Job Description

Title Scrum Master



The Intermediate Scrum Master (SM) will form part of a team of SMs who are responsible for the for the end-to-end delivery of a product in the Telecommunications sector. The Scrum Master (SM) will be responsible for managing the workload of an application development team within the tribe. They will be responsible for communicating with the client and other teams to coordinate and facilitate events to enable their squad to deliver. The squad consist of a team of technically strong systems analysts, QA analysts/engineers, JAVA developers and database developers.

Responsibilities:

Manage the work items for an application development support team

Communicate planning on critical items with the client

Work with the client team to assign priorities to work items

Facilitate team events (daily stand-ups, retrospective meetings, etc.) and other meetings as required

Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration

Keep stakeholders, both from the customer and internal, up to date on progress

Prepare and present reports on progress and success

Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles to the development teamxe2x80x99s progress

Help build a productive environment where team members xe2x80x98ownxe2x80x99 the product and enjoy working on it

Education Required:

Bachelorxe2x80x99s degree in information technology or related business field or equivalent, or relevant certifications

Experience Required:

4 to 5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in a Scrum Master role or similar within IT development environment

Working experience with Agile Methodologies (SCRUM, SAFe)

Essential Competencies:

Strong formal and informal communication

Understanding of the development processes

Results oriented xe2x80x93 with ability to distinguish between xe2x80x9cneedsxe2x80x9d and xe2x80x9cwantsxe2x80x9d

Ability to comprehend technical issues

Enjoys planning and executing

High energy and commitment xe2x80x93 xe2x80x9cdoes what it takesxe2x80x9d attitude

Ability to handle pressure well

Experience in JIRA and Confluence essential

Exposure to MS Project an advantage

Education National Diploma: Information Technology (Required)

Languages English

Altron