Scrum Master

Dublin  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Templeton are looking for a scrum master for a role in Dublin. The ideal candidate has 8-16 years experience and a technical background with familiarity in Java based technology. We seek a scrum Master for software development teams, applying Agile principles and practices to facilitate an iterative development environment with new Agile teams as well as existing Agile teams.

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Motivate and coach team for continuous improvements towards consistent delivery of working software each Sprint
  • Develop a strong understanding of the technical and business environment for the project and combine this understanding with Scrummaster experience to quickly remove impediments and blockers, increase velocity and improve product quality.
  • Collaborate with and support, provide assistance, and mentor other SMs and teams based on previous experiences to help deliver the overall project goals
  • Foster continuous improvement and self-organization in the team.
  • Develop strong relationships with other development and infrastructure teams directly and indirectly involved.
  • Coordinate Sprint ceremonies - Release Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo and Retrospectives
  • Work with Product Owner to develop, groom and prioritize the backlog; ensuring a healthy product backlog
  • Collaborate between Product owners and the Development team.
  • Ability to coordinate with multiple Agile and non-Agile teams to deliver large initiatives
  • Maintain Sprint artifacts and metrics including: velocity/progress and team performance, issues and risks, and handle communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Mandatory skills:

  • Scrum master
  • Java
  • SAFE

Good to have:

  • Web services experience

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, with min 7-10 years' experience in software development including proven Program/Project Management and Scrum master experience in a technical environment preferably Java based projects.
  • A solid understanding of Agile and Agile transformation with the right attitude and personality to continue to improve through coaching and teamwork
  • Ability to work with and build new Agile teams as well as strengthen existing Agile teams.
  • Experience working in a large scale Agile projects.
  • Conversant in Jira, Kanban, Continuous Integration and other Agile methodologies
  • Knowledge of situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, and team empowerment
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects using both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies
  • Excellent project management skills to ensure that efforts track to delivery and that stakeholders are kept up to date on status and changes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Extensive multi-tasking and prioritization skills needed and can excel in a fast paced environment
  • Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), MS Project and collaboration tools like Confluence and SharePoint.
  • Scrum Master Certification, Certified Scrum Professional is preferred
Start date
n.a
From
Templeton and Partners
Published at
19.01.2019
Project ID:
1704421
Contract type
Freelance
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