Our partner is looking for an experienced Scrum Master to join their team as a contractor.

Your new role

• Assist in overall product increment delivery planning and ensure cross-team dependencies are well-understood and modelled in team plans
• Identify, document, and publish risks and issues related to the overall program and to define resolution paths where required
• Support the resolution of cross-team impediments and blocking issues, escalate if necessary
• Collect and consolidate cross-team status for delivery to stakeholders and executive management
• Facilitate team events and ceremonies in accordance with best practices for Agile/Scrum software development
• Responsible for building team collaboration and viewing team needs above everything else
• Ensure in time & quality delivery of committed milestones
• Continuously work to improve team performance and productivity
• Encourage team accountability, self-organization, and empowerment
• Share common Agile practices, coach the team members on best practices
• Promote and support the development team’s automated processes
• Facilitate Retrospectives which generate new ideas for the improvement of ways of working
• Maintain relevant metrics that guide the development team to more efficient processes in their work and in satisfying their Product Owner and stakeholders
• Maintain effective information radiators that aid transparency and encourage clear communication between the development team, the Product Owner, and stakeholders
• Active participation in the Scrum Master community of practice to support the growth of scrum and agile coaching capabilities

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
• Willingness to support and protect the team so that they can deliver
• 3+ years experience in software development programs
• Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
• Knowledgeable in techniques to fill in gaps in the scrum
• Ability to determine what is scrum and what is not
• Experience with successful Agile techniques
• Ability to work with and lead a team
• Knowledge of Agile project management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps) advantageous
• Experience in DevOps and SAFe practices beneficial

If you're interested in this role, do not hesitate to apply!