PwC India is hiring Scrum Master - 3 To 6 years || Kolkata

Role & responsibilities

Scrum Master

Years of experience required

3 to 7 Years

Job Location

Kolkata

Experience:

Your mission is to create an environment of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. Youll work closely with Product Owners, developers, QA engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure that sprints are well-organized, impediments are swiftly removed, and goals are clearly defined and achievable.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile methodologies, a proactive mindset, and a passion for empowering teams to achieve their full potential. Youll also contribute to scaling Agile practices across the organization, promote alignment between multiple teams, and support agile maturity through coaching, training, and hands-on guidance.

This is a critical role in shaping the delivery process, enhancing productivity, and fostering a culture of agility, accountability, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain agile frameworks for continuous improvement, including product backlog management and sprint planning.
  •Identify and remove impediments that hinder team progress.
• Monitor team performance metrics and support improvement strategies. •Promote transparency and alignment between development teams and stakeholders.

  Qualifications:

  •3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager.
• Solid understanding of Agile frameworks and practices (Scrum, Kanban, XP).
  •Experience with agile methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and coaching skills.
  •Experience working with Agile project management tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.).

Preferred Knowledge apart from above:

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps.
• Basic knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), APIs, and microservices (a plus)
• Skilled in maintaining Agile artifacts and documentation using Confluence, Notion, or similar platforms
• Able to identify, communicate, and help mitigate team and cross-team dependencies

Soft Skills:
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. •Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Certifications/Credentials

CSM

Education qualification

BTech/BE/MTech from reputed institution/university as per the hiring norms

Preferred candidate profile