*Scrum Master*

* * Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers

* * Guiding the team on how to get the most of out of self-organization

* * Guiding the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks

* * Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

* * Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.

* * Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.

* * Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.

* * Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution

* * Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information

* * Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.

* * Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example

* Skills: Required Skills/Experience

* * Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least one year for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.

* * Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

* * Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.) Preferred Skills/Experience (Any of these is a plus)

* * Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least two years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.

* * Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban

* * Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games

* * Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team

*Skills:*

Project Manager, Scope, PMP, PMBOK, Clarity, Paymentus, Scrum, Agile, ADO, User stories, Agile methodology, Development, Scrum methodology

*Additional Skills & Qualifications:*

Strong time management skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills a must. Candidates need to be adaptable to frequent change and transformation. Must be very people oriented and have the ability to lead/drive projects through to completion.

Education:

Required: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or related field PMI/Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Must have advanced Agile certification (cannot have just entry level CSM/PSM).

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.