Sr. Scrum Master

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Job Description # Sr. Scrum Master
* 5-6 years minimum of solid Scrum Master experience,
* knowledge of Scaled Agile practices & SAFe certification, and
* coaching experience at a team level to successfully push groups to follow more of the traditional Scrum ceremonies.
* Manage scrum teams and guide them on continuous improvements
* Gain business and high-level technical understanding of team’s work (i.e product) along with internal/external dependencies
* Assist the product owner with keeping the backlog groomed
* Communicate directly to team members, preferably face-to-face, to button up any items related to scrum board or scrum process
* Track stories and keep stories on track – ensure that stories are properly decomposed into manageable tasks, impediments are voiced timely, team members are not taking abnormal time (given the story points) for any given story
* Schedule and run all scrum-related meetings and ceremonies efficiently
* Manage the scrum board; make sure everything is up to date and hold team members responsible for keeping it updated
* Verify to ensure that story details (tasks, hours, etc.) is there and updated for each story
* Send out follow-ups, create (or ask someone to create) missing stories for work being performed, make sure everything discussed is being tracked on the board and in the backlog
* Help remove impediments by tracking them closely and ensuring that someone is actively working on it
* Minimum 5+ years of Scrum Master experience
* Desired experience as an IT Project Manager
* SAFe certification
* Desired experience working in a Software Development team, as a Developer, or QE, or BA, or Architect
* Experienced with common Agile practices (Scrum and Kanban) and different software development processes involving large scale projects
* Experienced with agile tools and Azure Dev Ops (ADO) project tracking software
* Must be able to garner respect from his/her team and be willing to get hands dirty to get the job done
* Assertive – Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, must be able to be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls
* Situationally Aware – Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management
* Enthusiastic and passionate about Agile methodologies and continuously raising team’s performance and effectiveness
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