Scrum Master & Agile Coach (788415)
About The Position
The Scrum Master Coach role for Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) IT Division includes facilitating and teaching IT Team Leads how to effectively run Scrum events, to reinforce GDOT-adopted Agile principles, to manage incidents continuously and effectively, to analyze and remove impediments, and how to guide teams in both the Scrum and Kanban frameworks to create productivity. This hybrid role requires strong facilitation and coaching skills to help Team Leads to empower groups to self-organize, use ticket tracking tools correctly, reinforce processes, and enhance collaboration while delivering value in alignment with IT leadership prioritization. Key responsibilities include guiding IT Team Leads in daily management of project and operational backlogs, fostering continuous progress on prioritized items, and teaching IT Team leads to apply both Scrum and Kanban practices with reporting to optimize workflow efficiency. Local Candidates only.
Requirements
- Agile Certifications Required (Scrum Master certified at minimum)
- Proficient in Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), ServiceNow (ITSM and Agile Modules), MS Teams, and Office365
Responsibilities
- Train and support IT Team Leads in leading Scrum events such as daily stand-ups, planning, sprint planning reviews, ticket tracking board clean-up activities, and retrospectives with the intention of IT Team Leads becoming proficient.
- Assist with ceremony refinement to promote best practices for items such as story writing and task prioritization and participation.
- Ensure that team members are well versed on both Scrum and Kanban principles and practices to foster self-organization and continuous improvement.
- Hold team leads accountable for working on items that align with IT leadership priority, which includes operational team supporting developer scrum team success.
- Train teams to be empowered to address issue, make recommendations, and manage incidents as a team working toward the same goal of success and remediation.
- Train IT Team Leads to manage incidents and to identify and remove blockers that hinder the teams' progress.
- Collaborate with the Technical Leads and IT Management to train on keeping and maintaining a clear, prioritization-aligned, and well-managed product backlog.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
