Scrum master

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum events: Organize and lead all Scrum ceremonies, including the Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective.
• Remove impediments: Identify and help resolve any obstacles or issues that slow down the development team.
• Coach the team: Train and mentor the team on Scrum theory, practices, and agile principles to foster self-organization and continuous improvement.
• Support the Product Owner: Work with the Product Owner to ensure the product backlog is well-managed and understood by the development team.
• Promote communication: Ensure effective communication within the Scrum team and between the team and stakeholders.
• Reporting: Regular analysis of burndown charts, communicating work planned vs work completed by sprint, team velocity and other portfolio reporting to understand what gets built and at what cadence.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience with Agile as a Scrum Master (including scrum techniques and artifacts such as Scrum, Kanban, user stories, backlogs, Scrum/Kanban boards, sprint planning, retrospectives, burndown metrics, velocity).
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as knowledge and experience of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project.
• A proven track record of successfully implementing projects using Agile methodologies.
• Agile Certifications required (CSM, PSM, etc)
• Experience working with project teams that contain Developers, IT Business Analysts, Architects, Quality Assurance, Business Product Owners, Project Sponsors, etc.
• Experience in coordinating with multiple extended teams

Qualifications

• Technical: Must have Agile Project Management tools such as Azure DevOps, Rally, Jira, etc. Proficient in Microsoft Project, Powerpoint, Excel, Word
• Personal: Must have Proactive, takes initiative, accountable, self-motivated Strong written and verbal communications skills, including meeting facilitation and presentation skills. Collaborator and team player, with the ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships. Strong planning and organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments. Ability to work & think independently, and meet tight deadlines. Ability to share knowledge at different levels, be hands-on with the team as required Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Excellent problem solving and influencing skills Excellent negotiation and conflict management skills

Benefits

Preference is for Scrum Master to be local to Hartford CT and available to come into the office 2 days per week.

Pay

The expected pay range for this contract assignment is shown above with the Job details.

Schedule

The exact pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location and will be determined by the third-party employer.