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SCRUM Master

Lansing, MI
2018-03-28 16:33:47
Job Type: Contract

Responsibilities 

As Scrum Masteryour focus will be helping our teams deliver results against some of their mostcomplex business and technology initiatives. Success requires the ability toadapt and perform in numerous Project Management and Delivery environments. Inthis Agile Delivery position, your role as a Scrum Master, coach, andpractitioner will require you to apply Agile values and principles for anorganization transitioning to Agile Delivery methodologies using a Scaled AgileFramework (SAFe).

Specific responsibilities for the Agile Scrum Master positioninclude:

Perform as a Scrum Master as neededfor one or more scrum teams

Lead/Participate in quarterly Program Increment planningsessions

Facilitate road mapping, sprint planning sessions,retrospectives, and demos

Assist the product owner with backlog grooming

Support the triage and resolution of critical issues

Ensure cross-team coordination

Participate/facilitate scrum of scrums.

Provides  relevant metrics to gauge team progress with acontinual focus on improvement

Work with other scrum masters  todefine, reinforce and maintain a consistent practice across the organization

Prepare and deliver verbally and orally effective communicationsregarding progress and status for both internal and client teams

Perform hands-on work, including analysis, design, testing,change management, as needed by the team

Strengthen the presence of our team as an Agile center ofexcellence

 

 

Qualifications 

Specific qualifications for the Agile Scrum Master positioninclude:

5+  years of experience as a Scrum Master.

Expert using an ALM  (VersionOne, Rally, etc)

Agile practitioner mindset and proficiency in Agile practices,service-oriented environments, and iterative development practices

Minimum 3 years of experience in IT full development life cycle

CSM, SSM certification or equivalent

Demonstrated track record of successful ability to manage largeand complex projects or engagements

Ability to help teams write user stories/features, identifydependencies, testing, and design optimal solutions

Flexibility to work with teams, individuals and executives andwillingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people

Ability to establish immediate credibility with businessstakeholders, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence

Excellent interpersonal/communication skills

Preferred but not necessary skills to have:

Operated as a Scrum Master within SAFe

Prior hands-on BA or development experience

Test Driven Development


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