Scrum Master

Certified Scrum Master

Salary range (depending on experience): $70k-$140k

Were recruiting for a Scrum Master to join a team of qualified diverse individuals.

The qualified candidate should also have strong analytical problem solving and communication skills with a keen attention to detail.

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform Scrum Master duties in a Scaled Agile Framework project; work as a part of an Agile Development (Scrum) Team(s)
• Background in Agile Software Development specifically ability to facilitate product backlog maintenance with well written features and user stories
• Experienced in using tools that support agile development and especially SAFe such as JIRA CA Agile Rally VersionOne Confluence IBM ELM
• Ensure Agile development teams collaborate effectively with other trains/teams and shared services to determine the best implementation approach that aligns with software architecture as defined at high-level and supports the project operations
• Ensure all Agile teams follow defined software architecture guidelines established for program for effective implementation of end-to-end capability threads
• Organize and facilitate daily stand ups reviews retrospectives sprint and release planning demos and other meetings SAFe Agile ceremonies
• Track and communicate Agile metrics which may include team velocity and sprint/Program Increment (PI) progress within the Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework
• Fulfill the role of the Scrum Master leading Agile development teams in the delivery of business critical enterprise software in increments to production systems
• Ensure the Scrum Framework is implemented effectively and provides coaching and training at the team level to empower the team to self-organize
• Assist with internal and external communication to improve transparency identify and remove impediments
• Be a Servant Leaders for the Agile Development (Scrum) Team(s)
• Assist with making appropriate commitments to deliver business value through story selection definition of tasks and estimation
• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining standards tools and best practices
• Provide support with risk management release management and facilitate release planning activities maintaining and improving the flow of value delivery

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in a related field and 5-7 years of experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Scrum Master on a Scrum team and at least one of those 2 years in supporting SAFe framework
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in supporting software development project with exposure to all phases of software lifecycle requirement to operations
• Certification: Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
• Experience with scrum project management agile software development and software version control management
• In-depth knowledge of customers lifecycles standards and supporting processes and practices
• Experience with multiple Agile teams in different organizations
• Ability to understand technical legacy systems and associated component functionalities
• Experience with enterprise architecture application planning and deployment
• Project Management Professional (PMP)