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IPTA · 3 hours ago

Scrum Master

Kettering, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

IPTA is a company passionate about providing technical solutions to meet customer needs. As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate Agile/Scrum practices, guide teams towards self-organization, and help improve overall team effectiveness.

Information Technology

Senior Management

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Facilitates and guides a software development product owner, team, and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum concepts, values, practices, and principles focusing on improving team effectiveness

Encourages getting work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work

Facilitates discussions and decision making, and assists in mediation of conflict resolution

Leads the team and guides them on how to get the most out of self organization

Gives support using a servant leadership style whenever possible, leads by example, and demonstrates value-add principles

Assesses the Scrum maturity of the team and organization, and coaches them to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

Builds a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or judgment, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving

Responds to and removes or finds others to remove any reported impediments that obstruct a development team's pursuit of its goals, such as do what is necessary to ensure down computers are back up quickly and keep the developers comfortable

Notices differences and issues as they arise, and elevates them to management

Makes tough calls, being a voice of reason and authority, ensuring Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to

Works, collaborates, and communicates effectively, internally and externally, improving transparency and sharing information

Organizes and facilitates meetings, including preparing, moderating, and post processing

Helps with product release planning and enforces deadlines

Supports and educates the product owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog and release plan

Improves personal skills, continually learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself as well as help improve the team

Qualification

Agile/Scrum methodologiesDoD 8570 Level II certificationTeam facilitationConflict resolutionServant leadershipProduct backlog managementEffective communicationContinuous learning