Scrum Master

Scrum Master, Scrum, Agile

Hyderabad, Bangalore

We are seeking a Scrum Master to join our team of technology professionals.

In this role, you will be working with a team of enthusiastic members supporting our critical technology systems and guiding our business partners & end users with industry best practices, solution design, and creating long-term value for our customers.

Responsibilities

Act as a Servant leader to an Agile team
Educate Agile teams to maximize efficiency and performance from Scaled Agile practices and values
Coach Agile teams in self-organization and continuous improvement.
Guide the Agile teams to consistently deliver customer value
Manage risks, mitigate impediments, and negotiate dependencies within and across Agile teams
Facilitate Scrum events including, Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Refinement sessions, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives
Work with Product Owners to ensure features and user stories are clear, concise, prioritized, and understood by every member of the Agile team
Establish and maintain open and clear lines of team communication to facilitate progress transparency
Work with peer Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and Agile Coaches to increase the effectiveness of Scaled Agile

Requirements

10+ years of experience in software development
Experience leading teams as a Scrum Master
‘Team First’ mindset with an ability to build and sustain trust at all levels across the organization
Ability to develop and foster teamwork. Ability to gauge how the team is doing and to drive the necessary actions to improve
Emotional intelligence, level-headed diplomat, skilled listener, and clear communicator, with strong empathy traits, able to remain objective and constructive in all situations
Ability to facilitate constructive debate and resolve disagreements and conflicts constructively
Deliver hands-on training and coaching of defined Agile practices to individual teams and programs
Proven ability to work cross-functionally and cross-regionally across multiple Product portfolios
Basic knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
Proven ability to identify and mitigate risks

Nice to have

Certification as a SAFe Scrum Master or a Certified PSM or CSM
Understanding of other engineering processes and methodologies and the ability to speak intelligently about them and leverage other techniques to provide value to a team or enterprise