Scrum Master

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Company: HumCap Recruiting
Location: Plano, TX

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Our client is looking for a Scrum Master with 5 years of experience to lead the team in an Agile process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values.
  • Guiding the team on self-organizing to fill in the gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks.
  • Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
  • Building a trusting environment where problems can be raised and problem-solving is encouraged.
  • Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
  • Interfacting with onsite and remote employees
  • Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
  • Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
  • Scrum Master certification (CSP, PSM)
  • Experience as a Scrum Master for at least 3 years for a software development team
  • Experience implementing Agile processes
  • Experience working in startup or growth mode environments
  • Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
  • The experience in applying a wide variety of well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: various Burndown technologies, many Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
  • Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown technologies, various Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).
  • Experience with Agile management tools – JIRA
  • Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
  • Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
  • Possess a sense of urgency, ability to multi-task and excellent time management skills.