Agile Scrum Master

Dexian

United States

Remote

USD 94,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Dexian is seeking a Scrum Master to manage Agile teams, emphasizing servant leadership and collaboration. The role requires a strong grasp of Agile methodologies, communication skills, and project management experience. Position is remote, with a contract lasting 6 months and a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

5-7 years of product/project development experience on an Agile Team.
Must have first level PM and Scrum Master certification.
Experience working with multiple teams in different contexts.

Responsibilities

Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles.
Facilitates and leads project management processes.
Ensures consistency in using Agile methodologies.

Skills

Agile values and principles

Communication

Facilitation

Negotiation

Coaching

Servant leadership

Conflict resolution

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelors degree

PMI-PMP certification

CSM certification

PSM certification

PMI-ACP certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Visio

ServiceNow

MS Office Tools

Job description

This range is provided by Dexian. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$45.00/hr - $50.00/hr

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Location: Remote

Duration: 6 months (Possible Extension/Conversion)

Scrum Master Qualifications / Skills:

• Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles

• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills

• Excellent skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, collaboration, increasing transparency, and root cause analysis.

• Extensive knowledge of program and project management principles and methods.

• Knowledge of multiple PPM and agile frameworks (i.e. Waterfall, Hybrid, Scrum, XP, Kanban, LeSS, etc..),

• Clear understanding of software development life cycle models

• Adept at understanding requirements, refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection.

• Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams.

• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools, such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Visio, ServiceNow and all MS Office Tools

• Understanding of financial controls needed in project management and consulting work, experience with budget tracking.

• In-depth understanding of how to scope and estimate work.

• Understanding of execution metrics and how to leverage for teams continuous improvement and reporting.

• Experience working with multiple teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc)

• Proficient in Visio, MS Excel, PowerPoint and other Office applications to build process flows and presentations.

Education, and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and 5-7 years of product/project development experience on an Agile Team

• Must have first level PM and Scrum Master certification PMI-PMP, (CSM ) (PSM), PMI-ACP

Preferred Certification Requirements (Any of these is a plus):

• Second or Third level Scrum Master certification (A-CSM, PSM II, PSM III, CSP, CTC)

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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