Job#: 2027306
Job Description:
Apex has an immediate need for a Scrum Master with a strong track record of supporting software engineering teams.
Ideal Candidates will have:
- Scrum master experience in a complex large-scale enterprise
- Ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their highest potential
- Ability to work with all levels of the organization
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile methodologies within the organization
- Driveand be a self-starter.
- The ability to hit the ground running.
- Flexibility!! This is NOT a framework implementer, but rather a Scrum Master who finds what works well for the team.
Must be local to the Cincinnati area.
Key Responsibilities
* Guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity
* Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
* Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals
* Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
* Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of productive conflict resolution and problem solving
* Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution
* Prepare and present reports on the progress and success
* Coordinate activities with other teams across the program
* Partner with and support the Product Owner
* Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters
* Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
* Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release / Potentially Shippable Increments planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, iteration review/demos, and retrospectives
* Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of appropriate tools, standards and best practices
* Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility
* Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate resources.
* Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity
* Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
* Empower the team to self-organize around achieving their commitments
* Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team's ability to deliver against their commitments
* Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)
Core Requirements
* Scrum master experience in a complex large-scale enterprise
* Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality assurance, development, product owner, or as an agile coach
* Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
* Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their highest potential. Excellent team player and team builder
* Ability to work with all levels of the organization
* Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with diverse personality types
* Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile methodologies within the organization
* Must have exceptional communication, organization, and t