Scrum Master (Gdańsk)

Sopra Steria; Województwo pomorskie; On-site; PLN 134,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Luxmed

Medicover Sport

Worksmile

Educational platforms

Languages learning platform

Referral bonus

Life insurance

Conferences

Tech Lunches

Communities participation

Free parking

Fresh fruits

Job summary

Sopra Steria in Poland is seeking a Scrum Master for an international program in the aerospace sector. The role operates under SAFe/Lean-Agile and involves coordinating a global development team with stakeholders in Canada, France, Poland, and India.

Note that cooperation is offered only to EU citizens located in Poland willing to commute to the Gdańsk office. On-site presence 2–3 days weekly is required, with a focus on delivering high-quality features and fostering agile practices.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Scrum Master of an IT development team.
• Strong technical and functional understanding of the development process.
• Proven ability to deliver projects under tight deadlines with high accountability.
• Leadership and facilitation skills (Servant Leader).
• Excellent communication with proven ability to facilitate.
• Strong organizational skills to manage priorities in dynamic conditions.
• Adaptability and flexible approach.
• Ability to identify, assess and mitigate project risks (basic tools).
• On-site presence in client offices in Gdansk 2/3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a Servant Leader for the development team and Scrum Master duties.
• Coaching the team within Scrum and SAFe to deliver features.
• Facilitating Scrum events to ensure transparency and continuous improvement.
• Supporting the Product Owner to maintain the backlog and enable sprint readiness.
• Helping define the definition of done and ready with stakeholders input.
• Identify and manage impediments and risks affecting progress.
• Promote self-organization and cross-functionality within the team.
• Educate stakeholders on Scrum/SAFe principles.

Skills

Scrum Master experience

Servant Leader

Coaching & facilitation

Excellent communication

Strong organizational skills

Adaptability

Risk management

On-site in Gdansk

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Sopra Steria is one of the largest players in the tech industry in Europe, known for its consulting, digital services and software development. We operate in nearly 30 countries in the world, hiring more than 55,000 employees.
The Polish branch, as the Global Delivery Center, operates in Katowice since 2007 and has been growing ever since. Currently, our team consists of around 1,000 specialists.

Within the Digital Platform Services department, our teams specialize in areas such as cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup or storage, as well as networking and security. We also have 1st line support consultants who speak French and English, but also Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

The Application Services department is responsible for areas such as software development, data engineering, testing services, CRM, ITSM and ERP platform integrations, as well as application management for customers in Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

Job Description

We are looking for a Scrum Master to join Sopra Steria team on an international Program for a leader in the aerospace sector. The program is run according to SAFe, the Lean-Agile Framework, at Portfolio Management level. The development team and the stakeholders are located around the globe, mostly in Canada, France, Poland, and India.

Note that we can only offer cooperation to people who hasEU citizenship,are located in Poland and are willing to commute to our office in Gdańsk, Poland.

Responsibilities:

• Acting as a Servant Leader for the development team, the Scrum Master responsibilities include:
• Coaching the team, within the Scrum principles, in order to deliver high-quality features for its product.
• Facilitating Scrum events to ensure transparency and continuous improvement.
• Supporting the Product Owner (from client’s side) to maintain the product backlog. Especially, making sure that the team can proceed with the next Sprint in appropriate conditions.
• Helping the team to determine the definition of done and ready for the product, with input from key stakeholders.
• Identifying and managing impediments or risks which can block the team in its progress including the troubleshooting of technical aspects.
• Promoting self-organization and cross-functionality within the team
• Educating key stakeholders and the rest of the organization on Scrum/SAFe (and possibly Agile) principles

Tech stack on the project:
Agile (Scrum and SAFe), Agility, JIRA

Qualifications

Must have requirements:

• Experience as a Scrum Master of an IT development team.
• Good technical and functional understanding of the development process.
• Proven experience delivering projects under tight deadlines and high accountability, preferably in high-pressure environments.
• Leadership and facilitation skills (Servant Leader).
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to act as a facilitator.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively manage priorities in dynamic conditions.
• Ability to adapt to changes and act accordingly, flexible approach.
• Practical ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, including use of basic risk management tools and practices.
• Responsibility for ensuring successful delivery outcomes, including alignment with SAFe practices, meeting stakeholder expectations, proactive risk management, and driving continuous improvement.
• On-site presence in client offices in Gdansk is required – 2/3 days per week.

Nice to have requirements

• Scrum / SAFe Certification.
• Knowledge of/ interest in aeronautical sector.

Additional Information

What we offer:

- BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, life insurance, certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud), local kindergarten.
- DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Tech Lunches, Worksmile, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud).

ADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.

The recruitment process for this position consists of three stages:

• a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max)
• one-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)
• one-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)

Salary range:
12 000 – 16 000 zł PLN gross/month

All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.