The Scrum Master serves as the liaison between the business and the software development team. This role helps scrum teams reach peak productivity, coaches and mentors scrum masters, resolves impediments that blocks teams, and helps track their progress. The Scrum Master Manager also plays a critical role in the adoption of Scrum and other agile development practices by the organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
. Should have experience in Agile methodology
• Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principle of collaborations, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Improve the productivity of the teams in any way possible.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:
Required Education, Skills or Experience:
• At least 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master for a software development team.
• Must be able to ensure that Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to and applied.
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Knowledge of numerous well documented development patterns and techniques.
• Experience with and knowledge of the software and/or hardware development life cycle
Preferred Education, Skills or Experience:
• First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I, CSM)
• BS degree in Engineering or technical field or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of experience as a Scrum Master for a software development team
• Formal training in project management practices preferred
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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