Senior Scrum Master

EPAM Systems; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

EPAM Systems in Germany is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to act as Release Train Engineer, guiding multiple agile teams through complex programs and ensuring alignment, transparency, and continuous improvement across all levels of the organization.

You will facilitate PI Planning for 17–20 teams, remove impediments, coach teams to higher scrum maturity, report metrics, and manage stakeholder expectations while collaborating with product owners to keep the backlog healthy.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience as an RTE managing 10+ teams with complex dependencies.
• Proficient in Agile and Waterfall methodologies and their integration.
• Strong communication, mentoring and conflict-resolution skills.

Aufgaben

• Serve as RTE for 17-20 teams (250-300 people) using Agile and Scrum.
• Facilitate PI Planning sessions for large programs.
• Raise, track, communicate and escalate risks.
• Maintain involvement in day-to-day team activities and remove blockers.
• Collect and report metrics; ensure backlog health with PMs.
• Coach teams to higher Scrum maturity and align stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

RTE leadership

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Communication

Mentoring

Conflict resolution

Jira

AI awareness

Agile coaching

Tools

Jira

Aha!

Easy Agile

AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a Senior Scrum Master to act as a Release Train Engineer, guiding large-scale Agile teams through complex projects while ensuring alignment, transparency, and continuous improvement across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as RTE for 17-20 teams (250-300 people) using Agile methodology and scrum practices
• Facilitate PI Planning sessions
• Raise, track, communicate and escalates risks
• Maintain deep involvement in team's and project's day to day activities
• Remove blockers and coach the team to eliminate impediments
• Collect and report on metrics
• Facilitate meetings and ensure their effectiveness
• Manage scope and work closely with product owners to ensure backlog health
• Manage stakeholders and their expectations
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Resolve conflicts and issues as they occur
• Support the scrum team in achieving higher levels of scrum maturity
• Provide coaching and training to the team where needed
• Maintain communication with various levels of stakeholders

Requirements

• 10+ years of prior experience as RTE managing 10+ teams with complex dependencies
• Knowledge of and experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Sense of ownership and responsibility as a team-player
• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
• Ability to adapt to changing environments
• Self-motivation and ability to stay focused amid distraction
• Ability to analyze and think quicklyAbility to prevent and resolve conflicts and misunderstandings
• Knowledge of techniques to fill in gaps in the Agile/Scrum framework
• Experience with successful Agile techniques
• Working knowledge of Jira
• Proficiency in AI
• Advanced proficiency in English (C1+)

Nice to have

• Prior experience in financial services
• Prior experience in a project or company that went through Agile transformation, with direct involvement in the process
• Working knowledge of Aha! and Easy Agile