Scrum Master

Location: Cape Town |
Work Type: Hybrid |
Job : J107121

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Intermediate Scrum Master to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundational understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework, coupled with practical experience in guiding and coaching a development team. This role is crucial in facilitating Scrum events, removing impediments, and helping the team continuously improve their processes and delivery.

What you will be doing:

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective, ensuring they are productive and time-boxed.
• Coach the Development Team and Product Owner in the effective application of Scrum principles, practices, and values.
• Proactively identify and remove obstacles or impediments that hinder the Development Team's progress, escalating when necessary.
• Guide the team to continuously improve their process using metrics and retrospectives, fostering a culture of experimentation and learning.
• Help the Product Owner manage and maintain the Product Backlog and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Track and report on key Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burn-down charts) to provide transparency on team performance and progress.
• Shield the team from external distractions and interferences, ensuring a sustainable pace of work.

What our client is looking for:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification (e.g., PSM I).
• 2 - 4 years of experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development team would be ideal.
• Deep understanding of Agile principles and hands-on experience with the Scrum framework.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• General understanding of software development processes and technologies.
• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe).
• Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, or similar.

Scrum Master, Agile, Scrum Framework, CSM, PSM I, Sprint Ceremonies, Impediment Removal, Coaching, Product Backlog, Velocity, Burn-down charts, Jira, Azure Dev Ops, SAFe