Scrum Master

Axiom Software Solutions Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A software solutions company in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile methodologies within the development team. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving abilities, relevant certifications, and a depth of IT experience. Key responsibilities include facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing impediments, and promoting team standards. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence team dynamics and contribute to project successes.

Qualifications

• Relevant project management experience and Scrum Master experience.
• 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 3 years as a Scrum Master.
• Awareness of Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, and TDD.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the team lives Agile values and facilitates ceremonies.
• Tracks and removes impediments, building relationships.
• Creates visual information boards to communicate progress.

Skills

Scrum principles

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Scrum Master certification

Additional certification like SAFe, PMP

Job description

Overview

The Scrum Master will be considered an Agile subject-matter expert, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills, and the drive to make a difference. They will be responsible for participating proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices, identifying and removing impediments, and preventing distractions. Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution, empower the team to self-organise, serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments and communicate with other management, developers, product managers, and technical support specialists on product issues.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure the team lives Agile values and principles and follows required processes and practices
• Tracks and removes impediments
• Builds relationships between the team, product owner and the wider SPM team
• Facilitates Agile ceremonies e.g. daily standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review/Sprint Retrospectives.
• Ensures Agile and Scrum principles are properly implemented and adopted for successful delivery of the Sprint
• Facilitates refinement sessions to discuss new/modified User Stories and estimates
• Creates visual information boards e.g. Burn-down, Burn-up charts communicating progress to all stakeholders.

Experience and Qualifications

• Relevant project management experience and Scrum Master experience. Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. Thorough understanding of technical issues.
• Relevant practical experience working on large-scale complex programmes and spanning a wide range of applications and technologies.
• Desirable to have a background in public sector IT delivery and ideally experience in leading technical teams.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Scrum Master certification is must. Additional certification like SAFe, PMP are preferable.
• 10+ Years of IT experience with played as Scrum Master role for at least 3+ years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• Possess good understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• The experience in applying a wide variety of well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example: various Burndown technologies, many Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.