Scrum Master

Goldenrule; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 650,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

GoldenRule is seeking a Scrum Master to coordinate the delivery of value at the Agile Release Train level. The role focuses on helping teams communicate, coordinate, and meet delivery goals, acting as a servant leader to foster self-organization and effective Scrum practices.

Responsibilities include organizing sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, release planning, and demos; mentoring product management and development teams; and ensuring alignment with enterprise delivery timelines

Qualifications

• Scrum Master certification is required.
• At least two years' experience as Scrum Master for a software development team.
• Knowledge of Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, CI, automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Organize and facilitate sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, release planning, demos.
• Oversee estimations, integrated project plans, and deliverables to meet objectives.
• Mentor product management and development teams in applying the Scrum framework.
• Coach multiple teams with varying complexity and timelines.

Skills

Scrum Master certification

2+ years Scrum Master experience

Agile techniques knowledge

CI / automated testing knowledge

Communication & mentoring

Facilitation of Scrum ceremonies

Job description

Scrum Master Position

GoldenRule is in search of a Scrum Master to join a leading Investment Giant. The purpose of the Scrum Master is to coordinate the delivery of value through the operational level of the Agile Release Train. They will spend much of their time helping other team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate; generally assisting the team(s) in meeting their delivery goals. The Scrum Master is a servant leader who helps teams self-organize, self-manage, and deliver via effective Agile practices. Supports and enforces the rules of the Scrum process and other rules that the team has agreed upon. Also helps the team(s) coordinate with other teams regarding release planning and communicates status to management as needed. The Scrum Master is expected to mentor both product management (as needed) and development teams in the application of the Scrum framework effectively as part of this position. Part motivational speaker, part coach and manager, the Scrum Master role involves monitoring and resolving any issues that may arise throughout the course of development.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Scrum Master certification
• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least two years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous Integration, build, deliver, test-driven development, and other automated acceptance testing techniques.
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.
• Experience applying a wide variety of well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g., numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).
• Previous Project Management or Development Team Lead experience.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation, coaching, and mentorship skills.
• Ability to effectively coach multiple teams with varying degrees of complexity and timelines.
• Organize and facilitate sprint planning, daily scrum meetings, retrospectives, release planning, demos, and other related meetings.
• Oversee project estimations, the development and tracking of integrated project plans, and the development of project deliverables in order to meet project objectives.
• Champion and embody the Scrum way-of-life across the development teams.
• A proven track record in software project delivery at an enterprise level in an agile environment.
• Understand and know how to use standard project management tools and techniques to schedule, plan, and track project and team performance.