Technical Scrum Master

Please Contact To discuss this amazing opportunity, reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist Monu Karwasara at email address monu.karwasara@generistek.com can be reached on # 630-576-1932.

We have Contract Role Technical Scrum Master for our client at St. Paul, MN. Please let me know if you or any of your friends would be interested in this position.

Position Details :

Technical Scrum Master - St. Paul, MN

Location : St. Paul, MN - 55117

Project Duration : 12 months of contract

Pay rate : $74/hr on W2

Job Description:

Role Summary

Seeking a motivated and experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile teams in delivering high-quality software for medical products that advance clinical excellence. As a member of the software development team you will help take these products to the next level by optimizing cost, improving quality and increasing access.

Essential Responsibilities

• Servant leader who would facilitate scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure adherence to Agile principles and Scrum practices.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, and other stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
• Provide technical leadership to an Agile team of 6 to 8 Software Engineers
• Translate requirements / vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards with continuous backlog refinement
• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and Agile teams to ensure alignment and technology reuse
• Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities
• Track and report key Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts)
• Coach, mentor and lead the team
• Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables
• Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products
• Communicate effectively both within immediate team and across the program and business leadership team
• Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results
• Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge
• Have familiarity with all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle and methodologies
• Leveraging DFR in Agile software development methodologies to drive reliability and predictability throughout the product development life cycle

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• 4 years C or C#.net in Microsoft Windows development
• 4 years of Agile software development
• Object Oriented Design Experience

Desired Characteristics

Technology/Process

• Master’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Certified Scrum Master
• Global team experience
• Experience in software development in the medical field
• Software development tool experience such as Perforce, Jira, Jenkins
• Understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).

Leadership

• Ability to take ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members
• Ensure understanding of issues and present clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results
• Identify misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Make suggestions to course correct
• Continuously measure deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balance different competing objectives

Personal Attributes

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit

Role Context

• Reason role is open: Need dedicated Scrum Master/Project Manager to track and manage software release execution and mitigate risks.
• Projects supported: Software development projects (enterprise software; not embedded or firmware-focused).
• Typical day: Daily scrum meetings, sprint tracking, risk identification, stakeholder communication, and impediment removal.
• Key interactions: Software developers, systems team, test team, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Success in first 90 days: Understanding projects, team dynamics, stakeholders, and creating an executable project plan for upcoming months.
• Past interview challenges: Candidates lacked hands-on software development project experience.

Candidate Profile

• Top required skills: Software development project experience; Agile/Scrum expertise; hands-on experience working with software teams.
• Preferred skills: Technical background or prior coding experience; ability to guide teams technically (nice to have).
• Education/Certifications: Bachelor’s in Technology or Science preferred; Scrum Master certification preferred.
• Industry experience: Medical/pharmaceutical experience is a plus, not required.
• Systems/tools: Windows environment; JIRA for Agile project tracking.
• Personality traits: Servant leadership, strong listener, proactive, team advocate.

Interview Process:

• Interview format: Initial Teams video interview.
• Number of interviews: Typically, two rounds.
• Interviewers: Hiring manager and another team member; second round may include hiring manager’s manager.
• Ideal start date: As soon as the right candidate is identified.
• Upcoming time off: None anticipated that would affect scheduling.

Additional Insights:

• Urgency: Focus is on hiring the right candidate rather than speed.
• Deal-breakers: Lack of real-world, hands-on software development lifecycle experience.
• Nice-to-have technical exposure: Familiarity with C/C and ability to understand code changes (no coding required).
• Team culture: Collaborative, supportive team eager for Scrum Master leadership and partnership.

To discuss this amazing opportunity, reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist Monu Karwasara at email address monu.karwasara@generistek.com can be reached on # 630-576-1932.