TEKsystems
Scrum Master
TEKsystems, Spring, Texas, us, 77391
Description:
Job Summary: Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our Houston-based Tier 0 security team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading team ceremonies, facilitating the throughput of work, and ensuring the team adheres to agile principles. This role requires a strong understanding of agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and the ability to manage both planned and unplanned work effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and Program Increment (PI) planning sessions every 12 weeks.
Backlog Management: Assist the Product Owner in prioritizing and managing the backlog, ensuring that work is appropriately filtered and routed.
Work Management: Oversee the flow of work through Azure DevOps (ADO) boards, ensuring tasks are prioritized and completed efficiently.
Global Coordination: Coordinate with global teams, including those in Kuala Lumpur and India, and manage virtual meetings as needed.
Reporting: Report metrics such as velocity and story points to the Release Train Engineer, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Support Team Dynamics: Help the team balance planned and unplanned work, providing guidance on agile practices and principles.
Technical Understanding: While not mandatory, a background in Windows engineering or infrastructure is a plus, aiding in the understanding of the team’s technical environment.
Required Qualifications:
Experience: Intermediate-level experience as a Scrum Master, with a strong grasp of agile methodologies and practices.
Tools: Proficiency with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar tools for managing work items and tracking progress.
Communication: Excellent facilitation and communication skills, capable of interacting effectively with team members, product owners, and stakeholders.
Agile Knowledge: Strong understanding of agile principles, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Preferred Qualifications:
Certification: SAFe certification or similar agile certifications.
Technical Background : Experience in Windows engineering or infrastructure.
Industry Experience: Familiarity with oil and gas industry practices is a plus but not required.
Work Environment:
On-site Requirement: This is a full-time, on-site position based in Spring, TX.
Global Operations: The role may require occasional evening meetings to coordinate with global teams, typically between 7:00 and 9:00 PM Houston time.
About the Team: Our team has been practicing agile since 2018 and is mature in its agile journey. We support both the API service and the hardware infrastructure it runs on, making this a unique and challenging role. The team operates in a high-security environment, and the Scrum Master will play a crucial role in maintaining the balance between planned and unplanned work.
Skills:
Scrum, Agile, Agile methodology, User stories, Project management, Product management, Scrum methodology, Kanban, Sprint, Sdlc, Agile transformation, Scaled agile, Agile methodologies, azure, devops
Top Skills Details:
Scrum,Agile,Agile methodology,User stories,Project management,Product management,Scrum methodology,Kanban,Sprint,Sdlc,Agile transformation,Scaled agile,Agile methodologies,azure,devops
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
From Exxon:
ScrumMaster for a Houston-based team supporting windows active directory, PKI certificate servers, and other elements of the ExxonMobil tier 0 security environment.
o Daily Responsibilities:
Encourages team to make and meet execution commitments and removes impediments to the team
Encourages the team to establish and adhere to quality standards
Facilitates team ceremonies – Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Retrospectives to guide work execution & Continuous Improvement
Implements effective backlog management; Keep the status of all work up to date in the backlog through backlog grooming in order to generate standard metrics to improve team performance
Collaborates with the Staff Development Manager, Product Owner, System Architect and Delivery Team to establish and update Working Agreements on execution plans, priorities, capacity, definition of ready, definition of done
Collaborates with Release Train Engineer in Scrum of Scrum and helps to facilitate PI planning
Facilitates skills assessment activities (i.e. “Skills Bingo”) to ensure team is prepared for work commitments
Ensures Azure DevOps (ADO) Core Fields are completed
Incident Management – keep track of aging tickets and help team resolve incidents timely
Coordinates team building activities
o Required Experience:
3-5 years’ experience leading Agile teams
Proficiency with Microsoft Azure DevOps Boards
o Preferred Experience:
SAFe Scrum Master or Advanced Scrum Master Certification
Infrastructure support or Windows engineering background
Experience Level:
Intermediate Level
o
Eligibility requirements apply to some
benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan,
or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role
may include the following:
§ Medical, dental & vision
§ Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
§ 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax
contributions available
§ Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the
employee and dependents)
§ Short and long-term disability
§ Health Spending Account (HSA)
§ Transportation benefits
§ Employee Assistance Program
§ Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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.
