Scrum Master

Recruiter:

Quarphix

Job Ref:

JHB000052/FK

Date posted:

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

JOB SUMMARY:
We are actively recruiting for a Scrum Master role for our client in the Insurance, Financial Services industry.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Purpose of Job:
Enabling cross-functional teams to develop medium-to-complex business / customer/ financial advisor / employee solutions using the Agile way of working that integrates the business and technical needs
· Provide ongoing facilitation and coaching that enables the team to excel at agile development
· Facilitate medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives from initiation through release
· Navigate and identify shared IT services required by the team in the delivery of its objectives
· Facilitate discussions leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution within the team
· Actively manage risks and external dependencies drawing in team members as appropriate
· Create and maintain the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the scrum team (e.g. ADO boards) to create a trusting and safe team environment
· Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues
· Focus on team metrics as quantitative input in Retrospectives

Minimum Requirements:
· Relevant business degree
· Practical experience in working in a variety of business areas within IT. Understanding and experience of the various disciplines within IT and how they relate to each other.
· Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement and empowerment.
· Knowledge of Agile software development process (e.g. XP, Kanban, Scrum, etc.)

· Knowledge and/or experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming, Automated Testing

· Knowledge, experience or certification of Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework

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