Scrum Master

Responsibilities

• Guide the Scrum team on how to use Agile practices and values to be productive and effective
• Coach the Scrum team to be self-organized
• Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel in Product, Development, QA, and Leadership
• Focus on the working methods, tools, and team performance to communicate team health
• Create a trusting, safe, and judgment-free environment that enables collaboration, problem-solving, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Grooming, Ceremonies, and Retrospective discussions
• Facilitate getting work done without dictating the work
• Cook up coordination across local and remote team members
• Support and educate the Product Owner on grooming and maintaining a product backlog
• Avoid internal and external communication, improving transparency and sharing of information
• Bring new ideas and approaches to the team, specifically related to Agile best practices
• Clearly communicate ideas between Product, Development, QA, and Leadership
• Embrace learning, be excited by challenges and maintain a growth mindset to gain expertise and grow in the Scrum Master position

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field
• Equivalent work experience may substitute for the degree requirement
• Experience working on a technology team required, preferably within software development/engineering
• Prefer a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Project Manager role, CSM or CSPO certificate a plus
• Awareness and knowledge of new practices and coaching techniques; active in the Agile Community
• Experience in applying a wide variety of patterns, reports, and techniques to assess sprint and team health
• Experience working in a scaled agile, environment a plus
• State and Local Government domain experience a plus
• Strong mentoring skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the full software development lifecycle and associated methodologies are helpful
• Strong planning and organizational skills involving the ability to manage multiple work tasks effectively
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills involving communicating information in writing and verbally; including an occasional presentation
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate in a team across functional groups
• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of Jira and Confluence