Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Location: San Antonio TX / Plano TX

Contract 

Job Summary: We are seeking a skilled and experienced Scrum Master with a strong technical background to join our dynamic Agile team. The ideal candidate will be a servant-leader coach and facilitator who not only guides the team in Scrum practices but also possesses a deep understanding of technical concepts and development processes. This role is crucial in ensuring our development teams are efficient productive and equipped to deliver high-quality products. Will support up to 3 Agile teams.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Scrum Events: Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Daily Scrums Sprint Planning Sprint Reviews and Sprint Retrospectives ensuring they are productive time-boxed and effective.
• Remove Impediments: Identify track and actively remove impediments that hinder the development teams progress leveraging technical knowledge to understand and address complex technical blockers.
• Coach and Mentor: Coach team members in self-management cross-functionality and adherence to Scrum values principles and practices. Provide guidance and mentorship on Agile methodologies and technical best practices.
• Foster Collaboration: Promote a collaborative environment within the Scrum team and between the team Product Owner and stakeholders. Act as a liaison to facilitate effective communication.
• Technical Understanding: Utilize a strong technical background to understand the development workflow technical challenges faced by the team and the product being built. This enables more informed facilitation and support for technical discussions.
• Promote Continuous Improvement: Guide the team in adopting and refining Agile and Scrum practices to continuously improve their processes productivity and product quality.
• Protect the Team: Shield the development team from external distractions and unnecessary interference allowing them to focus on delivering value.
• Support Product Owner: Assist the Product Owner with effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management techniques ensuring clarity and conciseness in backlog items.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Support the team in creating high-value Increments that meet the Definition of Done and encourage the adoption of relevant technical practices (e.g. DevOps CI/CD automated testing) where appropriate.
• Organizational Adoption: Help the broader organization understand and adopt Scrum and Agile principles through training coaching and advising.

Qualifications :

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master.
• Solid understanding of Scrum and Agile methodologies including their values principles and practices.
• Strong technical background with familiarity in software development concepts workflows and potentially specific technologies relevant to our industry.
• Experience with Agile frameworks
• Excellent facilitation coaching and servant-leadership skills.
• Proficiency in conflict resolution problem-solving and decision-making.
• Exceptional communication interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to influence without authority and build trust within the team and organization.
• Familiarity with Agile Metrics Portal (AMP) metrics to aid in continuous improvement

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract