Senior Scrum Master

Insight Global; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead a cross-functional agile team in Cincinnati, Ohio, within the Security, Data and Networking domain areas as part of a Cloud transformation program. The role is a 6-month contract-to-hire, onsite five days a week, guiding ceremonies, removing impediments, and partnering with the Product Owner to deliver high-quality, timely business solutions.

Candidates should have 5+ years as a Scrum Master, strong Jira/Confluence skills, and proven

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Scrum Master in a complex large-scale enterprise.
• Experience in agile environments in other roles (QA, development, product owner, or agile coach).
• Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• JIRA, Confluence, and MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Guide, coach and motivate the team to increase productivity.
• Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies.
• Oversee scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables.
• Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments.
• Foster a safe environment with productive conflict resolution.
• Facilitate discussions, decisions, and conflict resolution.
• Prepare and present progress reports.
• Coordinate with other teams across the program.
• Partner with the Product Owner and participate in Scrum of Scrums.
• Coach the team to higher levels of maturity and sustainable pace.
• Organize planning and coordination including release planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
• Ensure adherence to agile SDLC and internal working agreements.
• Promote core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, and visibility.
• Track and communicate team progress and metrics to stakeholders.
• Encourage collaboration and creativity, empowering the team to commit to outcomes.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Kanban

Agile coaching

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Office

Job description

A large Retail client of Insight Global is seeking an experienced servant leader and coach for a cross-functional agile team operating in complex and cross functional work across the Security, Data and Networking domain areas related to transformation to the Cloud. This will be a 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity sitting onsite 5 days a week in Cincinnati, OH. The Scrum Master guides and facilitates a Scrum &/or Kanban team involved in a large fast-paced program implementing complex technology for business-oriented solutions, through effective application of the agile based SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) and associated ceremonies, ensuring the agreed upon agile practice is being followed. Removing impediments and fostering a high performing team with a focus on continuous improvement resulting in quality and timeliness delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity
• Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
• Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals
• Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of productive conflict resolution and problem solving
• Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Prepare and present reports on the progress and success
• Coordinate activities with other teams across the program
• Partner with and support the Product Owner
• Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters
• Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release / Potentially Shippable Increments planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, iteration review/demos, and retrospectives
• Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of appropriate tools, standards and best practices
• Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility
• Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate resources.
• Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity
• Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
• Empower the team to self-organize around achieving their commitments
• Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team’s ability to deliver against their commitments
• Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)

Must Haves

• 5+ years as a Scrum master experience in a complex large-scale enterprise
• Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality assurance, development, product owner, or as an agile coach
• Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• JIRA, well versed in agile methodology, Kanban. Someone who has worked as scrum master in the past. Confluence. MS Office.

Compensation:

$50/hr to $75/hr. (dependent on experience)

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Employees in this role will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of employment, including options for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment. Additionally, employees in this role will have access to paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the applicable law of the worksite location.