Scrum Master & Agile Coach for IT/Finance

QE Services IT Recruitment; Bellville; Vor Ort; ZAR 600.000 - 900.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

QE Services IT Recruitment client in Cape Town seeks a Scrum Master on a contract basis to lead agile teams, instill Scrum principles, and enable delivery in IT/Finance projects within a complex governance framework.

You will facilitate ceremonies, coach teams, identify and remove impediments, manage backlogs with Product Owners, monitor velocity and predictability, and collaborate with Project Managers, Programme Managers and stakeholders to align delivery with wider programme objectives and

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience as a Scrum Master in Agile software development or IT project delivery.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile principles, Lean-Agile practices and iterative software development.
• Proven experience coaching and supporting self-organising, multi-skilled Agile teams.

Aufgaben

• Lead, coach and support Agile teams in applying Scrum principles, practices and values.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives and Scrum-of-Scrums.
• Promote team ownership, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support the team in achieving sprint goals, delivery commitments, quality standards and predictable velocity.
• Identify, manage and remove impediments that affect team performance and delivery.
• Protect the team from unplanned work, uncontrolled changes and conflicting priorities.
• Work closely with Product Owners to manage backlog priorities, scope and delivery expectations.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Programme Managers and stakeholders to align team delivery with wider programme objectives and timelines.
• Monitor sprint progress, team capacity, delivery flow and performance metrics to improve predictability.
• Facilitate estimation of user stories, features, epics and release deliverables.
• Promote adherence to the Definition of Done, technical discipline and agreed quality standards.
• Support effective management of dependencies, risks, resource constraints and escalations.
• Encourage continuous improvement in team dynamics, processes, efficiency and delivery quality.
• Facilitate conflict resolution and elevate people‑related challenges to the appropriate line management.
• Support the sequencing and coordination of technical enabler work with planned delivery activities.
• Contribute to consistent project delivery practices and governance within the Project Delivery Centre (PDC).

Kenntnisse

Agile & Scrum

Leadership & Coaching

Facilitation

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Conflict Resolution

Delivery Focus

Planning & Prioritisation

Analytical Thinking

Adaptability

Technical Awareness

Governance

Ausbildung

Tertiary IT/CS/PM qualification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Jobbeschreibung

QE Services IT Recruitment client in Cape Town seeks a Scrum Master on a contract basis to lead agile teams, instill Scrum principles, and enable delivery in IT/Finance projects within a complex governance framework.

You will facilitate ceremonies, coach teams, identify and remove impediments, manage backlogs with Product Owners, monitor velocity and predictability, and collaborate with Project Managers, Programme Managers and stakeholders to align delivery with wider programme objectives and