Scrum Master

Kforce • Orlando, FL

27d

About The Position

Kforce has a client in Orlando, FL that is seeking a Scrum Master.

Requirements

• Certified Scrum Master CSM or SAFe Scrum Master SSM (required)
• 5-7 years of scrum experience with at least 2 years as a Scrum Master required, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience guiding teams to effectively write/split/map stories
• Understanding of basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by IT
• Ability to develop, plan, manage or execute projects or work plans to ensure successful completion
• Demonstrated knowledge of test driven development
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery processes related to Scrum
• Experience with relative estimation, retrospective, and agile release planning techniques
• Must be self-motivated, well-organized and have strong innovation and facilitation skills
• Proven oral, written, and business presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to interface effectively with Release Train Engineer(s) and all levels and across organizational lines, including business units
• Ability to effectively utilize external vendors and resources throughout the organization
• Specific data experience
• Experience working with customers that have large data sets
• Experience working with data migration
• Experience working within Snowflake, etc.
• Experience leading teams is required - they will be removing data blocker, following up as needed on projects, should be able to take ownership

Nice To Haves

• BA degree preferred
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner ACP (Desired)
• Certified SAFe Agilist SA (desired)
• Safe Advanced Scrum Master SASM (Desired)
• Certified Product Owner CSPO (desired)

Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives and sprint demos
• Work with the Release Train Engineer to integrate efforts, other teams
• Consult with the Product Owner to validate and communicate team priorities
• Guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity
• Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to drive end value
• Serve as the team's Scrum expert
• Guide the team toward improving the way they work
• Remove impediments to help the team reach an optimum, sustainable velocity
• Leads the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks
• Foster accountability, transparency, and regularity in status updates
• Remove impediments external to the team
• Ensure that the Rally system is always up to date to reflect the current state
• Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Communicate and ensure alignment of priorities with Program stakeholders and within the team
• Build and support a trusting and safe environment where challenges are address proactively with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating the right information the teams need at the right time
• Remove impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment
• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
• Manage, publish, and communicate information radiators and relevant metrics to the team on progress against team objectives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees