SCRUM MASTER L1

About the Role

As a trained Scrum Master, you are responsible for facilitating a Scrum team and are accountable for removing impediments to achieve the sprint goals and deliverables. You ensure the Scrum process is used as intended, protect the development team, enable self-management, foster collaboration across teams, and keep the team focused on tasks.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for meeting Sprint objectives along with the Scrum team.
• Ensure meeting of sprint commitments and own/resolve team impediments.
• Help the Product Owner (PO) adopt the Scrum process and ensure PO availability.
• Support the PO in maintaining the Product Backlog, defining User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
• Facilitate estimation, backlog refinement, and all planning ceremonies.
• Ensure Definition of Ready (DOR), Definition of Done (DOD), and Acceptance Criteria are available and adhered to.
• Ensure MoSCoW adherence of the Sprint Backlog at the Sprint level.
• Accountable for the correct implementation of the Agile process.
• Protect the team from external interference.
• Facilitate technical assistance and enable clear communication among team members.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums across teams and highlight impediments.
• Provide feedback on team members' performance to the Agile Line Manager and Agile Program Leader.
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (Planning, Daily Standup, Grooming, Demo, Retrospective) and ensure correct adoption.
• Ensure updating of all Scrum artifacts and ALM tools (client or Wipro) on a daily basis.
• Update key Scrum metrics into Wipro’s internal tool on a Sprint-by-Sprint basis and analyze metrics for corrective actions.
• Create a competency improvement and cross-skilling plan for the team, review monthly, and ensure improvement in competency scores.
• Ensure multiskilling for at least 50% of the team.
• Help the team attain stable velocity within 6-8 sprints (allowing for 10% variation).
• Train the team on proper adoption of Agile processes (Scrum/XP/Kanban).
• Help adopt engineering practices like ATDD, TDD, CI/CD, and Refactoring.
• Record and own retrospective actions.
• Participate in community of practice initiatives.
• Provide inputs to the Line Manager for internal quality forums (QIC/APR/QBR/MBR, etc.).

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in a Scrum Master role.
• Experience with Scaling Agile.

Pay

Expected compensation for this role ranges from $60,000 to $135,000. Final compensation will depend on geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience.

Benefits

• Full range of medical and dental benefits options.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid time off (inclusive of sick leave).
• Other paid and unpaid leave options.

Note: Employment may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.