REQUIREMENTS

Must be well organized and systematic in work processes, possess excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with groups and in the conduct of meetings. Ability to work well within a fast-paced team environment; guide team towards empowerment and self-decision-making as appropriate. Must have strong leadership skills and be able to lead agile teams; exercising strong interpersonal skills; experience managing distributed scrum teams; communicate effectively with offsite team members to ensure team cohesiveness and coordination. Thorough understanding of agile software development values, principles and practices. Knowledgeable on agile practices for quality software development and delivery. Knowledge of patterns and techniques for the scrum approach (example: burndown techniques, retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.). Requires knowledge ordinarily acquired through a bachelor s degree in a related field 3+ years of Scrum Master Experience. Solid general knowledge of at least two of the following: User Stories, Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development, DevOps, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, and/or Agile Games. Solid general knowledge of interactive, web-based technologies encompassing both front-end and back-end. Preferred Job Functions Active Certification in at least two of the following professional designations: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Team Coach (CTC), SA (SaFE Agilist Certification), or PMI-ACP (Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner). Mental Requires a high degree of concentration and attention to coordinate agile team(s) scrum activities approximately 90% of time. Top Skills Experience with multiple frameworks to include Scrum, Kanban, LeSS, Nexus, Scrum at Skills Scale. Certifications such as CSPCSM or PMI-ACP (equivalent to 5 years of practical SM experience).