity of the team and organization as it relates to Scrum and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
- Removes impediments or facilitates the removal of impediments with the team.
- Builds a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised while placing an emphasis on problem-solving.
- Facilitate getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
- Facilitate discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
- Embrace the spirit of continuous process improvement and apply improvements as needed.
- Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information including the identification and reporting of key KPIs and overall progress and success.
- Provide support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.
- Self-motivated and can work independently with minimal supervision
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for atleast 5 years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
- Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
- Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown technologies, various Retrospective formats, etc).
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Product Owner (CSPO)
- Experience with Agile practices, patterns and techniques
- Experience in Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games, etc
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience.
- Prior IT Scrum Master experience or experience as a user of IT applications with specific business knowledge with Web and Mobile App development is desirable
- Prior experience with software delivery, project management, requirements gathering is desired.
