Specialist Scrum Master

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JOB DESCRIPTION INFORMATION

Job Title

Specialist Scrum Master

Business Unit

Home Loans

Rate

Based on Experience

Duration

12 months - 20 February 2023

Work Location:

Hybrid - Jhb

More About The Area & Team

Home Loans Technology. Team of 5 Scrum masters working on various project using a hybrid of Agile and/or waterfall methodology.

More About The Project

Problem to solve
Solution/Deliverable
Attractive Tech exposure

HOC Replatforming Overview

Over a period, AIC (Short term insurance) crafted out an Insurance ecosystem to support its end-to-end business processes. The current environment which is underpinned by ASTI (Short term insurance system) , a mainframe application is complex and highly integrated, legacy logic in the system impedes strategic growth objectives. AIC has identified a modern Insurance Policy Administration platform, (Sapiens IDIT) to simplify transacting, to improve engagements with clients across the insurance value chain and processes.
The Project is planned to be delivered in 2 phases. The project will be delivered by Sapiens, the AIC team and Home Loans Team.

And Various other projects.

Requirements

Job Description / Responsibilities:

The Scrum master will be the facilitator for a product development team that uses scrum/agile as well as Waterfall as the development methodology. The scrum master will lead a project team to ensure deliverables are met.

Accountability

Delivery

Lead multiple sprints for teams using Agile methodology
Ensuring SCRUM artefacts are maintained and updated
Ensuring that sprints are running smoothly and corrective actions taken wherever appropriate.
Effectively communicate to project manager/delivery manager about the progress as well as blockages in the on-going sprints.
Ensuring all change governance and standards are adhered to Ensuring code quality is maintained
Developing plans to ensure delivery of teams work. Accountability: Transition to Agile
Understand current development/delivery model and guide teams to adapt agile strategy.
Apply best practices to implement and/or resolve adoption issues
Satisfactory resolution of issues raised during transition.
Support Project/Delivery Manager in planning and transition of releases.
Providing expert guidance and assistance to colleagues for successful transition.
Accountability: Leading others and business skills
Responsibility for supervising, co-ordinating, participating in, and accountable for sprints of teams located at different geographic locations.
Making effective use of resources during the sprint to ensure that business objectives are met and deliverables achieved to agreed time, cost and quality.
Familiar with the details of at least one business area and has experience of liasing with peers in that area
Is respected and consulted by business area peers and seen as a point of contact within the team
Is able to teach and coach team members to deeper understanding of Agile Accountability: Delivery Capability
Ability to maintain a dialogue in difficult situations
Ability to coach team members and product owners in the adoption of Agile
Experience in maintaining and supporting multiple sprints
Knowledge of major functions and features of workflow analysis tools
Resolves major problems and fluently applies escalation and notification procedures for incidents Accountability: Management
Adapts style to contribute and enhance overall team performance and works effectively with people across a wide range of disciplines and levels (both internal and external/3rd party suppliers)
Experienced at leading or managing a variety of teams and projects.
Deals comfortably with ambiguity and uncertainty and is effective when working with unstructured teams, situations and environments
Aware of project costs and resources, help in tracking actual against budget and managing the balance of delivery within time/cost/quality constraints Accountability: Application Management
Understands how service support applies to own technical function:
Has experience of incident & problem management disciplines
Has experience of maintaining configuration items, raising changes and planning releases
Has good operational knowledge of the service desk and incident systems
Has experience in developing and maintaining technical reference documents
Familiar with technical documentation standards, guidelines and best practices
Working knowledge of scripting/utility tool component, features and facilities Accountability:

Stakeholder Management

Can effectively manage and develop relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
Uses stakeholder management strategy effectively and knows how to navigate the organisation
The ability to facilitate and negotiate with multiple parties to bring about agreement and resolution, even when position is not initially shared by others
Clearly and effectively communicates difficult or complex ideas clearly to stakeholders, peers and subordinates
Adapts style to contribute and enhance teams performance by working effectively with people across a wide range of disciplines and levels, both internal and external.

Role/Person Specification Education And Experience Required

Must have 5 years of agile practitioner experience
Must have 5 years of experience as Scrum Master.
Knowledge or experience of other methodologies like RUP, Kanban etc.
Excellent communication skills in English in written and spoken form
At least 5 years experience working in an agile environment, preferably in a
variety of situations Knowledge & Skills: (Maximum of 6)
Prior background of application development using Java and web applications.
Experience in the delivery of multiple Application Development Projects from strategy through to deployment.
Proven track record in Scrum Master role,
Understanding of other development methodologies like RUP.
Expert level skills in a relevant programming language(s) and relevant design techniques.
A logical, analytical approach to problem solving and close attention to detail.
Experience in the financial industry delivering & supporting financial applications

Competencies: (Maximum of 8 competencies)