Scrum Master

Role: Scrum Master

Location: Onsite - Richmond, VA

Duration: 12 Months               

Interview: MS-Teams/WebEx/Video

Work Arrangement:

Onsite

Description:

The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Liaison & Communication:

·      Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.

·      Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.

·      Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery)

Development:

·      Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.

·      Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.

·      Maintain process documentation.

·      Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.

Application Support:                              

·      Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.

·      Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.

·      Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.

Management:

·      Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.

·      Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.

·      Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.

·      Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.

·      Empower the team to self-organize.

Position Requirements:

Formal Education & Certification:

·      Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.

·      Must be a Certified Scrum Master,

·      Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus

Knowledge & Experience:

·      Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.

·      Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.

·      Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.

·      Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.

·      Ability to understand technical issues.

Personal Attributes:

·      Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.

·      Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.

·      Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.

·      Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.

·      Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.

·      Collaborative in driving decisions.

·      Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.

·      Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

Skill     Required / Desired    Amount of Experience:

·   Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. - Required - 4 Years

·      Must be a Certified Scrum Master - Required - 5 Years

·      Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus - Required - 3 Years

·      Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred. - Highly desired - 4 Years

·      Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. - Highly desired - 4 Years

·      Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. - Highly desired - 4 Years

·      Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages. - Highly desired - 4 Years

·      Ability to understand technical issues. - Highly desired - 4 Years

·      Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. - Required - 4 Years

·      Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment. - Required - 4 Years

·      Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. - Required - 4 Years

·      Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. - Required - 4 Years

·      Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems. - Required - 4 Years

·      Collaborative in driving decisions. - Required - 4 Years

·      Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. - Required - 4 Years

·      Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. - Required - 4 Years