Job Title: Agile Scrum Master
Description
This is a permanent full-time opportunity for a hybrid role, requiring the ability to lead a Scrum Team in the delivery of complex change initiatives using various project delivery frameworks.
The ideal candidate will ensure that solutions adhere to present and future business objectives, while managing key stakeholder relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead a Scrum Team in delivering complex change initiatives.
* Ensure solutions meet business objectives.
* Manage key stakeholder relationships.
* Manage system development priorities and delivery schedule.
Specific Duties:
* Understand and lead all aspects of Scrum team deliverables.
* Facilitate Scrum ceremonies during project initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
* Take responsibility for ensuring Agile team(s) apply best-of-breed software engineering practices.
* Represent the team through communication with key stakeholders.
* Deliver projects on time, on budget, and to expected quality.
* Work with business partners to translate business strategy into product backlog items.
* Agree priorities with business leaders.
* Lead delivery focusing on highest priority business deliverables.
* Manage project RACI log and budget.
* Conduct project lessons learned and create recommendations for future project delivery.
Essential Skills/Experience
1. Minimum 8 years I.T. industry experience with at least 3 years operating as Scrum Master.
2. Experience managing multiple parties, including Senior I.S. staff and 3rd party vendors.
3. Experience communicating and influencing at all levels within an organization.
4. Experience planning and organizing resources and tasks.
5. Experience developing and communicating milestones plans to key stakeholders.
6. Good knowledge of System Architectures, Software Engineering, and DevOps Agilite practices.
7. Strong competence in Strategic Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Problem Solving, and Working on own initiative.
8. Excellent knowledge of formal project management methodologies and processes.
9. Practical experience of application development life cycle (Waterfall & Agile).
10. Proficient user of MS Office tools, particularly MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
11. Proficient user of Atlassian tools including Confluence and Jira.