Scrum Master

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Job Summary

Scrum Master

What You'll Do: Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Lead all SAFe and Scrum events, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives, ensuring they are productive and stay within their timebox.
• Coach and Mentor: Act as an Agile coach for the team, providing guidance on SAFe, Scrum, and Lean principles. Help the team embrace a mindset of relentless improvement.
• Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and remove blockers or obstacles that are preventing the team from achieving its goals. Shield the team from external distractions.
• Support the Product Owner: Assist the Product Owner with backlog management, ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the team.
• Foster a Collaborative Culture: Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, and there is an emphasis on collaboration and problem-solving.
• Track and Radiate Information: Utilize tools like Jira to track team progress, manage metrics (like velocity and cycle time), and communicate this information to stakeholders to ensure transparency.
• Drive SAFe Adoption: Guide the team in its role within the Agile Release Train (ART) and ensure its alignment with the overall program objectives.
  

What You'll Bring: Required Qualifications

• Experience: 2-5+ years of experience in a Scrum Master role for a software development team.
• SAFe Experience: At least 1-2 years of hands-on experience working in a SAFe environment.
• Certification: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification is required.
• Agile Tools: Proficiency with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or a similar platform.
• Excellent Skills: Strong communication, facilitation, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.
• Servant Leadership: A deep understanding of the servant-leader role and a passion for empowering teams.
  

Nice-to-Haves: Preferred Qualifications

• Experience participating in a large-scale Agile transformation.
• Advanced SAFe certification (e.g., SAFe Advanced Scrum Master - SASM).
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches like Kanban and XP.
• Previous experience as a software developer, QA engineer, or business analyst.