Scrum Master 3 #JN -042021-62262

Top must-have skills / Candidate Requirements:

• Agile is required
• Strong leadership skills
• Jira is required
• Ability to provide training to the teams that are not on Agile
• SharePoint
• Confluence
• Establish strong relationships with business owners and product owners
• Establish strong relationship with line of business
• Previous technical experience (previous Software Developer would be idea)

 Years of overall experience required:

• 6-8

 Day to day responsibilities:

• Train/Educate the Fixed income department on Agile
• Building strong relationships with the business
• Facilitate backlog grooming
• Keep reports up to date
• Work with team members
• Run multiple sprint planning and grooming sessions projects/teams
• Divide the large fixed income team into pods and run sprints with the teams and do the backlogs

 Degrees or certifications required:

• 4-year degree
• Scrum Master Certification is required

 Summary:

• The main function of a scrum master is to guide a team to use Agile and Scrum practices and values to meet customer needs. The typical Scrum master coaches a team to perform all task according to scrum processes

 Job Responsibilities:

• Facilitate daily stand-ups and supporting the team in following the Scrum delivery process..
• Handle traditional project management duties including: scope definition, staffing, communication of status to clients and partners, and risk/issue management
• Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements
• Author user stories, acceptance criteria and execute a portion of the testing on projects
• Serve the team and product owner in turning requirements into the working software
• Ensure product quality expectations are defined and known across the team. Collaborate with the team in scheduling work, including defect remediation and refactoring, guarding against the accumulation of technical debt
• Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements

 Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and manage one’s time
• Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, electronic equipment and computer hardware and software
• Knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods
• Knowledge of computer software, such as Visual Basic, Java, SQL, etc.

 Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field or equivalent work experience required
• MBA or other related advanced degree preferred
• ScrumMaster Certification Preferred but not required
• 6-8 years’ experience required