Scrum Master - Junior

Job Title: Scrum Master Junior
Location: Remote
Duration: Contract to hire

NOTE: $30/hr. on W2 (Non Negotiable)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Manages all aspects of one to three IT Epics from planning to deployment.
Create manage and execute project schedule for each epic.
Facilitate team level processes and execution escalate impediments manage risks and helps drive continuous improvement.
Facilitate Scrum Events daily standups sprint planning and retrospectives in collaboration with the teams.
Facilitates PI Planning readiness by preparing the teams for the PI events.
Support leanagile transformation advising leaders teams in new processes and mindsets.
Support adaption of SAFe to the organization
Drives continuous improvement through team retrospectives.
Responsible for ensuring that the committed to sprint backlog is completed.
Supports team impediment removal and dependency tracking.
Facilitates Agile team ceremonies e.g. daily standups reviews retrospectives.
Ensures team agreements are in place.
Drives team iteration commitments and plan to maximize business value delivery.
Collaborates with other Scrum Masters across the ART as necessary e.g. Scrum of Scrums
Coordinates with other teams as necessary for example Shared Services or DevOps team.
Key Partner with the Product Owner to ensure product backlog items are refined prioritized and scheduled.
Supports estimating activities within the team.
Responsible for facilitating capacity planning.
Reviews metrics to measure team progress and responsible for achieving baseline KPI.
Validates time tracking.
Tracks team objectives using appropriate Agile tools/applications.
Protects team from external interference.
Supports ART Readiness/Preparations
May provide Flow Board Management if supporting a Kanban team.
May be an Epic Owner

WHAT YOULL NEED (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS)
Bachelors Degree or equivalent engineering skillset training or technical work experience (required)
12 years of experience as a scrum master (SAFe preferred)
3 years of experience as a project manager
Experience working in hybrid scrum and waterfall environment.
A mindset for continuous process improvement driven by a focus on delivering value through efficiency.
Ability to influence effectively with and without formal authority.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills knowing your audience.
Proven success working a highly collaborative matrix environment with a track record of measurable business impact.
Capability to demonstrate critical thinking and proven track record of positive change.
Solid understanding of agile methodology scrum SAFe and agile tools (JIRA Confluence)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
SAFe Agilist and SAFe Scrum Master (CSM) Certification preferred.
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.

Scrum Master