Scrum Master - Spartanburg, SC

Company: Project Assistants Inc
Location: Spartanburg
Posted on: February 12, 2020

Job Description:

Role: Scrum Master Location: Spartanburg, SC Engagement: 6-12 month contract, possible extension or conversion Intermediate Scrum Master (3-4 years experience) with some prior project management experience is a bonus. CSM certification is nice to have but not required. Candidate should know SDLC, Agile Scrum, Dev OPS, SAFe framework and have broader building block terminology around software developers, testers and BSA s. Role and Responsibilities Serve as a Scrum Master, guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices. Act as leader to foster collaboration and communication between team members on design discussions during grooming, technical issues during the sprint, team process improvements, and promoting team self-organization and initiative Lead Scrum related ceremonies: grooming/refinement sessions, sprint planning, daily standup, sprint retrospectives and sprint review Coaching teams on understanding story size estimations and tracking accuracy of effort Coaching teams on understanding and managing their individual and team capacity during planning and throughout the sprint Identify iterative process improvements and promote ideas for implementing Scrum framework Remove or facilitate the removal of impediments to the team Track progress and implementation of improvements and lessons learned from sprint retrospectives Coordinate with other scrum masters to ensure alignment of priorities and progress Help build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on open discussion and problem solving Supporting and educating the Product Owner and team in respect to grooming and maintaining the backlog Promote key Agile principles and values of transparency and effective communication while identifying and helping to eliminate potential bottlenecks and blocks. Minimum Qualifications and Education Requirements Bachelor s degree Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred, not required Demonstrated experience in iterative methodologies (Agile/Scrum) performing any or all of the following: leading Scrum meetings, running sprints, managing product backlogs, velocity reporting, and/or writing and grooming user stories Required Skills Experience in a Scrum Master role for at least three years Understand fundamentals of iterative development and the SDLC Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, continuous improvement, empowerment, transparency and servant leadership Knowledge of Agile approaches Kanban, Scrum, XP, etc. Knowledge and experience with Agile techniques Automated Testing, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Testing, Pairing, Agile Games, etc. Understand the value of commitment to deliver made by a development team Ability to communicate with all roles and management levels Approachable demeanor that encourages questions and feedback TFS or ALM tool experience Strong facilitation, planning and organizational skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - provided by Dice

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