Scrum Master

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Miramar, FL that is seeking a Scrum Master. Summary: We are looking for highly motivated, energetic and highly organized individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. As a Scrum Master, you will be the team cheerleader/coach driven to do whatever you can to help the team succeed. You'll help establish team metrics such as capacity and throughput so you can track sprint progress and help drive teams to meet their sprint goals. You are well-spoken and a natural leader who enjoys building relationships. You thrive on big challenges and bring high energy and enthusiasm to make things happen and achieve results. Duties include:

• Displays a 'continuous learning' mindset; always seeking to expand lean/agile knowledge and experience
• Capable of leading distributed and remote teams
• Hold the Team accountable to the agreements they set and the commitments they make
• Socialize and discuss team dashboards (burn ups, burn downs, etc.) always driving continuous improvement
  
  

Requirements

• Project Management Professional certification preferred
• First Level Scrum Master certification required
• Second or Third Level Scrum Master certification (PSM II, PSM III, CSP, CTC) preferred
• 7 years of experience in software development delivery with at least 4 years of dedicated full-time Scrum Master experience in software development
• 3-4 years of Agile/Scrum Master experience
• 2-3 years of waterfall project management experience
• Knowledge of scaled agile environment
• Experience with Atlassian or related software and tools
• Experience working in scaled agile environment
• Master of JIRA, Confluence, etc.
• Able to coach and train team members and others on the Scrum framework and related artifacts (user stories, story point estimation, etc.) as well as other agile methodologies to help guide teams to more successful outcomes
• Embody Scrum values and principles
• Understands what specific Lean/Agile/Tools/Techniques/Principles to best apply, based on Team needs, environment and constraints
• Knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, user stories, etc.
• Experience in applying Scrum patterns and techniques (like Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• Strong skills in: facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, team- empowerment, and building a transparent culture
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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