Scrum Master II

Aleron; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Aleron is seeking a dedicated Scrum Master in Buffalo, NY to mentor multiple agile teams in a fast-paced banking environment. This position requires a minimum of 8 years in agile practices with a focus on coaching and team development. The Scrum Master will utilize their knowledge to foster an effective agile culture, ensuring teams remain productive and aligned with organization goals.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience as a Scrum Master and a thorough understanding of Agile principles. Competitive compensation at $68.19/hr for a full-time role with a 7-month contract.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years of Scrum Master experience.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience coaching agile teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide servant-leadership and mentorship to agile teams.
• Facilitate meetings for sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum framework

Kanban

Extreme Programming (XP)

Team facilitation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Scrum Master

Location: Buffalo, NY

Employment: Temp (7 months)

Industry: Banking

Compensation: $68.19/hr.

Schedule: 40 hours/week

Job Description

Provides servant‑leadership and mentorship to multiple cross‑functional agile teams through effective application of Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban and Extreme Programming (XP). Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories and techniques to support continuous improvement. Educates and coaches teams to create an environment that fosters self‑organization, cross‑functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency and continuous improvement. Visualizes, communicates and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test‑Driven Development (ATDD), Test‑Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, information radiators, etc., to help create high‑performing teams.
• Encourage a continuous improvement culture for individuals within the agile teams, constantly discovering better ways of working, through transparency, collaboration, and retrospectives.
• Curate team‑level coaching content used to guide teams regarding agile practices.
• Facilitate meetings with the teams for purposes of idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem‑solving and alignment.
• Help the teams gain transparency into their workflow through appropriate use of information radiators.
• Address blocking issues that are beyond the team's authority, or require support from other teams, so the teams remain focused on achieving their goals.
• Work with other Agile Leaders to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile within the organization.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced Scrum Masters.
• Seek and host a variety of individual and team learning opportunities, such as communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading and classroom training.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk‑related issues requiring escalation to management.
• Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the client's brand.
• Maintain the client's internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• While not having direct management responsibility, the position manages activities through influence, accountability and ownership, functioning in an agile environment.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience with agile tooling.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience coaching agile teams.
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience as a member of an agile team.
• Minimum of 2+ years of Scrum Master experience.

What Sets You Apart

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles (project manager, user experience, business analyst, developer, testing, deployment).
• Prior experience fostering team self‑organization and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.
• Experience developing/managing digital capabilities.
• Understanding of Design Thinking principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior experience leading through influence.

Additional Information

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F‑1 OPT STEM work authorization status.