Contract Scrum Master - SW / DevOps Lifecycle

This is a 6-12-month W2 contract. It is a 100% remote role based anywhere in the United States. 

Our client is in the midst of a major acquisition and is looking for an experienced scrum master to oversee and guide scrum teams. The scrum master's responsibilities include ensuring that development teams follow scrum framework values and agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.

To be successful as a scrum master, you should have a firm grasp of agile practices and the ability to effectively manage and mentor development teams. An outstanding scrum master should have excellent interpersonal, project management, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Lead and facilitate Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, fostering open communication and collaboration among team members.
• Coach and Mentor Teams: Provide guidance to development teams on Agile principles and Scrum practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability. Coaches teams to continuously improve their agile practices, delivery flow, and team dynamics through retrospectives, metrics, and actionable experimentation.
• Remove Impediments: Identify and eliminate impediments to the team's progress, ensuring a smooth and efficient development process.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with product owners to understand and prioritize requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Promote Agile Mindset: Encourage and promote an Agile mindset throughout the organization, emphasizing the importance of agility, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Metrics and Reporting: Track and report key Agile metrics, such as velocity and burndown charts, to monitor team progress and identify areas for improvement.

Qualifications, Education & Experience

• 3+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach for one or more cross-functional Agile teams
• Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles
• Strong understanding of Agile principles, Scrum framework, SAFe, and related methodologies (e.g. Kanban)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent Agile certification
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and build strong relationships across technical and non-technical teams
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
• Proven experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing team impediments, and coaching teams toward high performance
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle and DevOps practices
• Experience working with distributed or remote teams is a plus

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