Senior Scrum Master Level 2

Job ID: 10162

Alternate Title

Senior Scrum Master Level 2

Hiring Company

KTD

Location

BTC 11450 Grooms Road Blue Ash OH 45242 USA

Job Duration

6 Month(s)

Job Category

Project Management

Position Type

Replacement

Employment Type

Contract to Hire

Number of Open Positions

1 open / 1

Apply Recent Prescreens

Yes

Note to Vendors

Max bill rate is 78/hr.C2C

Prescreen consists of 5 questions and a game

We need a Scrum Master on these teams to drive agile delivery for the team setup agile events continuous improvement and predictability.

Able to adjust Agile practices to team needs

Knowledge of JIRA

• prefer the Cincinnati area but any hub location would be considered.

Job Description

An experienced servant leader and coach for a crossfunctional agile teams operating in fast paced and complex environment of Enterprise Security. The Scrum Master guides and facilitates a Scrum &/or Kanban team involved in a large fastpaced program implementing complex technology for businessoriented solutions through effective application of the agile based SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) and associated ceremonies ensuring the agreed upon agile practice is being followed. Removing impediments and fostering a high performing team with a focus on continuous improvement resulting in quality and timeliness delivery.

Scrum master experience in a complex largescale enterprise

Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality assurance development product owner or as an agile coach

Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development methodologies values and procedures

Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their highest potential. Excellent team player and team builder

Ability to work with all levels of the organization

Excellent interpersonal skills ability to work collaboratively with diverse personality types

Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile methodologies within the organization

Must have exceptional communication organization and time management skills

Strong ability to manage multiple agile teams and ensure a proper balance between PMO (Project Management office business and technology teams and management)

Must be selfmotivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex problems

Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with a high attention to detail

Key Responsibilities

Guide coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity

Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies

Oversee and manage scope timeline quality goals and deliverables that support business goals

Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments

Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame retribution or being judged with an emphasis of productive conflict resolution and problem solving

Facilitate discussions decision making and conflict resolution

Prepare and present reports on the progress and success

Coordinate activities with other teams across the program

Partner with and support the Product Owner

Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters

Coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release / Potentially Shippable Increments planning iteration planning daily standups iteration review/demos and retrospectives

Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of appropriate tools standards and best practices

Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration prioritization team accountability and visibility

Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate resources.

Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity

Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.

Empower the team to selforganize around achieving their commitments

Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the teams ability to deliver against their commitments

Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)