What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scrum Master position at Akkodis?
Akkodis is seeking a Scrum Master / Software Engineer job with a client in Rochester, NY. Must hold a BS in Computer Science / Software Engineering / adjacent computer degree to be considered. Responsibilities include facilitating Agile ceremonies, adherence to hybridized Scrum principles, removing impediments, and fostering continuous improvement within the team. Once scrum master-related activities are satisfied, the individual will contribute as a software engineer, working on designing, implementing, and maintaining embedded and application software for medical analysis devices.
Salary Range: $100/year to $120/year; The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.
Scrum Master / Software Engineer responsibilities include:
Scrum Master Responsibilities:
- Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, ensuring effective sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coach team members and stakeholders on practical Agile principles and practices in a hybridized scrum environment.
- Remove impediments and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
- Create dashboards, track and communicate team progress using Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts).
- Maintain a healthy backlog and ensure clarity of backlog item requirements.
- Be able to understand the technical content of a scrum work item being managed to understand its true current state.
Software Engineering Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and modify modular software components for an embedded system at multiple layers of the software architecture below the GUI.
- Act as Software SME in design discussions with Product Managers and Systems Engineers.
- Implement service abstraction layers to decouple application logic from hardware and OS dependencies.
- Develop integration test frameworks for multi-process embedded environments.
- Help define system architecture, configurations, and development processes to ensure long-term maintainability and traceability within a regulated quality management system.
- Determines technical / operational feasibility by conducting system analysis, developing POCs, etc.
- Contribute to system-wide synchronization, logging, and monitoring infrastructure to support observability of system performance, resource utilization, and health.
- Perform good software design practices throughout requirement gathering, architecture definition, unit testing, and code reviews.
- Be able to trace, analyze, and fix software issues from analysis of logging telemetry, source code, debugger, and other tools.
Desired Qualifications:
- BS in Computer Science / Software Engineering / adjacent computer degree is required.
- Minimum Five years’ related experience
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) experience or equivalent Agile certification required.
- Experience serving as Scrum Master in a software development environment.
- Familiarity with Agile development practices and tools (Azure DevOps or JIRA, Git, CI/CD).
- Proficiency in C (Modern C 11 or newer preferred) with a strong focus on memory-safe design techniques.
- Familiarity with Agile development practices and toolchains, including Git, CI/CD integration, and issue tracking platforms such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, or JIRA.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills with a systematic approach to solving complex technical issues.
- Experience with TDD-style automated testing frameworks, including unit test and mocking frameworks.
- Experience in Linux or Linux-like environments
If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at 585-490-8656 or gina.manioci@akkodis.com
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefits offerings include but are not limited to:
- Medical/ Dental/Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Holidays and PTO
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· The California Fair Chance Act
· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Salary : $100 - $120