Agile Scrum Master (jira)

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description


NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future.

In todayxe2x80x99s xe2x80x98iNTTerconnectedxe2x80x99 world, connections matter more now than ever. By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the worldxe2x80x99s most significant technological, business and societal challenges.

With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters.

Want to be a part of our team? Job Profile Summary
Manages the development and implementation process of a companyxe2x80x99s products and services.
Coordinates departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products.

Monitors the project from initiation through delivery including planning and directing schedules and monitoring budget/spending.

Working at NTT

The Scrum Master guides and coaches the organization and team in the use of scrum / agile practices. They boost the effectiveness of teams by managing key technical programs, championing delivery success and operationalizing underlying processes to make development teams hum effectively. Scrum Masters resolve impediments, monitor and have control over the scrum processes and meetings.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Manage key technical programs, tracking and communicating commitments, dependencies and risks.
  • Champion delivery success throughout the team and champion the early delivery of incremental benefits.
  • Ensure deliverables from team will form an integrated program solution.
  • Collaboratively identify and synchronize project interdependencies across multiple teams.
  • Ensure the program benefits remain viable throughout the program, communicating status and date changes and actively manage dependencies.
  • Assist product teams in making realistic commitments whilst communicating with business stakeholders.
  • Navigate changes and risks that affect the programs.
  • Facilitate effective resource allocation across the programs.
  • Evangelize Scrum and Agile Development best practices throughout the company.
  • Run cross-functional programs and projects.
  • Coordinate and track leadership team projects and quarterly goals and assist in defining and maintaining accurate goals and metrics for success.
  • Promote, define, refine and enforce lightweight processes that fit our Agile software development culture and values.
  • Serve as a point of contact for geographically distributed teams.
  • Coach/Mentor Product Dev Managers and Team Leads on relevant project management practices.
  • Knowledge,
Skills and Attributes:
  • Ability to recognize the importance of working through others within the team through engaging and empowering others to use as much of their own capabilities as possible, thereby fostering trust and high energy to succeed.
  • Drive and energy to get the job done.
  • Ability to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Assertive with the ability to come up with solutions to critical situations.
  • Ability to make timely decisions and take calculated risks.
  • Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Scrum, eXtreme Programming (XP) etc.
  • Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.
  • Broad knowledge of software industry and technology trends.
  • Ability to coordinate large teams with cross-functional dependencies.
  • Proactive and organized with the ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment providing consistent, high-quality output.
  • Enthusiastic and demonstrates positive and high energy that inspires others to constancy achieve their goals.
  • Ability to lead the team to self-organization.
  • Ability to embrace diversity and highly receptive to new ideas and people who are different, and constantly searching for new knowledge and new ideas and willing to learn better ways of doing things.
  • Ability to facilitate discussions to allow the team to consider alternative solutions or approaches and bring disagreements out into the open to help to manage them collaboratively.
  • Ability to stimulate and relish change, adapt quickly and see change as an opportunity.
  • Ability to think strategically and recognize the importance of long-term goals, as well as be committed to success.
  • Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects (typically with direct business impact and firm deadlines).
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
  • Relevant degree or equivalent with typically a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
  • SAFe Scrum Master or SAFe Advanced Scrum Master certification.
  • Other related certifications and/or training (for example - SAFe Devops, Implementing SAFe etc.).
Required Experience:
  • Proven scrum master experience in an ICT environment, managing software projects and working with software development teams.
  • Demonstrable experience in Scrum Management.
  • Good knowledge of Agile concepts and principles.
  • Proven experience as a coach and mentor in agile practices (Scrum, Kanban etc.).
  • Experience with contemporary software development methodologies.
  • Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
What will make you a good fit for the role?

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, veteran status, or other protected category

Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

A career at NTT means:

Being part of a global pioneer xe2x80x93 where you gain exposure to our Fortune 500 clients and world-leading global technology partners and work with a network of over 40,000 smart and diverse colleagues across 57 countries, delivering services in over 200 countries.

Being at the forefront of cutting-edge technology xe2x80x93 backed with a 150-year heritage of using technology for good. With 40% of the worldxe2x80x99s internet traffic running on our network and where Emoji were first invented, you can be proud of the groupxe2x80x99s many new xe2x80x98firstsxe2x80x99.

Making a difference xe2x80x93 by doing meaningful work that helps to shape the future for our clients, and across industries and communities around the world.

Being your best self xe2x80x93 in a progressive xe2x80x98Connected Workingxe2x80x99 environment that promotes flexibility, connection and wellbeing. Where diversity and different perspectives are embraced to ensure equal opportunities for all.

Having ongoing opportunities to own and develop your career xe2x80x93 with a personal and professional development plan and access to the broadest learning offerings in the industry.

NTT Corporation

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  • Job Id
    JD1262181
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
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