Scrum Master (NP-ScrumMastBristol) Bristol, England
Scrum Master
My highly regarded Technology sector client requires a Scrum Master to join on a 6 months contract starting in the New Year. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Scrum Master with experience of working on large enterprise-scale SaaS products. Knowledge of cloud would also be highly desirable.
Responsibilities:
• Facilitate the Scrum/Kanban events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value
• Coach and facilitate Scrum Team/PO on techniques for effective Product/PI/Sprint Backlog management
• Coach the Scrum Team to understand the need for clear and concise Backlog items
• Facilitate product planning in an empirical (Transparent, Inspectable & Adaptable) environment
• Helping the Product Owner to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value
• Manage the scrum process in the role of "scrum master" in the Agile software development methodology
• Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events
• Run the sprint ceremonies and facilitate scrum related activities
• Facilitates the deployment process and attend deployment planning as necessary
• Provide scrum team support leading up to, during, and post MTF closeout
• Coordinate release plans and activities with the RTE
• Manage the triage of defects and provide support to PO on prioritization
• Facilitates the team's progress toward team goals
• Coach the Team in self organization and cross functionality
• Helping the Team to create high value products
• Protect the team from distractions, remove impediments to the development team and act as buffer between the team and any distractions
• Help the team focus on and drive continuous improvement
• Build relationships and collaborate effectively with all members of software development teams
• Work with the engineering manager to take care of the team's motivation and health
• Collaborates and Coordinates
• Coordinate dependencies and work across teams via scrum of scrums including lead and coordinate decision-making with other teams and team members
• Shares knowledge and technical expertise through writing, coaching, and the mentoring of others
• Exemplify a Lean-Agile Mindset through Servant Leadership
• Exhibits Lean-Agile leadership, Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption
• Encourage Agile behaviours, be more agile in approach, rather than 'sticking' to the plan
• Champion and coach others in the use of the Agile software development methodology
• Support changes that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team
Requirements:
• Scrum Master certification, preferably SAFe
• Experience in agile software methodologies
• Experience in Scrum
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Coaching
• Facilitation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English.
• Ability to effectively communicate and negotiate options at management levels
Preferences:
• Experience in Kanban
• Knowledge of key technologies such as Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, cloud infrastructure, Fitnesse, Selenium
• Continuous Delivery
• CA Agile Central
• Atlassian Confluence
Please apply to Nayanie.pillai@gibbshybrid.com
My highly regarded Technology sector client requires a Scrum Master to join on a 6 months contract starting in the New Year. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Scrum Master with experience of working on large enterprise-scale SaaS products. Knowledge of cloud would also be highly desirable.
Responsibilities:
• Facilitate the Scrum/Kanban events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value
• Coach and facilitate Scrum Team/PO on techniques for effective Product/PI/Sprint Backlog management
• Coach the Scrum Team to understand the need for clear and concise Backlog items
• Facilitate product planning in an empirical (Transparent, Inspectable & Adaptable) environment
• Helping the Product Owner to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value
• Manage the scrum process in the role of "scrum master" in the Agile software development methodology
• Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events
• Run the sprint ceremonies and facilitate scrum related activities
• Facilitates the deployment process and attend deployment planning as necessary
• Provide scrum team support leading up to, during, and post MTF closeout
• Coordinate release plans and activities with the RTE
• Manage the triage of defects and provide support to PO on prioritization
• Facilitates the team's progress toward team goals
• Coach the Team in self organization and cross functionality
• Helping the Team to create high value products
• Protect the team from distractions, remove impediments to the development team and act as buffer between the team and any distractions
• Help the team focus on and drive continuous improvement
• Build relationships and collaborate effectively with all members of software development teams
• Work with the engineering manager to take care of the team's motivation and health
• Collaborates and Coordinates
• Coordinate dependencies and work across teams via scrum of scrums including lead and coordinate decision-making with other teams and team members
• Shares knowledge and technical expertise through writing, coaching, and the mentoring of others
• Exemplify a Lean-Agile Mindset through Servant Leadership
• Exhibits Lean-Agile leadership, Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption
• Encourage Agile behaviours, be more agile in approach, rather than 'sticking' to the plan
• Champion and coach others in the use of the Agile software development methodology
• Support changes that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team
Requirements:
• Scrum Master certification, preferably SAFe
• Experience in agile software methodologies
• Experience in Scrum
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Coaching
• Facilitation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English.
• Ability to effectively communicate and negotiate options at management levels
Preferences:
• Experience in Kanban
• Knowledge of key technologies such as Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, cloud infrastructure, Fitnesse, Selenium
• Continuous Delivery
• CA Agile Central
• Atlassian Confluence
Please apply to Nayanie.pillai@gibbshybrid.com