Scrum Master IV

Apex Systems; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

ESPP and supplemental benefits

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems in Houston, TX is seeking a Scrum Master IV to lead the definition, development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of Agile practices, with a focus on Scrum. You will facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, and burn-down tracking to help teams deliver software to customers.

You will mentor and coach teams, scale Agile from the team level to the enterprise, act as a change agent, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure leadership buy-in and

Qualifications

• Technical Skills: Word

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior team member, responsible for facilitating the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of Agile processes, principles, and practices.
• Lead the scaling of Agile from the team level to the enterprise level.
• Act as a change agent, supporting teams and individuals in their Agile journey.
• Make decisions and independently drive aspects of the Agile rollout at team and management levels.
• Provide hands-on team guidance, support, and coaching in close cooperation with all roles and functions.
• Actively build and contribute to the organization's Agile Community and develop Communities of Practice.
• Create training materials and provide training and coaching throughout the organization.
• Support Agile teams in their development, playbook creation, and in establishing consistent best practices.
• Collaborate with non-Agile teams, educating and supporting them throughout the transformation.
• Define relevant metrics that help the program monitor its progress.
• Develop, coach, and mentor team members to advance their skills and career.
• Perform ongoing assessments of the teams' Scrum maturity to inform support decisions.
• Advise on dependency management techniques between internal teams and third parties.
• Establish collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure leadership buy-in across the business.

Skills

Word

Job description

Job Description

Scrum Master IV

Location: Houston, Texas (Onsite)

Role Overview

As a Scrum Master, you will play a key role in the definition, development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of Agile practices, with an emphasis on Scrum. You will facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily activities related to stand-ups and sprint burn-down. This role involves maintaining relevant metrics to help the team understand their progress, owning and resolving impediments, and fostering an environment of continuous improvement to deliver software to customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior team member, responsible for facilitating the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of Agile processes, principles, and practices.
• Lead the scaling of Agile from the team level to the enterprise level.
• Act as a change agent, supporting teams and individuals in their Agile journey.
• Make decisions and independently drive aspects of the Agile rollout at team and management levels.
• Provide hands-on team guidance, support, and coaching in close cooperation with all roles and functions.
• Actively build and contribute to the organization's Agile Community and develop Communities of Practice.
• Create training materials and provide training and coaching throughout the organization.
• Support Agile teams in their development, playbook creation, and in establishing consistent best practices.
• Collaborate with non-Agile teams, educating and supporting them throughout the transformation.
• Define relevant metrics that help the program monitor its progress.
• Develop, coach, and mentor team members to advance their skills and career.
• Perform ongoing assessments of the teams' Scrum maturity to inform support decisions.
• Advise on dependency management techniques between internal teams and third parties.
• Establish collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure leadership buy-in across the business.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills: Word

Benefits Overview

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Accommodation Contacts

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Company Information

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.