Scrum Master – III

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a coach, mentor, and facilitator for Agile methodologies.

• Facilitate scrum processes, safeguard the team from distractions, and eliminate obstacles.

• Organize, lead, and mentor one or more cross-functional teams in the implementation and enhancement of Agile practices.

• Oversee sprint planning, task definition, sprint execution, tracking and resolution of impediments, as well as sprint reviews and retrospectives.

• Coordinate communication between program/product management and application development teams.

• Facilitate discussions, decision-making processes, and conflict resolution.

• Assist in both short-term and long-term release planning while maintaining a well-organized and execution-ready backlog.

• Collaborate with program, project, and release managers during production deployment activities.

• Develop, analyze, monitor, and communicate metrics related to Agile adoption and progress, such as velocity, burn-down rates, cycle time, and quality metrics.

• Serve as a change agent, adapting processes to enhance team productivity.

• Ensure effective communication among Agile teams, Product Owners, and other Scrum teams.

• Manage and address dependencies between Scrum teams.

• Drive medium to complex cross-functional projects.

• Guide teams in sizing user stories and defining acceptance criteria.

• Coordinate scrum-of-scrum activities among teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 5 years of experience in the IT industry.

• At least 1 year of experience executing scrum in an IT or software development environment.

• Knowledge of various Agile development methodologies and frameworks.

• Understanding of the fundamental principles of iterative and incremental development.

• Experience in leading teams.

• Proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira, Jira Align, and Confluence.

• Experience with Scrum methodologies.

• Familiarity with Scaled Agile practices.

• PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalent certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contract employment.

• Remote work.