Scrum Master

Certified Scrum Master

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

We’re 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, Version One, 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 the 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 Leader 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:

• Bachelor's 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 projects 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 customer's life cycles, 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) certification is a plus.