Job Description :
Position : Sr. Scrum Master- CSM
Location : Atlanta, GA
Duration : 6+ months contract
Job Description:
Essential Duties:
Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self-organization
Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
Facilitating getting the work done without assigning
Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
Facilitating the Scrum Ceremonies ? Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective
Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example
Required Skills/Experience:
First level Scrum Master certification (CSM)
Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least two years, diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques (example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc)
Excellent communication and mentoring skills
Preferred Skills/Experience (Any of these is a plus)
Second level Scrum Master certification (CSP)
Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc
Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team
Previous experience as a team lead