Principal Scrum Master
About The Position
The Principal Scrum Master assesses the maturity of the scrum team, providing support and coaching their team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable to the team. They remove impediments and/or guide the team on how to remove impediments. This role facilitates and leads Agile ceremonies (Daily Standup, Demonstration, Story Point Estimation, Retrospective, Iteration Planning, Backlog Grooming) and fosters continuous improvement. The Principal Scrum Master collaborates with team members but does not act as a manager, lead developer, Project Manager, or Product Owner. They remove impediments to a team’s productivity by shielding them from outside influences. This role empowers teams and facilitates creativity while guarding quality and monitoring iteration progress while striving for successful completion. They represent the team to management and disseminate information to the team, including metrics and charts. The Principal Scrum Master works with other Scrum Masters to ensure organizational process improvement. They build and maintain a trusting and safe environment where problems and issues can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged. This role protects the team from external distractions, allowing the team to focus on the work to which they have committed. They lead and coordinate a Scaled Agile or Agile effort across multiple scrum teams and are routinely sought out for advice and guidance regarding Scaled Agile and/or Agile processes and implementation. The ability to move flexibly across initiatives and teams as needs of the business require is essential. Additionally, this role utilizes Generative AI functions to support the migration of automated monitoring scripts from legacy technologies to modern open-source systems. They utilize Java and related technologies (Maven, Microservices, Kubernetes). They use and create automation with Elasticsearch and Opensearch, Prometheus, Grafana, and related observability tooling technologies. They use Jira projects and scrum boards, including the ability to implement Jira automation functions.
Requirements
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems
- eight (8) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or eight (8) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation utilizing Java and related technologies (Maven, Microservices, Kubernetes)
- using and creating automation with Elasticsearch and Opensearch, Prometheus, Grafana, and observability tooling technologies
- using Jira projects and scrum boards, including ability to implement Jira automation functions.
Responsibilities
- Assess the maturity of the scrum team, providing support and coaching their team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable to the team.
- Remove impediments and/or guides the team on how to remove impediments.
- Facilitate and lead Agile ceremonies (Daily Standup, Demonstration, Story Point Estimation, Retrospective, Iteration Planning, Backlog Grooming) and fosters continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with team members, but does not act as a manager, lead developer, Project Manager, or Product Owner.
- Remove impediments to a team’s productivity by shielding them from outside influences.
- Empower teams and facilitate creativity while guarding quality and monitoring iteration progress while striving for successful completion.
- Represent the team to management.
- Disseminate information to the team, including metrics and charts.
- Work with other Scrum Masters to ensure organizational process improvement.
- Builds and maintains a trusting and safe environment where problems and issues can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged.
- Protect the team from external distractions, allowing the team to focus on the work to which they have committed.
- Lead and coordinate a Scaled Agile or Agile effort across multiple scrum teams.
- Routinely sought out for advice and guidance regarding Scaled Agile and/or Agile processes and implementation.
- Ability to move flexibly across initiatives and teams as needs of the business require.
- Utilize Generative AI functions to support the migration of automated monitoring scripts from legacy technologies to modern open-source systems.
- Utilize Java and related technologies (Maven, Microservices, Kubernetes).
- Use and create automation with Elasticsearch and Opensearch, Prometheus, Grafana, and related observability tooling technologies.
- Use Jira projects and scrum boards, including ability to implement Jira automation functions.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
