Scrum Master
Published | May 31, 2023 |
Location | Berkeley Heights, NJ |
Category | Default |
Job Type | Full-time |
Description
Important information about this role:
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We’re better together! This role is fully on-site at our Berkeley Heights offices in NJ. All 5 days in the office for the first 90 days and on-site Monday through Thursday after that.
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In order to be considered, you must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without need for visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
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This is a full-time, direct-hire role, meaning NO C2C/C2H, and NO REMOTE!
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:
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Champion Agile Scrum, serving the Scrum Team, Product Owner and Organization in Scrum adoption
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Lead Agile Scrum workshops for both development and functional teams, as well as product owners and technology leaders
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Coach teams in self-organization, cross-functionality and creating high-value Increments meeting the Definition of Done
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Guide for effective Product Goal definition, Product Backlog management, Product & Release Planning
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Promote and advocate a culture of continuous improvement, ownership and accountability
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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:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
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5 to 7 years of experience working as a dedicated Scrum Master in an Agile software development environment
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5+ years of experience in Scrum, Kanban, and LeSS, Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)
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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)
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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
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Able to flex their skill/experience to coach top down or bottom up within an organization and adapt to various audiences and situations.
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Highly Organized and Works well in a fast paced, fluid and dynamic environment
What would be great to have:
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Experience as a Scrum Master at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies
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Experience working with more than one Scrum Development Team
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Application Development background
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Banking and Financial Services experience
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Scrum Master certification
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