What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scrum Engineer position at New Directions Technologies Inc.?
As a Scrum Master, you will use your expertise and experience in Agile and Scrum practices to help drive Agile best practices. You will coach and mentor the team through Agile methodology and act as the Scrum Master, working to remove impediments and participating in team activities. As the Scrum Master, you will be the main resource supporting sprints, supporting the development of user stories, and supporting Project Managers overseeing Government customers. The Scrum Master should be completely integrated with the DPSS team, which will allow for knowledge-sharing and full participation of the programs.
Responsibilities / Duties :
Practice and encourage Agile mindset and behaviors – coach, inspire and mentor teams on Agile principles, values, and practices
Facilitate and support scaled Agile Scrum meetings such as daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Sessions, Team Sync, and Innovation & Planning events
Regularly utilize data and team metrics to demonstrate team capacity, predictability, and maturity
Track team velocity towards goals and provide documentation such as burn-down charts for weekly and monthly status reports
Act as a liaison between the team and others, minimizing interruptions to the sprint, keeping the team focused on delivering a quality product
Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of “Definition of Done” and how to meet it
Collaborate with Product Owners and Software Development teams to prioritize product backlog items by providing technical insight into the work being requested and identify upstream / downstream dependencies
Promote regular and open communication across the program and stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress
Ensure progress toward objectives, KPIs and commitments – guide assigned Agile teams to deliver the required product increments and outcomes
Plan and execute within the commitments and roadmap developed
Participate with management and cross-functional teams as subject matter expert to develop and improve operating policies and procedures related to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and be an advocate in adopting Agile best practices and processes
Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to support contribution to the relentless improvement of Agile practices within the organization
Education / Experience :
Bachelor's degree required in an engineering discipline
3 years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
Second level Scrum Master certification (CSP, PSM II)
Demonstrated experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.)
Skilled in facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment and work on multiple priorities and / or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work
Experience being on Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes / organizations / cultures)
Demonstrated experience in issue identification and resolution
Knowledge of JIRA and other Agile tools to measure team productivity and report metrics
Must possess and utilize exceptional written and verbal communication skills to keep teams operating at maximum efficiency while also ensuring senior leaders and executive management are always informed of progress
Adaptable and flexible in a cross-functional environment
Knowledge and / or experience with widely successful Agile techniques : User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
Salary : the expected salary for this position is $65,500 to $84,884
Salary : $65,500 - $84,884
