Scrum Master

Join a team of professionals who are passionate about their work, love cross-training and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies. We care about our employees and foster an environment in which they can thrive by providing them the tools and training necessary to get the job done. Our team is a place where we encourage self-starters, and everyones ideas are heard and valued!

What you'll be doing is guiding Scrum teams towards the goal of increased collaboration and high performance. This role will ensure Scrum teams live by the guidelines and practices of Scrum to ensure effective implementation for maximized results.

Act as Scrum Master for 1 to 2 teams with a focus on guiding the team to continuous improvement

Lead by example as a servant leader to the team, the product owner and the organization

Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies without assigning or dictating work Shields the team to minimize interruptions and distractions to the sprint, keeping them focused on delivering a quality product on time Maintain relevant metrics that help the team see how theyre doing

Pose questions, crowd-source ideas, and come to consensus on process solutions that promote self-organization and fill gaps in existing processes

Assists the team to smoothly navigate forming, storming and norming team formation stages by addressing team dynamics, decision making, and conflict resolution

Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving

Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

Identifies and removes impediments or obstacles that prevent teams from reaching goals.

Champions continuous improvements in processes and development techniques.

Actively contribute to the companys Agile practice

The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including:?

Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog creation and management

Understanding product planning in an empirical environment

Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value

Understanding and practicing agility

Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed

The Scrum Master serves the Development Team in several ways, including:?

Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality

Helping the Development Team to create high-value products

Removing impediments to the Development Teams progress

Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed

Coaching the Team in engineering best practices that can help them accelerate (test automation, TDD, pair programming)
The Scrum Master serves the organization in several ways, including:?

Leading, training and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption

Leveraging change management principles and practices to foster agile adoption at a sustainable pace for the organization

Working with other Scrum Masters and Coaches to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization

Facilitating guilds, communities of practice, horizontalsREQUIREMENTSWhat were looking for is someone who is willing to learn and open to new ideas. This position focuses on designing and developing solutions for our new and existing projects. This position requires a candidate with an enthusiastic and energetic personality who will be organized, inspirational and collaborative.

Bachelors degree

At least 4 years of experience working in an Agile environment, preferably in a variety of situations3+ years of experience in a Scrum Master role Scrum Master certification required (CSM or PMI-ACP preferred)
Scrum@Scale, Scaled agile experience, or SAFe certifications preferred

Experience with Kanban preferred

Experience with distributed teams

Experience in implementing software engineering best practices TDD, BDD, Test automation, pair programming

Familiarity with ALM tools such as VSTS, JIRA, Confluence, Slack and other collaboration tools a plus Understanding of the software development life cycle

Strong communication and social skills

Energetic and enthusiastic personality

Must be able to demonstrate the ability to build, develop, and coach high-performing teamsLOCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS Must be in the Tampa Bay Area or willing to move, no relocation assistance provided.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship (no subcontracts or visa sponsorship).ABOUT THE…