Scrum Master II

Are you a Scrum Master looking to join one of the top companies in the Banking industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience as a Scrum Master?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Buffalo, NY. Interested?

• Provides servant leadership and mentorship to multiple cross‑functional agile teams through the practical application of Agile principles and frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP).
• Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories, and techniques to support continuous improvement.
• Educates and coaches teams to create an environment that fosters self‑organization, cross‑functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Visualizes, communicates, and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders.
• Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices, including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test‑Driven Development (ATDD), Test‑Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, and information radiators, to help create high‑performing teams.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement for individuals within agile teams, constantly discovering better ways of working through transparency, collaboration, and regular retrospectives.
• Curate team‑level coaching content used to guide teams regarding agile practices.
• Facilitate meetings with the teams for purposes of idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem‑solving, and alignment.
• Help the teams gain transparency into their workflow through the appropriate use of information radiators.
• Address blocking issues that are beyond the team's authority or require support from other teams, so the team remains focused on achieving its goals.
• Collaborate with other Agile Leaders to enhance the effectiveness of Agile applications within the organization.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced Scrum Masters.
• Seek and host a variety of individual and team learning opportunities, such as communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading, and classroom training.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk‑related issues needing escalation to management.
• Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk‑related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the client's brandli>
• Maintain client internal control standards, including the timely implementation of internal and external audit points, as well as addressing any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• While not having direct management responsibility, the position manages activities through influence, accountability, and ownership, functioning in an agile environment.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Pay: $40.92 - $68.19 /hour.

Hours: M-F 1st shift Hybrid - 3 days in‑office, 2 days remote
Length: Contract to Direct

Sound like a good fit? APPLY TODAY

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider— we help companies attract and retain top talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver comprehensive staffing solutions, including contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services, worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED with 8 years of experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• Minimum 4 years of experience as a member of an agile team.

• Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of experience.
• Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles…