Scrum Master reuqired in VA

POSITION Scrum Master Virginia Beach, VA 12+ months Responsibilities: - Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers - Guiding the team on how to get the most of out of self-organization - Guiding the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks - Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels...

POSITION
Scrum Master
Virginia Beach, VA
12+ months

Responsibilities:

- Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
- Guiding the team on how to get the most of out of self-organization
- Guiding the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks
- Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
- Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
- Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
- Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
- Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example

Skills/Experience

- Key certifications: CSM, CSP, PSM I, PSM II (SCP for RTE role preferred)
- Extensive knowledge of JIRA
- Confluence and Agile Craft is a plus

- Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least three years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory 

- Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

- Knowledge and application of Kanban

- Experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games

- Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team

- Experience applying a wide variety of well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs,etc)

Excellent communication and mentoring skills

Enclosed is the job description for your review. Please suggest a suitable time with preferred contact number for us to discuss this opportunity in greater detail. Please include an updated resume in your reply.

My apologies if at this time you are not available for new job or you may find this position is not an ideal fit for you. Also, any referrals would be greatly appreciated, please pass my information to your business peers, friends and co-workers

Look forward to working with you.


Thank you,

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