Scrum Master

Minimum Mandatory Skills:
Scrum Alliance CSM CSP certification or PMI's Agile Certified Professional (ACP)
Knowledge and experience with Agile techniques – Automated Testing, Agile Central, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Testing, Pairing, Agile Games, etc.

10+ Years of IT Experience
5+ Years of Scrum Master Experience
5+ Years of Project Management Experience in IT/Finance Services

Job Description

• Directs Associate level Scrum Masters; leads setting up of "best practices” to exemplify the values and principles of Agile and Scrum
• Mentors the project Scrum team to exemplify the values and principles of Agile and Scrum with coaching provided by the Professional Scrum Master, or Release Train Engineers
• Facilitates Agile processes including: sprint iteration planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint demo and retrospectives and release planning
• Ensures successful completion of assigned projects and programs through effective facilitation and leadership
• Ensures user stories, acceptance criteria, assumptions, and all related documentation are timely and complete, supporting development, testing, and user acceptance activities
• Support risk and issue identification, and mitigation activities with the agile team including raising those in a proactive and professional fashion, when appropriate
• Facilitates periodic Reviews and Retrospectives by tracking report status through consistent, standardized dashboards and metric reporting
• Improve transparency and visibility across the Client organization within and outside of the team
• Build a safe and trusting environment where conflicts can be managed effectively and professionally