Job Summary: Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our Houston-based Tier 0 security team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading team ceremonies, facilitating the throughput of work, and ensuring the team adheres to agile principles. This role requires a strong understanding of agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and the ability to manage both planned and unplanned work effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and Program Increment (PI) planning sessions every 12 weeks.
Backlog Management: Assist the Product Owner in prioritizing and managing the backlog, ensuring that work is appropriately filtered and routed.
Work Management: Oversee the flow of work through Azure DevOps (ADO) boards, ensuring tasks are prioritized and completed efficiently.
Global Coordination: Coordinate with global teams, including those in Kuala Lumpur and India, and manage virtual meetings as needed.
Reporting: Report metrics such as velocity and story points to the Release Train Engineer, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Support Team Dynamics: Help the team balance planned and unplanned work, providing guidance on agile practices and principles.
Technical Understanding: While not mandatory, a background in Windows engineering or infrastructure is a plus, aiding in the understanding of the team’s technical environment.
Required Qualifications:
Experience: Intermediate-level experience as a Scrum Master, with a strong grasp of agile methodologies and practices.
Tools: Proficiency with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar tools for managing work items and tracking progress.
Communication: Excellent facilitation and communication skills, capable of interacting effectively with team members, product owners, and stakeholders.
Agile Knowledge: Strong understanding of agile principles, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Preferred Qualifications:
Certification: SAFe certification or similar agile certifications.
Technical Background : Experience in Windows engineering or infrastructure.
Industry Experience: Familiarity with oil and gas industry practices is a plus but not required.
Work Environment:
On-site Requirement: This is a full-time, on-site position based in Spring, TX.
Global Operations: The role may require occasional evening meetings to coordinate with global teams, typically between 7:00 and 9:00 PM Houston time.
About the Team: Our team has been practicing agile since 2018 and is mature in its agile journey. We support both the API service and the hardware infrastructure it runs on, making this a unique and challenging role. The team operates in a high-security environment, and the Scrum Master will play a crucial role in maintaining the balance between planned and unplanned work.
Skills:
Scrum, Agile, Agile methodology, User stories, Project management, Product management, Scrum methodology, Kanban, Sprint, Sdlc, Agile transformation, Scaled agile, Agile methodologies, azure, devops
Top Skills Details:
Scrum,Agile,Agile methodology,User stories,Project management,Product management,Scrum methodology,Kanban,Sprint,Sdlc,Agile transformation,Scaled agile,Agile methodologies,azure,devops
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
From Exxon:
ScrumMaster for a Houston-based team supporting windows active directory, PKI certificate servers, and other elements of the ExxonMobil tier 0 security environment.
o Daily Responsibilities:
Encourages team to make and meet execution commitments and removes impediments to the team
Encourages the team to establish and adhere to quality standards
Facilitates team ceremonies – Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Retrospectives to guide work execution & Continuous Improvement
Implements effective backlog management; Keep the status of all work up to date in the backlog through backlog grooming in order to generate standard metrics to improve team performance
Collaborates with the Staff Development Manager, Product Owner, System Architect and Delivery Team to establish and update Working Agreements on execution plans, priorities, capacity, definition of ready, definition of done
Collaborates with Release Train Engineer in Scrum of Scrum and helps to facilitate PI planning
Facilitates skills assessment activities (i.e. “Skills Bingo”) to ensure team is prepared for work commitments
Ensures Azure DevOps (ADO) Core Fields are completed
Incident Management – keep track of aging tickets and help team resolve incidents timely
Coordinates team building activities
o Required Experience:
3-5 years’ experience leading Agile teams
Proficiency with Microsoft Azure DevOps Boards
o Preferred Experience:
SAFe Scrum Master or Advanced Scrum Master Certification
Infrastructure support or Windows engineering background
Experience Level:
Intermediate Level
o
Eligibility requirements apply to some
benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan,
or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role
may include the following:
§ Medical, dental & vision
§ Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
§ 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax
contributions available
§ Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the
employee and dependents)
§ Short and long-term disability
§ Health Spending Account (HSA)
§ Transportation benefits
§ Employee Assistance Program
§ Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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.