Scrum Master

Our client a leading Software Information and Communication Technologies company operates internationally (Athens Brussels Luxembourg Copenhagen Stockholm London Nicosia Hong-Kong Valetta etc). Our client is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions multinational corporations public administrations and multinational companies research and academic institutes.

Role Overview

Our client currently has a vacancy for a Scrum Master to offer his/her services as an expert remotely within the the context of the first assignment the successful candidate will be integrated in the team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major clients IT team on site.

Job Type: B2B Contract

Workplace: Remote

Requirements

• University Degree and at least 8 years of IT professional experience;
• Minimum of 3 of dedicated experience working as a Scrum Master at SM2 level or above;
• Led at least 2 production teams through full sprint cycles (planning review retrospective and refinement);
• Implemented data-driven continuous improvement initiatives such as increasing team velocity or reducing lead time;
• Experience coordinating cross-team work via Scrum-of-Scrums or PI Planning events;
• Deep knowledge of the Scrum Guide and Agile Manifesto principles and values;
• Good knowledge of facilitation techniques (e.g. Fist of Five participatory decision-making Liberating Structures);
• Good knowledge of systems-thinking and process tailoring to fit complex or evolving environments;
• Good knowledge of team motivation and stakeholder engagement techniques (e.g. information radiators team empowerment models);
• Good knowledge of Agile metrics (velocity cycle time burn-up/down charts cumulative flow diagrams) and the ability to build and interpret dashboards to support team performance and forecasting;
• Tool proficiency in Azure DevOps (preferred) or Jira particularly in backlog management dashboards and workflow configuration;
• Possession of Scrum Master certifications: PSM II (or higher) and SAFe 5/6 Agilist;
• Experience with one or more scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe Nexus LeSS etc.) is considered as an asset;
• Knowledge of integrating SAFe and Kanban approaches to optimize flow and delivery predictability is considered as an asset;
• Excellent command of the English language.

Responsibilities

• Organize and facilitate agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings sprint reviews retrospectives sprint and release planning and product backlog refinement sessions;
• Ensure that all meetings are positive productive stay on topic and are kept within the timebox;
• Collaborate closely with the product owner to manage the backlog;
• Coach team and Product Owner on empiricism valuebased backlog slicing and incremental delivery;
• Track and radiate flow metrics (velocity sprint burndown iteration burnrate) and guide the team in datadriven improvement;
• Champion and facilitate adoption of agile standards tools and best practices;
• Proactively identify and resolve impediments to team progress;
• Promote empowered selforganising teams shared vision psychological safety collaborative decisions (e.g. FistofFive);
• Uphold DefinitionofDone quality gates and compliance with organisational standards;
• Communicate with other SCRUM masters and product owners across the organization to ensure transparency into delivery progress challenges and risks;
• Utilize team feedback and metrics (e.g. quality delivery cadence etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and work with team to continuously improve;
• Support the team in using agile planning and development tools (e.g. Azure DevOps Confluence);
• Experiment with new practices and frameworks to improve team outcomes;
• Actively participate in learning opportunities such as communities of practice or conferences to improve skills and better support the team;
• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization.