Technical Scrum Master

Role:
Technical Scrum Master

Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension)

Location:

St. Paul / Little Canada, MN (100% onsite)

Seeking a motivated and experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile teams in delivering high-quality software for medical products that advance clinical excellence. As a member of the software development team you will help take these products to the next level by optimizing cost, improving quality and increasing access.

• Servant leader who would facilitate scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure adherence to Agile principles and Scrum practices.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, and other stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
• Provide technical leadership to an Agile team of 6 to 8 Software Engineers.
• Translate requirements / vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards with continuous backlog refinement.
• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and Agile teams to ensure alignment and technology reuse.
• Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities.
• Track and report key Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts).
• Coach, mentor and lead the team.
• Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables.
• Drive world‑class quality in the development and support of products.
• Communicate effectively both within immediate team and across the program and business leadership team.
• Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results.
• Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge.
• Have familiarity with all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle and methodologies.
• Leveraging DFR in Agile software development methodologies to drive reliability and predictability throughout the product development life cycle.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
• 4+ years C++ or C#.NET in Microsoft Windows development.
• 4+ years of Agile software development.
• Object Oriented Design Experience.

• Master's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
• Certified Scrum Master.
• Global team experience.
• Experience in software development in the medical field.
• Software development tool experience such as Perforce, Jira, Jenkins.
• Understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).

• Ability to take ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members.
• Ensure understanding of issues and present clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win‑win solutions. Uses two‑way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results.
• Identify misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Make suggestions to course correct.
• Continuously measure deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balance different competing objectives.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective facilitation, coaching, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit.