Cybersecurity Scrum Master

Are you a highly skilled scrum master that has a passion for Information Security? Use your expertise to help us craft the next generation of our Agile Security program. You will work closely with our Information Security teams to champion agile principles and processes, aligning the overall security efforts with business goals and ongoing operations. Help us re-think what it means to be a secure insurance provider delivering capabilities in a fast-changing, highly competitive market.

What you’ll do:

• Lead an Agile information security team from backlog grooming and planning activities through engineering, testing, and release deployment with responsibility for all aspects of a team productivity
• Lead the Agile cadence activities within the Information Security Scrum framework, ensuring participation from team members and key partners
• You will remove and or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the obstacle
• You will shield the team from outside distractions and interferences
• You will develop and lead team release plans and sprint plans; maintaining visual progress metrics indicating velocity, burn-down, etc.
• You will assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency
• You will run retrospectives and drive the team to implement the process improvements identified during those meetings
• Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible
• Coach the team on Agile practices to continue to build maturity of the team

What you’ve done:

• You have experience in Agile Methodologies with three years in the Scrum Master role
• Five years of project management or software development management experience
• You have knowledge of and experience with agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• You demonstrate good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• You have effective leadership, coaching and collaboration skills
• CSM (Certified SCRUM Master) or ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) certification

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, MIS or Computer Science or equivalent experience
• You will be self-directed, self-motivated with demonstrated confidence and professionalism in approach
• You have the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles
• Ability to communicate your ideas and solutions in simple language (business jargon not needed) to your team, and executives

CSAA Insurance Group offers many benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage including benefits coverage for domestic partners. Company contributions into a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• 401(k) plus company matching dollar for dollar up to 6% and a cash balance retirement program.
• Company paid employee assistance plan and health support programs.
• Award-winning wellness programs including free onsite fitness classes.
• Paid bonding leave for birthing and non-birthing parent and paid adoption leave.
• Two weeks paid military leave.
• Paid time off, plus ten paid holidays and 24 hours of paid time off to volunteer.
• Tuition reimbursement, self-service training, career development and mentorship opportunities.

Be part of a community that works

At CSAA Insurance Group, we take pride in our values-based culture. Helping our employees lead enriched lives and satisfying careers is how we work. Our employees appreciate the integrity and inclusion that is evident throughout our everyday interactions. We respect the diverse range of perspectives, backgrounds and cultures of our teams, and join together when it comes to helping our members, community or one another.

Let’s work together

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Must have authorization to work indefinitely in the US

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