The Select Groups client is looking for a Scrum Master to come join their team for a long term contract role. This candidate has to either be local or relocate to Raleigh, NC. Please review the job description below and if it seems like a good fit, please apply directly to the position.

Scrum Master Requirements:

• Fully proficient in Scrum with experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach and a genuine interest in expanding expertise in this area.
• Experience in coaching teams to operate at high levels of agile development maturity.
• Strong communication skills with a proven ability to listen effectively to all team members and foster strong links across teams to everyone informed on important issues, priorities, developments.
• Strong collaboration skills with proven experience in forming diverse, highly collaborative, self-managing agile development teams.

Scrum Master Responsibilities:

• It is on one of Trent's two squads- 6 engineer- product owner and a QA
• Manage agile process and and improve process
• Liaison to larger agile group
• Responsible for facilitating high-performing, self-managing agile development teams
• Operate as a Scrum Master/ servant leader for multiple development teams, facilitating and coaching around agile delivery methods and offering strong leadership where necessary to help those squads meet their delivery commitments and goals.
• Support teams and Product Owners to prioritize/refine backlogs and build focused, efficient environments where the focus is on goals and delivering value.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, giving guidance on processes and resolving conflicts/impediments
• Help organize and run quarterly planning sessions, team meetings and roadmap reviews to ensure development team has awareness of the overall IT Portfolio goals and objectives.
• Collaborate across the IT team to share best practices, knowledge and provide thorough leadership on agile adoption and continuous improvement.