Scrum Master/Agile coach

Position: Scrum Master/Agile coach 
Location: New Jersey, NJ ***Day 1 Onsite***

Description:
Act as Scrum Master or Agile coach on more than one cross-functional agile team , Build strong trust and work tightly with Engineering Leadership , Facilitate daily scrum and other ceremonies associated with chosen Agile methodology , Lead teams to self-organization , Facilitating getting work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating , Constantly assess team and tweak application of Agile to increase efficiency and remove waste , Collaborate and partner with peer Agile Coaches to apply shared learnings to all teams , Create transparency by radiating information within the team and outside of the team , Manage a complex web of communication across a matrixed Agile team, and organization (both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and various levels of leadership) , Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution Shields team from external disruptions , Own Agile-related metrics like white on rice! , Train teams and outside stakeholders in Agile practices , Work tightly with the product owner to ensure clarity of requirements and exit criteria What you are like: , Zealot about Agile principles, not methodologies , Have a great, positive attitude , You take the performance of your team personal (extreme ownership) , An exceptional listener , Servant leader , Impeccable communication skills , Exude credibility in Agile domain , Influencer , Never blocked. You find a way! , Flexible , Enjoy the work of gathering and reporting metrics (Data driven outcomes) Required Qualifications: , First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I) , Deep and hands-on knowledge of various Agile frameworks (LeanKanban, Scrum, etc). , 3+ years playing active Scrum Master or coach role within development teams , Experience communicating and defending (and taking ownership for) performance metrics with Sr leadership and business stakeholders , Have trained and converted teams who were not Agile to a successful and sustained Agile outcome , Demonstrated master level skill at one or more Agile tool suites (Rally, Jira, Azure DevOps, VersionOne, etc) , Highly skilled at identifying and removing blockages within team , Familiarly with and experienced serving software engineering teams , Thorough understanding of software engineering principles and industry trends (e.g refactoring, architecture, DevOps, automation, CICD, telemetry, and so on..) Technical Experience:  PMP or ACP Cert preferred  Scrum Cert preferred  SA Cert preferred  Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Project  Knowledge of SDLC  Rally 
(1.) To be responsible for providing technical guidance to a team of developers, enhancing their technical capabilities and increasing impliance