Project Overview:

The Scrum Master facilitates the planning, delivery and continuous improvement of Agile teams. Collaborates with team members across both Business and Technology, providing mentoring and coaching on Agile principles and practices. In addition, this role is a servant leader who enables team success by removing impediments and implementing effective ways of working that foster continuous improvement and collaboration

This role requires solid practical experience and techniques, as well as theoretical knowledge.

Contractor’s Role:

The Scrum Master and Project Manager facilitates the planning, tracking, communication and coordination of activities for an Agile project delivery team. This role requires solid practical experience and techniques in both Agile and project management. As a Scrum Master, the role includes collaborating intensively with their team members across both Business and Technology disciplines providing mentoring and coaching around Agile principles and practices. He/she aids with the resolution of blocking challenges and provides outward communication for the team to external stakeholders.

Experience Level:

• 5-7 years level 2 experience required

Qualifications:

• Intermediate to advanced understanding of basic software development methodologies and fundamentals (Agile, SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, Waterfall, etc.).

• Experience with developing, testing and deploying software utilizing a rapid, iterative delivery method.

• Understanding of all facets of the software development life cycle including: planning, requirements management, development, quality assurance, change management and release management.

• Exposure or awareness of continuous integration and test-driven development practices, test automation and tools.

• Experience with Agile Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools (JIRA, Rally, VersionOne).

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required.

Nice to Haves:

• Financial Industry experience is a plus

• Scrum Master Certification

• ADO (Azure Dev Ops)

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Advanced interpersonal skills – able to establish strong working relationships and promote bi-directional communication within and across teams.

• Able to organize, moderate and demonstrate value-add principles and practices to the teams.

• Strong leadership and organizational skills with excellent communication (written and verbal), time management, project management, and individual and team building skills.

• Experience with developing and executing plans, meeting deadlines, coordinating timelines and efforts and operating under tight time constraints.

• Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas.

• Able to effectively facilitate discussions and suggest alternative approaches.

• Be transparent and provide visibility to Business and Technology.

• Develop and grow trust across the project team(s), Business and Technology.