What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scrum Master position at WSN?
WSN is looking for a Scrum Master to manage scrum teams for our large cloud-based data warehouse
Major Responsibilities:
- Basic functions of scrum master: Sprint planning, daily scrums, grooming of backlog, retrospectives, managing burn downs, etc.
- Maintain RAID log for teams under management
- Work with project team to convey status reports
- Be capable of balancing PMO milestones with scrum activities by assessing team velocity, blockers and conflicts.
- Environmental Management when needed for projects
- Coach and mentor in agile best practices
- Ability to shield team from outside distractions and interferences
Requirements:
- Financial background. Prefer knowledge in Derivative, Cash, Finance and Banking products.
- Technical background. Prefer knowledge in Databricks, Snowflake, Python, ETL/ELT processing
- Experience with Atlassian suite of products (i.e. JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
- Understand agile approaches (Kanban, Scrum)
- Ability to perform Resource Management / allocation / Sprint grooming
- Ability to manage team deliverables, work closely with team to clear blockers, escalate as needed
- Provide weekly status report updates
- Familiar with common development practices and the SDLC
- Ability to multitask several ongoing issues. This involves the ability to assess priority and make appropriate decisions quickly and effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective presentation skills
