Role : Scrum Master
Location : Blue Ash OH
Exp : 7 years
W2 Contract
Required Skills
Top 3 soft skills: Flexible good communicator curious collaborative willing to take on a new challenge Ideal candidates will have the following: Scrum master experience in a complex largescale enterprise. Experience in an agile environment in other roles. Ability to be flexible curious & collaborative. Experience focusing on learning current environment/practices before proposing changes to transition teams to new Agile ways of working. Great communication & drive to take on new challenges!
Additional Skills
Job Description
Apex has an immediate need for an experienced servant leader and coach leading crossfunctional agile teams operating in complex and cross functional work across the Security Data and Networking domain areas related to transformation to the Cloud. The Scrum Master guides and facilitates a Scrum &/or Kanban team involved in a large fastpaced program implementing complex technology for businessoriented solutions through effective application of the agile based SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) and associated ceremonies ensuring the agreed upon agile practice is being followed. Removing impediments and fostering a high performing team with a focus on continuous improvement resulting in quality and timeliness delivery.
Ideal candidates will have the following:
Scrum master experience in a complex largescale enterprise.
Experience in an agile environment in other roles.
Ability to be flexible curious & collaborative.
Experience focusing on learning current environment/practices before proposing changes to transition teams to new Agile ways of working.
Great communication & drive to take on new challenges!
Must be local to Cincinnati & open to being inoffice 23 days per week.
Key Responsibilities
Guide coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity
Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
Oversee and manage scope timeline quality goals and deliverables that support business goals
Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame retribution or being judged with an emphasis of productive conflict resolution and problem solving
Facilitate discussions decision making and conflict resolution
Prepare and present reports on the progress and success
Coordinate activities with other teams across the program
Partner with and support the Product Owner
Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters
Coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release / Potentially Shippable Increments planning iteration planning daily standups iteration review/demos and retrospectives
Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of appropriate tools standards and best practices
Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration prioritization team accountability and visibility
Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate resources.
Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity
Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
Empower the team to selforganize around achieving their commitments
Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team s ability to deliver against their commitments
Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)
Requirements
Scrum master experience in a complex largescale enterprise
Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality assurance development product owner or as an agile coach
Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development methodologies values and procedures
Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their highest potential. Excellent team player and team builder
Ability to work with all levels of the organization
Excellent interpersonal skills ability to work collaboratively with diverse personality types
Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile methodologies within the organization
Must have exceptional communication organization and time management skills
Strong ability to manage multiple agile teams and ensure a proper balance between PMO (Project Management office business and technology teams and management)
Must be selfmotivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex problems
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with a high attention to detail
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Scrum Master Local to OH - W2 Contract
