Scrum Master

Iapp - Portsmouth, NH

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Portsmouth, NH

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Scrum Master plays a crucial role in guiding and coaching the Scrum Team to effectively utilize Agile practices and principles, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services. This position focuses on enhancing team performance by identifying strengths and areas for improvement, facilitating Scrum events, and promoting self-organization within the team. The Scrum Master also collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to drive decision-making and resolve impediments, contributing to the overall advancement of Agile practices within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Guide and coach the Scrum Team on Agile practices and principles.
• Ensure the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Facilitate and support all Scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Help the team achieve a high-performing level by recognizing strengths and areas for improvement.
• Work with Scrum Team and stakeholders to influence decision-making.
• Resolve team impediments with other Scrum Masters to enhance Scrum effectiveness.
• Contribute to the improvement of Agile practices within the organization.

Requirements

• 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team or equivalent education and work experience.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple organizational levels.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.
• Experience working in an Agile framework (Scrum, Kanban) and understanding of software development life cycle models.
• In-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices.
• Experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Agile Coach is desired.

Nice-to-haves

• Practice with scaling frameworks and methodologies.
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including base salary and bonus.
• Full range of benefits.
• Casual dress code.
• Dog-friendly office.
• Summer hours.
• Sabbaticals after seven years of service.