Job description
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Job Description :</strong></span></p>
<p><br />The Scrum Master will be dedicated to a single Scrum team. The successful candidate will be considered a subject-matter expert, have excellent logic and problem solving skills and a drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team while promoting a self-organized/managed team and constantly improving our standards of work.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></span></p>
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<li>Liaison & Communication</li>
<li>Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.</li>
<li>Communicate with other management, developers, product managers/owners and technical support specialists on product issues.Development</li>
<li>Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.</li>
<li>Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.</li>
<li>Ensure the development team is practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, feedback loops and visibility.</li>
<li>Application Support Assist as needed with backlog maintenance.</li>
<li>Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.</li>
<li>Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.Management</li>
<li>Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices.</li>
<li>Responsible for team velocity/capacity in planning activities</li>
<li>Responsible for delivery in a complex offshore/onshore team model</li>
<li>Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.</li>
<li>Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.</li>
<li>Empower the team to self-organize.Requirements:Education & Certification</li>
<li>Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.</li>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Nice to have:</strong></span></p>
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<li>a Certified Scrum Master or can demonstrate equivalent based on experienceKnowledge & Experience</li>
<li>5+ years of Scrum Master experience.</li>
<li>Experience working with an offshore/onshore team model</li>
<li>Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.</li>
<li>Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.</li>
<li>Understanding of organization?s development platform and languages.</li>
<li>Ability to understand technical issues.Personal Attributes</li>
<li>Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.</li>
<li>Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.</li>
<li>Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.</li>
<li>Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.</li>
<li>Collaborative in driving decisions.</li>
<li>Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.</li>
<li>Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention to detail.Knowledge & Experience</li>
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