Summit Tech Partners · 4 days ago

Scrum Master

Newark, NJ

Contract

Hybrid

Mid Level

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Responsibilities

Ensures the team(s) lives Agile values and principles and follow the processes and practices that they agreed-upon to deliver the committed solutions

Responsible for promoting and supporting Agile principles by helping everyone understand applied theories, practices, rules, and value

True servant leader who serves the team(s) and larger organization

Supports those outside the aligned team(s) to understand which of their interactions with the team(s) are effective and which aren't; helps everyone change these interactions to improve the value built by the Agile team

Supports all aspect of risk management and impediment resolution

Applies agile development processes and scrum principles to enable the assigned team to achieve their self-determined objectives to meet the needs of the product owner and the technical leader

Facilitates the team in achieving their objectives relative to processes such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, and sprint reviews

Assists other related teams in achieving their objectives and may share best practices with other Scrum Masters, where appropriate

Qualification

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Agile principlesEstimationContinuous improvementObjectives & key resultsBacklog refinementMetricsAgile toolchainsJiraJira alignMiroProblem-solvingFacilitationPrioritizationTeam Management

Required

Familiarity and expertise with Agile principles and frameworks, including story writing and estimation, facilitation, and identification and implementation of continuous improvement (CI)

Experience working and proficiency in performing the role of Scrum Master

Expertise in facilitation and tracking of Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), prioritization, backlog refinement, and specialty workshops.

Proven capabilities in: (i) delivery, (ii) reporting and metrics, (iii) Agile toolchains (Jira, Jira Align, Miro, etc.)