JOB DESCRIPTION
Scrum Master
Requirements - 3+ years experience as Scrum Master working one or more of the following projects: data architecture, Infrastructure, Cloud, System Reliability, or Automation
- Scaled Agile Experience (SAFe)
- Agile Coaching experience
- Financial Services or banking experience preferred
- SAFe Scrum Master or SAFe Practitioner certs highly preferred
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Accountable, along with the Agile team, for achievement of PI Objectives
Track progress and help the team achieve their commitments. Progress is monitored daily when problems are identified work with team to develop corrective actions.
Manage risk to delivery by raising / resolving impediments in a timely manner
Ensure team members understand SAFe processes and support the team in following them.
Ensure product quality expectations are defined and known across the team.
Work with technical team and product owner balancing the interests of both when issues arise.
Remove impediments allowing the team to focus on engineering tasks.
Take the lead on resolving conflicts within the team removing any roadblocks to collaboration.
Facilitate sprint planning, daily scrum, refinement, retrospective and sprint review events.
Facilitate retrospective discussions and support continuous improvement efforts.
Management of external dependencies the team must deal with as identified.
Maintain the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the Agile team to create a trusting and safe team environment
Track & report team progress leveraging appropriate Agile metrics
Cross-functional communication, ensuring transparency of progress and outcomes; report progress sand accomplishment up and across as requested/required