Scrum Master

Job Description

To ensure the timely delivery of software developments to the business through the use of agile techniques.

Responsibilities

• Day to day management of the agile process with a focus on timely delivery of planned work
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies including daily stand-up, sprint planning, product review and retrospective
• Take ownership of removing team impediments with appropriate escalation and issue resolution
• Initiate and foster team collaboration, communication and team building
• Provide feedback on progress and issues to both the team and primary stakeholders
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop working relationships
• Work closely with the Product Owner and Project Manager to help estimate and plan deliveries
• Provide mentorship and support to members of the team
• Work closely with other Scrum Masters and IT leadership team in order to deliver shared departmental objectives and manage cross team dependencies
• Look to continuously improve and implement best practice across the Applications Development team
• Administer Azure DevOps throughout the development lifecycle
• Be an advocate on the use of Scrum as an agile technique
• Attend weekly scrum of scrums
  
  

Qualifications

Primary duties: To ensure the timely delivery of agile software development work by planning work and removing blockers.

Secondary duties: To assist in embedding agile best practices and planning releases with other software development teams.

• A genuine passion for delivery and the ability to take charge of a situation to ensure that things get done.
• A genuine team player.
• Reliable, personable, self-motivated and patient.
• Adhere to the company’s RESTORE values.
• Experience of leading Agile (Scrum/Kanban) software delivery teams as a Scrum Master using Azure DevOps, VSTS or JIRA.
• Background in IT infrastructure, Application development or Business Change working on large and/or complex projects
• Agile delivery using Scrum and/or Kanban in a Microsoft environment
• Demonstrable knowledge of agile ceremonies and best practices
• Azure DevOps/VSTS
  
  

Nice To Have

• First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM1)
• Knowledge of software development/testing (e.g. C# .net, TDD, BDD)
• Knowledge of the Insurance industry.
• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to investigate, to think logically and reason out problems.
• Understanding of software design and principles.
• Ability and inclination to learn new skills as required.
• High levels of numeracy, literacy and patience.
  
  

Primary duties: To ensure the timely delivery of agile software development work by planning work and removing blockers.

Secondary duties: To assist in embedding agile best practices and planning releases with other software development teams.