Lead Consultant (Scrum Master) - Sydney

Mindcloud Consultants; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindcloud Consultants in Sydney, Australia is seeking a Senior Scrum Master Consultant to uphold Scrum values and deliver quality software aligned with specifications and business objectives.

You will educate customers and project teams on Agile processes, act as the single point of contact, and ensure ceremonies are properly executed. You will plan and track development work, communicate roles and deadlines, and mentor team members to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 6+ years in software design and development, with at least 3 years in agile projects.
• At least 3 years Scrum Master experience with focus on UX via user stories.
• Agile certifications: CSM, CSP, PSM, PPO or PMI-ACP.
• PM certifications: PMP, CITPM or Prince2 advantageous.
• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and maintain trusting relationships.
• Experience with SCRUM, XP or Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Educate customers and project team on Agile Processes and values.
• Single point of contact to customer teams.
• Ensure the Scrum ceremonies are correctly carried out with the appropriate displayed values.
• Plan, lead and track progress of software development work.
• Map out overall execution plan and ensure roles & responsibility, objectives, commitment, deliverables and schedule are clearly communicated to team members & customers.
• Understand and analyze requirements to assist in development of technical design specification and translating design into process/program specifications.
• Ensuring quality in the development process and providing ongoing maintenance.
• Ensure team members receive relevant training to complete their tasks.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum master

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Team leadership

Self-motivation

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

The Scrum Master Consultant will be responsible for upholding the values of Scrum to ensure that quality software is delivered by the team according to specification and the correct procedures are followed in line with technical and business objectives and company strategy.

• Educate customers and project team on Agile Processes and values.
• Single point of contact to customer teams.
• Ensure the Scrum ceremonies are correctly carried out with the appropriate displayed values.
• Plan, lead and track progress of software development work.
• Map out overall execution plan and ensure that roles & responsibility, objectives, commitment, deliverables and schedule are clearly communicated to team members & customers.
• Understand and analyze requirements to assist in development of technical design specification and translating design into process/program specifications.
• Ensuring quality in the development process and providing ongoing maintenance.
• Ensure team members receive relevant training to complete their tasks.

Skills and experience

• Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent.
• At least 6 years of experience with substantial project work in software design & development, of which at least 3 years are in agile projects
• Minimally 3 years of Scrum-Master experience and have completed projects with strong need for User Experience (Prior experience in using user stories to document requirements will be a plus)
• Agile certifications in CSM, CSP, PSM, PPO or PMI-ACP.
• Project management certifications in PMP, CITPM or Prince2 will be an advantage
• Enjoy working in a team and apply adaptive, servant leadership according to the different working scenarios
• Self-motivated with a positive "can-do" attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills including strong persuasive techniques.
• Ability to lead, develop and maintain respectful and trusting relationship
• Prior exposure to agile development methodologies such as SCRUM and XP Programming or Kanban.
• Experience in developing solutions using appropriate platforms and system technologies such as enterprise database design, web and application server and network technologies

visa status, notice period , ONLY Au/NZ citizen or PR will be considered.

all roles have to be filled in June.

Job summary

• Location:Sydney, Australia, Oceania
• Career Level: Senior (5+ years of experience)

We act differently – we are creative and pragmatic

in solution generation.