Scrum Master

• Must be well organized and systematic in work processes, possess excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with groups and in the conduct of meetings.
• Ability to work well within a fast-paced team environment; guide team towards empowerment and self-decision-making as appropriate.
• Must have strong leadership skills and be able to lead agile teams; exercising strong interpersonal skills; experience managing distributed scrum teams; communicate effectively with offsite team members to ensure team cohesiveness and coordination.
• Thorough understanding of agile software development values, principles and practices. Knowledgeable on agile practices for quality software development and delivery.
• Knowledge of patterns and techniques for the scrum approach (example: burndown techniques, retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).
• Requires knowledge ordinarily acquired through a bachelor s degree in a related field
• 3+ years of Scrum Master Experience. Solid general knowledge of at least two of the following: User Stories, Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development, DevOps, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, and/or Agile Games. Solid general knowledge of interactive, web-based technologies encompassing both front-end and back-end.

Preferred Job Functions Active Certification in at least two of the following professional designations: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Team Coach (CTC), SA (SaFE Agilist Certification), or PMI-ACP (Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner). Mental Requires a high degree of concentration and attention to coordinate agile team(s) scrum activities approximately 90% of time. Top Skills Experience with multiple frameworks to include Scrum, Kanban, LeSS, Nexus, Scrum at Skills Scale. Certifications such as CSPCSM or PMI-ACP (equivalent to 5 years of practical SM experience).