Scrum Master

About this role

Note : This is Contract to hire position

• We are looking only W2 candidates (Visa Indepedent)
• Mind Set and Behavior
• Build meaningful relationships with squad members and resolve most issues leveraging your rapport and trust with squad members.
• Be an enthusiastic change agent and peer.
• Embrace change and use it drive continuous learning and process improvements within the squads.
• Continuously seek and act on feedback received to bring about positive changes.
• Servant Leadership
• Understand both the squad’s overall capacity and impediments that impact individual members of the squad. Work to create a team culture that values sustainable execution by not over-committing.
• Coach the squad to provide input for squad level decision making to achieve a common goal.
• Identify and work to resolve mindset impediments as the arise.
• Coach squad with knowledge and expertise as well as encourage experimentation to support their journey towards self-sufficiency.
• Coaching and Facilitation
• Provide role (PO, QA, Dev, etc.) based coaching and proactively facilitate coaching session with the squad.
• Coach the squad to consider how squad/product vision affects other squads we regularly interact with.
• Create a safe environment for all ceremonies to encourage active participation from all squad members
• Facilitate and mediate conflicts within the squad.
• Agile Knowledge and expertise
• Understands Agile and relevant frameworks (e.g., scrum) to maximize the success of the squad
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of Agile tools, techniques, principles and values and apply this knowledge to the squad.
• Coach PO and squad to maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog with refined user stories
• Successfully balance delivery timeframes and continuous iteration so that customer feedback is always incorporated.
• Reporting
• Ensure accurate and transparent communications to stakeholders with concise metrics and updates on progress, risks and impediments
• Release Planning
• Supports Product Owner on release planning
• Coordinate movement of code between Development, Testing, UAT and Production environments and all related planning, resourcing and scheduling activities.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums meetings to ensure the Squad and the others in the Tribe are aligned on priorities, dependencies and timelines.

Requirements

• Experience in Agile Development, with Scrum Master (or similar) experience
• Previous software development lifecycle experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• AI experience highly desirable with Kiro, Copilot or any other AI tools
• Minimum of 1 year of experience or related school coursework experience
• Scrum Master certification a plus