Scrum Master

As a Scrum Master you will support the development and cross functional teams, clearing organizational roadblocks, and keeping processes true to agile principles. You will also foster close co-operation between external stakeholders, the Product Owner and scrum teams. Primary responsibilities of this role include : Reporting on the team’s status, removing impediments to the team’s progress, and facilitating Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Demos, Retrospectives, and Daily Standup meetings for each team.

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate and lead agile ceremonies - stand-ups, progress updates, retrospectives.
• Develop and manage a release calendar for releases, integrating it with other project and business activities
• Oversee the planning, scheduling and quality assurance of support releases
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the release management process
• Work closely with the QA and Business teams to ensure release meets quality standard
• Act as liaison between development teams and business units
• Ensure adherence to agreed audit procedures and protocols
• Develop and maintain documentation related to release processes and schedules
• Contribute to regular BAU Support release activities at the direction of the Director

What experience do you need 

• 5-7 years IT industry experience in a technical team leadership role with demonstrated understanding of Agile SAFe SDLC and end to end software delivery
• Extensive experience in Project management and strong experience as a Scrum Master
• Experience coaching in agile methodologies, techniques, systems, and tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to influence team culture and lead by example.
• Proven experience in facilitation, conflict resolution, and driving continual improvement
• Extensive experience with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Demonstrated experience juggling multiple conflicting priorities to ensure best possible delivery outcome problem solving ability.
• System Development Lifecycle - experience identifying and introducing process improvements
• Able to present to senior management with ease and confidence

What could set you apart

• Java knowledge
• Cloud experience
• Experience in managing diverse projects in diverse industries