Scrum Master

Scrum Master (Agile - SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP) Must Have's : • 5+ years SCRUM MASTER experience with Bachelor’s Degree…. • Must have Certifications (Certified Scrum Master, CSM) AND ( SAFe SM) or PSM-I  (2 out of the 3 certs is okay) • Agile/Scrum implementation background or hybrid Agile, SAFE, Kanban methodologies implementations (must have introduced and implemented Agile or similar into environments) • Awareness of CI/CD and DevOps concepts and how it impacts software development and delivery • Needs someone tactical, who can enforce accountability within teams and bring discipline in the agile space through education and proactive outreach • Ensures the Scrum team is practicing the core SAFe agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, and team accountability to achieve Sprint goals and lead the team towards Agile maturity • Advanced understanding of various agile methodologies; SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP • Experience with Jira, Confluence, or Jira Align, MS-Office Applications Job description: The Sr. Scrum Master will be responsible for leading multiple agile teams, and complex projects. The responsibilities will include: • Agile based software development • Agile based module development • Cross functional communication • Applying software development practices from requirements through delivery • Teaching and coaching team members and product owners on applicable processes and tools for effective agile adoption. Skills/Experience: • Ensures the Scrum team is practicing the core SAFe agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, and team accountability to achieve Sprint goals and lead the team towards Agile maturity • Implements program level transparency, metrics, and other data that instills accountability measures within team and working with the Release Train Engineer • Establishes themselves as a welcomed and trusted advisor on agile transformation to managers, scrum masters, product owners, developers and other stakeholders • Helps to identify and attack organizational impediments which limits team productivity, quality, and ability to implement continuous improvement • Supports Product Owners with backlog maintenance, backlog prioritization, and user story refinement process to deliver highest business value • Facilitates Sprint planning, daily scrum, dependency reviews, demos to stakeholders, and retrospectives • Ability to communicate across multiple release trains and coordinate with other teams to manage cross-team dependencies • Facilitates frequent retrospectives, sharing metrics to identify and implement improvements • This list is not all-inclusive and you are expected to perform other duties as requested or assigned Qualifications: • 5+ w/Bachelors degree • Expert knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution • Strong organizational skills to increase productivity and efficiency while managing multiple projects • Understands software application development process steps (from design to delivery) • Advanced understanding of various agile methodologies; SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP • Ability to develop and use historical data to help team learn and improve their process and practices • Understands the role and function of Product ownership in an agile team • Has skills and experience in teaching new Agile/Scrum concepts to the team • Seeks the latest trends in process improvement • Mastery of Lean Agile Leadership • Awareness of CI/CD and DevOps concepts and how it impacts software development and delivery • Be an Agile champion and guide one or more teams in adoption of Agile/Scrum/SAFe principles • Advanced knowledge of, Jira, Confluence, and Jira Align, MS-Office Applications • Certifications: A-CSM or SAFe SM or PSM-I