Job Title: Scrum Master
Job ID: 36860
Location: Plano, TX 75075
Duration: 12+ Months with possible extensions
Interview Process: Phone/WebEx
Number of Positions: 1
Additional Sites: Bothell, WA and Alpharetta, GA
Required Skills:
Scrum Master:
Agile – Scrum:
SAFe:
Jira:
Microservices:
REST/JSON:
Top 5 Skills / Additional Job Posting Description Details *
Priority Job Skills
1 Agile – Scrum, SAFe
2 Jira
3 Microservices
4 Cross functional collaboration
5 REST, JSON
Roles and Responsibilities:
The purpose of the Scrum Master is to work with technical and non-technical teams to guide and support in agile processes. Key measure of success is the continuous improvement of agile teams, measured by increased velocity and team member satisfaction; and adaptation of agile methodologies for specific programs or initiatives should result in reduced time to market.
- Contribute to the department rollout of agile methodologies by contributing to training and coaching of team members and management.
- Supports and works closely with other agile practitioners and line managers to ensure alignment and standardization of agile practices and team deliverables.
- Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values for maximum team and client satisfaction.
- Manage the team on self-organizing to fill in the gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks
- Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable for the team/environment.
- Remove roadblocks and guide the team to remove impediments
- Develop a trusting environment, fostering creativity where problems can be raised without fear of blame,; retribution; being judged, with an emphasis of problem resolution.
- Facilitate/encourage open, creative discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution. Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
Support and educate the client.