Job Description
As a Scrum Master you will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of processes related to best practices of Agile methodology.
The Scrum Master will utilize communication, interpersonal, technical and organizational skills to remove obstacles, enhance collaboration, and ensure teams are able to deliver results.
Experience: 6 to10 Years
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate and organize daily stand-up meetings, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other activities as needed
- Facilitate Safe for teams and implement all the necessary requisites for it.
- Work with stakeholders on portfolio management and drive teams focus on long term goals.
- Prevent or remove impediments and distractions that interfere with the ability of the development team to deliver on their goals
- Work with Product Owner and Business Analyst to groom and prioritize backlog for upcoming releases and iterations.
- Aid delivery team with determining suitable commitments for user stories, defects, and tasking
- Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
- Maintain process documentation
- Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
- Communicate team progress in sprint/release progress to management
- Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices
- Assist as needed with backlog maintenance
Job Qualifications
- BS or equivalent combination of education
- Preferred First level Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM I)
Experience
- 3 to 5 years of experience in the software industry as a DEDICATED Scrum Master
- Knowledgeable about various Agile methodologies and experienced in coaching Scrum and Kanban teams
- Experience of configuring and optimizing usage of agile backlog management software like Azure DevOps
- Experience working in a scaled agile framework or product organization with Scrum of Scrums ceremony or equivalent
- Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
- Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (eg: numerous Burn down techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
- Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
- Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.
- Effective verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Experience using Azure DevOPS to manage Scrum activities.
