Scrum Master

CONTRACT TO HIRE (OPEN TO ONLY THE CITIZENS / GREEN CARD / TN VISA HOLDERS)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Ensuring Scrum ceremonies are held and artifacts are maintained
  
• Ensuring impediments are visible and tracked to resolution
  
• Traditional project management responsibilities including staffing forecasting and project financials
• Strongly serving and supporting the Product Owner and Development Team in their quest to do everything possible to delight customers
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style and leading by example
• Guiding and coaching the development team on how to get the most out of self-organization
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
• Facilitating discussion, decision making and conflict resolution
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency and radiating information
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining (aka grooming) and managing the product backlog
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I, CSM)
  
• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least one year for a software development team
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and increasing transparency
• Proven track record of coaching and facilitating agile adoption at the team level

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least two years for a software development team.
  
• Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different  cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc)
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, 
• Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.