Job Description The Scrum Master role in QNXT is primarily one of facilitation, communication, and coaching. As a facilitator, the Scrum Master makes everyone else’s job easier (particularly his PO’s job and that of the team/s he/she works with) by “paving” their path to success, keeping an eye for roadblocks and clearing them along the way. The Scrum Master often sees problems before they occur, is a “gatherer” of data and is able to make sense of it in order to make future predictions or analyze the past to better learn and improve from it. As a communicator, the Scrum Master is able to influence people at many levels, from leadership and management to individual contributors. The Scrum Master is also able to present data, communicate vision objectively, clearly, and in a positive manner. Finally, as a coach, the Scrum Master is expected to clearly communicate expectations, identify bad behaviors and actors and call those out (in a constructive way) when present. He or she should also be able to coach others to correct those behaviors and continuously improve, first by modeling behavior, then by setting the same expectation of others. This is a servant leadership role with no organizational authority over people. Humility and a desire to help others succeed are key values for this role. Responsibilities
Facilitation of Scrum and other meetings: daily scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives, sprint reviews, backlog refinement, etc
Set clear deliverables with teams and keep teams on track to deliver on their commitments
Orchestrate, track, and communicate dependencies across multiple development teams
Represent team’s progress, risks, impediments, and path to remediation to stake holders
Represent/Convey leadership interests/direction to teams
Own the planning of team sprints and releases
Ensure the team is clear on direction and deliverables
Coach team members, Product Owner, and other stake holders on Agile values, principles, and practices
Foster a culture of collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement Required Skills The person we’re looking for is:
Able to orchestrate the efforts of a team of talented software engineers without having organizational authority over them
Work to ensure a collaborative culture exists within the team
Not afraid to call out inappropriate behavior and establish collaboration (in addition to modeling it)
Is able to coach others (at various levels) on Agile values, principles, and practices. Is very familiar with Agile (Scrum) and Lean frameworks (e.g Kanban). Experience doing Devops is a huge plus.
An influential communicator. Has the ability to influence people both in the team and outside it without resorting to a “command-and-control” style. This role should be one with experience in building bridges and relationships at various organizational levels
Has the ability to understand how decisions are made in an organization, who makes those decisions, which alliances exist, and how to use that understanding to carry the cause of the team forward
Has technical background in software development and/or healthcare. Needs to understand how the various parts of the process interact. Continuous build systems, source control, planning tools, and engineering practices are just a few areas this role needs to be familiar with.
Has a strong nose for data and is able to make sense of it to team members to track progress and help improve, and to stakeholders to communicate progress, impediments, risks, and opportunities
Has strong facilitation skills. Able to organize the right people in order to solve a problem. Able to keep the conversation focused and the team on task, identify action items, next steps, and communicate those to ensure closure of open items
Is light-hearted, creative, and easy to work with
Loves to solve problems and is good at it
Checks her/his ego at the door. Additional Desirable Skills
Hands-on experience doing Devops or having worked directly with teams that do Devops
Experience as a Product Owner
Experience as an Agile coach
Experience working on cloud application development, SAAS models
Experience working on Agile project management tools: Azure DevOps, AGM, Rally, Jira, etc
CSM, CSPO certifications
Experience with SAFe
Facilitation of Scrum and other meetings: daily scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives, sprint reviews, backlog refinement, etc
Set clear deliverables with teams and keep teams on track to deliver on their commitments
Orchestrate, track, and communicate dependencies across multiple development teams
Represent team’s progress, risks, impediments, and path to remediation to stake holders
Represent/Convey leadership interests/direction to teams
Own the planning of team sprints and releases
Ensure the team is clear on direction and deliverables
Coach team members, Product Owner, and other stake holders on Agile values, principles, and practices
Foster a culture of collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement Required Skills The person we’re looking for is:
Able to orchestrate the efforts of a team of talented software engineers without having organizational authority over them
Work to ensure a collaborative culture exists within the team
Not afraid to call out inappropriate behavior and establish collaboration (in addition to modeling it)
Is able to coach others (at various levels) on Agile values, principles, and practices. Is very familiar with Agile (Scrum) and Lean frameworks (e.g Kanban). Experience doing Devops is a huge plus.
An influential communicator. Has the ability to influence people both in the team and outside it without resorting to a “command-and-control” style. This role should be one with experience in building bridges and relationships at various organizational levels
Has the ability to understand how decisions are made in an organization, who makes those decisions, which alliances exist, and how to use that understanding to carry the cause of the team forward
Has technical background in software development and/or healthcare. Needs to understand how the various parts of the process interact. Continuous build systems, source control, planning tools, and engineering practices are just a few areas this role needs to be familiar with.
Has a strong nose for data and is able to make sense of it to team members to track progress and help improve, and to stakeholders to communicate progress, impediments, risks, and opportunities
Has strong facilitation skills. Able to organize the right people in order to solve a problem. Able to keep the conversation focused and the team on task, identify action items, next steps, and communicate those to ensure closure of open items
Is light-hearted, creative, and easy to work with
Loves to solve problems and is good at it
Checks her/his ego at the door. Additional Desirable Skills
Hands-on experience doing Devops or having worked directly with teams that do Devops
Experience as a Product Owner
Experience as an Agile coach
Experience working on cloud application development, SAAS models
Experience working on Agile project management tools: Azure DevOps, AGM, Rally, Jira, etc
CSM, CSPO certifications
Experience with SAFe
Technical Skills SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd. 1 Scrum Master PL1 Required
- Proficiency Legends Proficiency Level Generic Reference PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels. PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects. PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects. PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.
Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Dec 10 2019
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