Scrum Master I (Only W2 Position)

Overview

On Site
$35 - $55
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)

Skills

Agile
Scrum
Leadership
Sprint
User Stories
Mapping
Kanban
Acceptance Testing
Continuous Integration
Continuous Improvement

Job Details

Title: Scrum Master I (Only W2 Position)

Duration: 6 Months

Location: LaFayette, NY- Onsite

Skills:

  • Strong Agile and Scrum knowledge
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent problem solving skills

OVERVIEW:
Provides servant-leadership and mentorship to one cross-functional agile team through effective application of Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban and Extreme Programming (XP). Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories and techniques to support continuous improvement. Educates and coaches the team to create an environment that fosters self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency and continuous improvement. Visualizes, communicates and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, information radiators, etc., to help create high performing teams.
Encourage a continuous improvement culture for individuals within the team, constantly discovering better ways of working, through transparency, collaboration and retrospectives.
Facilitate meetings with the team for idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem-solving and alignment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Bachelors degree and a minimum of 2 years experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.
Experience developing/managing digital capabilities.
Understanding of Design Thinking principles.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Prior experience leading through influence.

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