Scrum Master

• Our client is seeking a Scrum Master whofor Digital channels managing a diverse and collaborative scrum team.
• You will drive improved automaton initiatives for the Scrum team while improving throughput and delivering new capabilities in the Web or Mobile app spaces.
• You are a partner to the Product Owner helping to ensure a well developed backlog with an emphasis on recognizing impacts to and dependencies on, other Scrum teams.
• You use Scrum metrics as a data point for continuous improvement and Agile ceremonies to enforce process change.
• You likewise seek a comprehensive view of platform health leveraging real world customer feedback, APM, Analytics and Session data to anticipate issues, reduce incidents and drive change.
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of5 years working in a true agile software development environment,5 years experience leading teams, managing project budgets and capacity planning andReal world Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience
• Local candidates ONLY. This is a 6 months assignment that comes with possible extension.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Use Jira to Manage project backlogs, assign and track user stories and compile releases.

• Surface impediments to Scrum team and manage escalations and resolution.
• Lead PI planning sessions for team, help mature process within the organization and refine capacity planning.
• Drive process improvements for CI/CD pipeline automation as needed by your team.
• Foster an environment where team members have a voice and freely participate in and advocate for, continuous improvement.
• Ensure PO and BA have a groomed story backlog ready for team intake and an Epic backlog for roadmap planning.
• Identify and define dependencies and spikes with architects and leads for future work while also managing existing dependencies across Scrum teams and release trains.
• Derive and Maintain business facing delivery commitments from a release level while managing story level sprint cadence and capacity.
• Build upon and where needed help establish consensus, DevOps practices.
• Lead by exhibiting Agile values of honesty, transparency, accountability, respect and innovation.
• Host Sprint and Scaled Agile ceremonies.
• Track common Sprint metrics and maintain dialogue with team on performance, challenges, accountability and recognition.
• Advocate for your team by establishing realistic intake boundaries while removing impediments and driving continues improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree preferred
• Any SAFe, Scrum (CSM) or PMP certifications a strong plus, 3 years greater experience expected if none.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years working in a true agile software development environment - with deep knowledge of techniques and processes and Agile toolsets such as Jira or Version One.

• 5 years experience leading teams, managing project budgets and capacity planning
• Real world Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience a significant plus.
• Demonstrated capability to pragmatically apply Agile concepts and techniques within an Enterprise environment - including managing offshore team members and specialized team members.
• Direct experience with Agile, DevOps tools, concepts and methodologies.
• Experience with Automated Testing, CI/CD pipeline and associated frameworks.
• Servant leadership - excellent listening and interpersonal skills, fill gaps where needed step back when not, target your message by knowing the audience.
• Tolerance for ambiguity, self motivated with proven adaptability- able to take and adjust if needed existing frameworks and guidelines.
• Executive presence- able to rollup process and technical complexities for Business and Senior Leadership audience.