Senior SAFe Scrum Master / 100% remote

Motion Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to join their Agile transformation team. This role involves leading teams, facilitating Agile practices, and ensuring effective communication within the organization. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Scrum and SAFe methodologies, with a focus on improving processes and team dynamics. This position offers a competitive hourly rate and the potential for contract extension.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience as a Scrum Master, with at least three years focusing on SAFe.
• Experience setting up Agile Release Trains.

Responsibilities

• Lead mid-size teams in Agile principles and Scrum/Kanban practices.
• Facilitate Scrum events and support teams in meeting Sprint goals.
• Educate team members on Scrum Framework and Agile mindset.

Skills

Servant Leader

Facilitative

Team Coach

Assertive

Communicative

Situationally Aware

Enthusiastic

Conflict resolution

Attitude of empowerment

Attitude of transparency

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

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Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $75.00/hr

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About the job

Type: 12-month contract to start with a chance of extension

Rate: up to $75/hr W2

What You Will Be Doing

As a SAFe Certified Senior Scrum Master, you will work with our Agile transformation team. This team is currently helping one of our Fortune 500 clients undergo a multi-year enterprise IT transformation, including moving to SAFe. As part of their Agile transformation, the Senior SAFe Scrum Master will assist in setting up 8 ARTs (Agile Release Trains).

Other duties as a SAFe Certified Senior Scrum Master include:

• Leading mid-size team(s) of Developers, Testers, BA, and Technical lead. Will provide oversight in the key areas of upholding and facilitating Agile principles, Scrum/Kanban practices, sprint and release planning, deployment planning, communication and reporting, and agile process improvements and standards. Will work with the organization to help with Agile scaling initiatives.
• Manage multiple Agile Scrum projects under a single Business Portfolio. Facilitating and supporting the team in meeting their Sprint and Release goals towards Product Delivery. Strongly serving the Product Managers and Development Team in their quest to do everything possible to delight customers. Ensure all entry criteria for UAT and production are met. Supporting and educating the Product Manager, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Educate team and support members on Scrum Framework and mindset. Guiding the team in self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks.
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Conduct and facilitate all Ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, grooming sessions, product reviews, sprint retrospectives, and other essential scrum events).
• Provide recommendations to the team on how to increase effectiveness and efficiency with a keen eye on process improvement opportunities.
• Create all required artifacts required by the company's agile methodology. Generate sprint health reports and other dashboards as they pertain to the product. Maintain communication with relevant Business representatives (Product Manager) and Functional representatives regarding statuses, risks, and concerns impacting the sprint delivery.
• Owns and maintains Azure DevOps (ADO) as it pertains to the team’s sprint and release and helps the team to maintain their own updates and deliverables.

Required Experience:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a Scrum Master role and at least 3 years focusing on SAFe.
• Previous experience setting up Agile Release Trains.
• Servant Leader – Must be able to earn respect from his/her team and be willing to get hands-on as needed to get the job done
• Facilitative – Must be able to lead and showcase value-add principles to the team
• Team Coach – Coaches the team on the agile process
• Assertive – Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum principles and concepts are adhered to, must be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls
• Communicative and Social – Must be able to communicate well with teams and fellow Scrum Masters
• Situationally Aware – Must be the first to notice the differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management
• Enthusiastic – Must be high-energy
• Continual Improvement – Must continually be growing one's craft and learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and team
• Conflict resolution – Must be able to facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches
• Attitude of empowerment – Must be able to lead a team to self-organization
• Attitude of transparency – Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Utilities

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