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Apex Systems · 6 days ago
Scrum Master
Houston, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years exp
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Hiring Manager
Alyssa Lynn
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Responsibilities
Serving and supporting the Product Owner and Development Team in their quest to do everything possible to delight customers
Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style and leading by example. This person should personify Scrum and Agile values and principles
Guiding and Coaching the Scrum Team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
Guiding and Coaching both the Scrum Team and the Development team on how to get the most out of self-organization
Guiding and Coaching both the Scrum Team and the Development team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks
Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment
Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and managing the product backlog
Qualification
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Required
3-5 years of experience in a Scrum Master role
Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
The ability to distinguish between what 'is Scrum' what is 'not Scrum'
Preferred
Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.)
Track record of continued and recent education in Scrum, including training, conferences, user groups, self-study, etc.
Knowledge of other approaches discussed in the Agile space: XP, Kanban, Nexus, LeSS, etc.
Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful complementary Agile techniques and practices such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team
Excellent communication and mentoring skills
Upstream Oil & Gas experience
Company
Apex Systems
Apex Systems, a division of On Assignment, provides organizations with IT staffing solutions to address gaps in their current workforce.
1,001-5,000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (43)
2022 (47)
2021 (42)
2020 (85)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Roger Wahman
Chief Technology Officer - SVP
Andrea Schiola
Global Head of Technology Partnerships, SVP, Principal
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