Title: Scrum Master
Location: Blue Ash, OH
Type: Contract
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
An experienced servant leader and coach for a cross-functional agile team
operating in complex and cross functional work across the Security, Data and
Networking domain areas. The Scrum Master guides and facilitates a Scrum &/or
Kanban team involved in a large fast-paced program implementing complex
technology for business-oriented solutions, through effective application of
the agile based SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) and associated ceremonies,
ensuring the agreed upon agile practice is being followed. Removing impediments
and fostering a high performing team with a focus on continuous improvement
resulting in quality and timeliness delivery.
? Scrum master experience in a complex large-scale enterprise
? Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality
assurance, development, product owner, or as an agile coach
? Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development
methodologies, values, and procedures
? Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their
highest potential. Excellent team player and team builder
? Ability to work with all levels of the organization
? Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with
diverse personality types
? Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate
agile methodologies within the organization
? Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management
skills
? Strong ability to manage multiple agile teams and ensure a proper balance
between PMO (Project Management office, business and technology teams and
management)
? Must be self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing
solutions to complex problems
? Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
Key Responsibilities
? Guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity
? Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
? Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that
support business goals
? Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
? Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without
fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of productive
conflict resolution and problem solving
? Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution
? Prepare and present reports on the progress and success
? Coordinate activities with other teams across the program
? Partner with and support the Product Manager
? Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters
? Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable
and comfortable for the team and organization
? Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release /
Potentially Shippable Increments planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups,
iteration review/demos, and retrospectives
? Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life
Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of
appropriate tools, standards and best practices
? Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration,
prioritization, team accountability and visibility
? Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to
the appropriate resources.
? Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity
? Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story
selection and task definition.
? Empower the team to self-organize around achieving their commitments
? Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the
team?s ability to deliver against their commitments
? Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional
and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (
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