Scrum Master

LSR Scrum Master

Contract duration - 12-24 months.

Full time - Oregon Hybrid

Need to work on W2/1099/ C2C with Own Corp(No C2C)

No Sponsorship provided, Need an Independent VISA Holder only

Need to work on W2/1099/ C2C with Own Corp

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. A job description is a summary of the essential and anticipated additional functions of a job and does not represent an all inclusive list of tasks or procedures.

Our Scrum Master focuses on guiding agile teams to predictable delivery of high-quality software and outstanding customer experiences in support of program strategy, roadmap, and product development plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading a cross-functional development teams in leveraging agile methodology and scrum practices, promoting collaboration each sprint work cycle, maximizing performance and effectiveness.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies such as morning standups, sprint planning, sprint retrospective, and other ceremonies as needed.
• Partner with Product Owner, Program Manager, Solutions Architect or Solution Delivery Manager to escalate challenges in the implementation of agile practices to expedite process correction, creating strategies that resonate with the Program and SAIF culture.
• Act as a coach, supporting the product manager and development teams, providing education where needed aligned with agile best practice, supporting product planning and coordination of new workflows, continually engaged, and focused on improving team agile/scrum maturity.
• Analyze the impact of new solutions on existing workflows and provide recommendations on potential operational and team process changes.
• Complete and distribute sprint work cycle and monthly status reports to the development team, product manager, program manager, and sponsors as necessary.
• Prepare and monitor capacity/velocity models, helping the development team in sprint work cycle planning, partnering with the product manager to maintain software/feature milestone delivery forecasts.
• Tracks and monitors dependencies and potential upcoming blockers through cross-team communication at a Scrum of Scrums. Coordinates efforts to address and follow up to resolution.
• Collaborate with Solution Delivery Manager, Product Manager, and Project Manager to continually track the progress of development team members working across IT team boundaries, providing support working through dependencies by fostering communication, collaboration, and coordination.
• Help the development team perform seamlessly in aligning with SAIF’s IT governance structure and standards.
• In coordination with the Product Owner, monitor the development and execution of test plans and testing practices adopted by teams to ensure compliance with program testing strategy and quickly identify and address areas of risk.
• Explore diverse perspectives and consistently behave sensitively toward differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating. Work effectively with others who have different perspectives, backgrounds, and/or work styles.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Five or more years of proven experience working with software development teams running agile projects using scrum techniques with familiarity of SAFe or other scaling frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence and navigate ongoing agile transformation while fostering continuous improvement is paramount; experience working within the insurance industry is a plus.
• Education/Certifications: A bachelor’s degree in business management, information technology, or a related field is preferred. Certified Scrum Master through scrum.org, or equivalent. --

Regards

Kevin

ChaTeck Inc.

972-597-5008 (D)

kevin@chateck.com

www.chateck.com

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