Scrum Master

We are looking for a Scrum Master to manage (end to end) the strategy; planning; organising; negotiating; staffing directing and controlling of all aspects of projects or programmes for a portfolio in ensuring the successful implementation of IT Projects and to realise the business cluster strategy. Provide expert advice and counsel to functional/ and non-functional user personnel and project teams on the most complex aspects of integration of logical groupings of technologies. 

Scrum Master Responsibilities includes:

• Being part of an agile team responsible for using Integration technologies (Data Power, API Connect, Java, IBM Integration Bus, BPEL to analyse requirements and provide high quality solution on time, and adhere Standards, principles.

• Strong technical/ software engineering background (‘hands-on’)
• Application/software development or programming background in Java
• Timely identification, communication, and escalation of all development related challenges and provide thought leadership to technical team within respective domain.
• Drive the team effort on process efficiency improvement
• Vendor and resources management including pipeline management
• Manage branch budget (recoveries of staff through responsible budget planning and management and by driving efficiencies on deliverables).
• Ensure optimal organising of environment by specifying the nature of capacity requirements in alignment with strategic priority and by actively managing the capacity of the project managers/product owners in the team and negotiate where capacity constraints occur
• Take responsibility for implementation of programme and project governance that aligns to project methodologies, processes and project disciplines. Continuously encourage customer centricity by defining/developing tiered SLA's in order to improve delivery and cost efficiencies
• Escalate project performance to relevant stakeholders by clearly showing business objectives according to business cases.
• Successful execution of Innovation and Technical projects through the Project Management Office
• Enhance the credibility of the function by reviewing project metrics and by meeting with the project managers to give direction to project execution.
• Engagement with Program Executives and peers.

Qualification/s (NQF level / Diploma / Degree)

Essential (required minimum):

• B-Degree in Computer Science or related technical field plus some management training

Preferred:

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
• ITIL Qualification

Certifications

• Scrum Master and project Management qualification

Experience in:

• Agile - Scrum master qualification
• DevOps
• Staff resource planning
• People practices
• Budgeting
• Operations planning
• Strategic planning
• Coaching and mentoring others
• Building a community of leaders
• Conducting benchmarking exercises to investigate improvement opportunities
• Executing on major organisational change
• Networking and building relationships
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with peers / subordinates / managers
• Business administration and management
• Change management
• Client service management
• Diversity management
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Service level agreements
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
• General Communication Skills
• Estimations

Minimum required experience (essential disqualifier – relevant industry experience):

• 5+ years IT Programming experience preferably Java
• Minimum 8 years’ experience managing individuals
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing managers
• 5-10 years’ experience in management role