Senior Scrum Master Naval (Fuwes)

The role is a software engineering role within our biggest project to date the F126 ships for the German Navy.
FüWES (Führungs- und WaffenEinsatzSystem) is the command system consisting of TACTICOS with an integrated newly developed Fire Control solution. The development and integration of all subsystems onboard the ship is what FüWES is all about. It accounts for the complete development cycle of products and solutions: from concept definition to system design continuing to system integration and validation up until the inclusion of delivery onboard the customer vessels. With the complete solution we enable this new generation of frigates for the German Navy to have the necessary information to Defense Operators in time and to make the right decision within seconds.

To help us build and expand this system we are looking for a LEAD SCRUM MASTER NAVAL (FUWES) to take part in two of our development teams which are multidisciplinary and self-organizing Scrum teams.

In addition to software development our teams are fully responsible for various aspects such as requirements analysis architecture design testing validation and product demonstrations.

The use of high-tech techniques and software development methods is important. The software of our FüWES system is based both on Java and C and is supported by a modern development environment.

In your role as Lead Scrum Master you fully master Agile principles and the Scrum process framework.

You have a proven track record in coaching your team(s) towards the best possible output and you work as a proactive facilitator in dynamic circumstances.

In addition you act as a mentor/coach beyond your own scrum team for other (junior/medior) scrum masters in FüWES and other scrum teams. You disseminate best practices you initiate and lead improvement actions for your own and other scrum teams which contribute to a higher software development efficiency.

You and your team(s) will work (among others) with the following tools and techniques:
Agile/Scrum software development within a scaled environment
Java Linux IntelliJ
Continuous Integration & Delivery
Jenkins Nexus Maven Git GitLab
Unit Testing (Junit) Test Automation Cucumber

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU
We offer a career in our large international organization (over 80000 co-workers) with different career path possibilities. Thales produces highly technical and complex systems for our customers where security and safety is always the main theme. We offer you an international environment and career opportunities attention to personal growth and a salary that matches your experience and responsibility level. And last but not least 40 paid days off per year!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR a colleague who:

• Is a team-player and likes to support other colleagues to expand their knowledge;

• Sees challenge in improving their team and themselves and deliver on time during challenging times;

• Is an inspirational and leader who leads by example and with a proven track record in coaching others;

• Finds pleasure in rapidly mastering new domains and techniques;

• Is passionate about technology and likes to work at different topics throughout the year;

• Graduated at least Bachelor level preferably in the area of software engineering or similar;

• At least 10 years of recent relevant professional experience with Scrum and being a Scrum Master;

• Software Coaching.

CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US

PROFILE:

• You have a Masters degree from an Engineering University (Aeronautical/Space Engineering Computer Science) and you have significant experience with coaching.

• You are recognized as a team player and enjoy collaborative work (co-engineering).

• You are an effective communicator.

• You are a mentor willing to share knowledge.

• You are considered as problem-solving.

• You sound convincing and persuasive.

COMPETENCIES:

• You have a good technical culture especially in Software development (SOLID TDD DDD clean code per / mob programming) continuous improvement and training.

• You have knowledge of Agile Scrum Kanban XP feature team Advice process.

• You are a team leader with strong abilities to influence and guide teams while promoting constructive confrontations and challenging attitudes.

• You are able to help a team to tackle human organizational and technical challenges to reach team excellence.

• You can set up an environment where trust and transparency are key pillars.

LIFE AS A THALES LEAD SCRUM MASTER ROLE

As a LEAD SCRUM MASTER Role within Thales you will:

• Help developers to continuously improve their ability to develop clean code thanks to best practices by animating Kata/Dojo

• Provide advice to engineers and project managers on engineering environment and practices

• Act as a mentor to encourage apprenticeship continuous improvement and feedback culture

• Sharing knowledge within the Software community (news video forum)

• Contribute to the capitalisation and continuous improvement of Software best practices and service offers (running training sessions guidelines create support for Kata/Dojo )

• Support the Head of Discipline to co-create and follow team performance and quality KPIs

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas:

• Room and attention to personal development

• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group discovering new products new customers new country or go to a more complex Solution

• Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path

• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

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