This is position is for a Senior Scrum Master in the Group Benefits IT organization. The Group Benefits development team is passionate for technology and strives to build well architected and innovative solutions for the business. Group Benefits has adopted the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
The responsibilities of a Senior Scrum Master include:
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Supports and facilitates generally two Scrum Teams in various functions by fostering Agile values and practices
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Partners with the Release Train Engineer to form execution delivery plans and manage progress
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Ensures team adherence to Agile principles. Provides coaching to the Scrum Team(s) on how to execute the Scrum framework. Acts as a role model for servant leadership
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Organizes and facilitates ceremonies, identifies improvement opportunities to optimize velocity and quality while mitigating risk. Tracks and communicates the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders. (Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, etc.)
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Serves as a filter to remove impediments to progress as identified by the team. Protects the team from outside influences to ensure the team remains focused on Scrum Team priorities
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Partners with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the team
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Facilitate team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team through continuous improvement and innovation
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Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization
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Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
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Facilitates Release Planning
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Identifies and resolves gaps in skills, processes, and resources
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Build a trust and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
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