Scrum Master I

Computer Task Group, Inc•Buffalo, NY

About The Position

CTG is seeking to fill a Scrum Master I opening for our client. Location: Buffalo, NY Duration: 12 months Overview: The Scrum Master I provides servant leadership and mentorship to one cross-functional agile team through effective application of Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban and Extreme Programming (XP). Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories and techniques to support continuous improvement. Educates and coaches the team to create an environment that fosters self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency and continuous improvement. Visualizes, communicates and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelors degree and a minimum of 2 years experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience, OR
In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.
Experience developing/managing digital capabilities.
Understanding of Design Thinking principles.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Prior experience leading through influence.

Responsibilities

Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, information radiators, etc., to help create high performing teams.
Encourage a continuous improvement culture for individuals within the team, constantly discovering better ways of working, through transparency, collaboration and retrospectives.
Facilitate meetings with the team for idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem-solving and alignment.
Help the team gain transparency into their workflow through appropriate use of information radiators.
Address blocking issues that are beyond the teams authority, or require support from other teams, so the team remains focused on achieving their goals.
Work with other Agile leaders to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile within the organization.
Seek and host a variety of individual learning opportunities such as communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading and classroom training.

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