What does a great Scrum Master do? 

An experienced Scrum Master will help transition our business from its existing work practices to infusing a real agile understanding through the adoption of Scrum. As a dedicate Scrum Master you will train, coach, mentor and guide teams and leaders in Agile principles, Agile values, Scrum theory and practices.  You must be a strong educator, motivator, facilitator and coach with excellent listening, communication, collaboration and conflict resolution skills. You will ensure all Scrum events take place (time-boxed, positive, productive) so that the team can deliver high quality software development projects.

What you will do: 

• Champion Agile Scrum, serving the Scrum Team, Product Owner and Organization in Scrum adoption

• Lead Agile Scrum workshops for both development and functional teams, as well as product owners and technology leaders

• Coach teams in self-organization, cross-functionality and creating high-value Increments meeting the Definition of Done

• Guide for effective Product Goal definition, Product Backlog management, Product & Release Planning

• Promote and advocate a culture of continuous improvement, ownership and accountability

• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset and ensure the organization is at the forefront of industry best practices

What you will need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Technology, or equivalent experience.

• 5 to 7 years of experience working as a dedicated Scrum Master in an Agile software development environment

• 5+ years of experience in Scrum, Kanban, and LeSS, Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)

• Deep knowledge and 5+ years of experience with incorporating Agile metrics into team routines. (Velocity Variance, Burndown/Burnup charts, technical debts, Escaped defects, Blockers, Backlog health, Lead time, Cycle Time, Response Time, and Throughput)

• Strong knowledge and 5+ years of experience in Engineering Best Practices including TDD (Test Driven Development), BDD (Behavioral driven Development) CI/CD, Customer Centric approach, Code Coverage, In sprint automation

• Able to flex their skill/experience to coach top down or bottom up within an organization and adapt to various audiences and situations.

• Highly Organized and Works well in a fast paced, fluid and dynamic environment

What would be great to have:

• Experience as a Scrum Master at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies

• Experience working with more than one Scrum Development Team

• Application Development background

• Banking and Financial Services experience

• Scrum Master certification

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