Scrum Master (Hybrid)

We are looking for a Scrum Master that has the experience and proven track in managing projects within an Agile Custom Development and Integration environment.

The successful Scrum Master will be responsible for owning the delivery of numerous Agile projects on an end-to-end basis in demanding customer environments.

Qualification Required

Matric Grade 12
Scrum Manager Certification

Preferred Qualification

A Certified Scrum Master (PSM or CSM)

Experience Required

Telco Domain Experience
Experience in Custom Development experience
Experience in leading complex teams
Must have solid experience and understanding of the Scrum principles
Proven experience within a Product Driven and Custom Development environment.
At least 5 years experience as an Agile Project Manager or Scrum Master within an Agile environment.

Duties/Responsibilities

Work closely with the development teams, product owners, and delivery team managers to pinpoint existing process flaws and identify a prioritized agile improvement roadmap to support consistent predictable delivery.
High-velocity communicator making sure that all information regarding changes in scope, delays other issues are communicated to key stakeholders.
Runs daily, weekly, and monthly agile ceremonies efficiently and strictly.
Participate in daily stand-ups, ensuring agile processes are followed, provide feedback to delivery teams and focus the teams on agreed sprint goals.
Drives improvements that are generated by agile retrospectives
Research and educate the teams regarding the utilization of appropriate features of our agile management tools
Provide updated reports on the Agile process for the wider organization
Facilitate communication across different delivery teams to resolve dependencies and impediments.
Work with the Product Owner to protect the current sprint commitments and continually refine and prioritize the backlog
Enforces the definition of ready for work coming into the development team
Enforces and educates external parties about the process for submission of development work requests.
Continuously learning and educating the development team and fellow Scrum Masters on Agile methodologies and practices
Coach and mentor the delivery teams to increase agile maturity across the company
Actively contributes to the Scrum Master Community of Practice
Taking responsibility for some Business Analysis aspects such as
Ability to understand technical issues at a high level
Ability to coach multiple teams to reach their highest potential and deadlines
Proven ability to work independently without supervision whilst driving decisions in a collaborative fashion
High attention to detail and a sense of ownership and responsibility
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - able to interact with a wide range of individuals from Developers, Testers, and Product Owners to senior management and executives.
Knowledge of and exposure to other software development methodologies and project management frameworks and concepts.
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
Confidence to express ideas as part of a creative team.
Excellent communication (written, oral) and interpersonal skills.
A Self-Starter capable of working under pressure.
Curious and engaged in Continuous Learning and Professional Development.