Agile Scrum Master | Drive Delivery & Continuous Improvement

MyCareerCraft

Durban

On-site

ZAR 600,000 - 900,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

MyCareerCraft is recruiting experienced Agile Masters and Scrum Masters to support IT delivery programmes across South Africa. You will enable high-performing teams, remove blockers, and embed sustainable Agile practices at multiple experience levels.

Requirements include 3+ years as Scrum Master/Agile Master, relevant certifications, and strong facilitation and coaching skills. Experience with Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, DevOps tools, and cross-team coordination is preferred.

Qualifications

3+ years as Scrum Master/Agile Master in IT delivery environments.
Certifications: CSM, PSM I/II, SAFe Scrum Master (or equivalent) required.
Strong facilitation, coaching and conflict resolution skills.
Solid knowledge of Scrum, Kanban and SAFe frameworks.
DevOps experience and Agile tooling proficiency (Jira/Azure DevOps).
Exposure to SAP or large-scale enterprise IT delivery is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Facilitate all Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Coach team members, Product Owners and stakeholders on Agile values and practices.
Track velocity, sprint progress, and delivery health metrics.
Identify and remove impediments to team progress.
Support backlog creation, refinement, and prioritisation with the Product Owner.
Drive continuous improvement through structured retrospectives and follow-through.
Coordinate cross-team dependencies within programme delivery contexts.
Assist scaling of Agile frameworks (SAFe/LeSS) where applicable.
Promote DevOps principles: automation, fast feedback, and quality at source.
Report health and impediments to programme and senior stakeholders.