(scrum master) Job at Saxon Global in Chicago

Contractors Role:

The Scrum Master facilitates the planning, tracking, communication and coordination of activities for an Agile project delivery team. He/she should have experience with Cloud technologies.

Qualifications:

• Intermediate to advanced understanding of basic software development methodologies and fundamentals (Agile, SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, Waterfall, etc.).
• Scrum methodology related responsibilities.
• Experience with developing, testing and deploying software utilizing a rapid, iterative delivery method.
• Understanding of all facets of the software development life cycle including planning, requirements management, development, quality assurance, change management and release management.
• Exposure or awareness of continuous integration and test-driven development practices, test automation and tools.
• Experience with Agile Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools (JIRA, Rally, Version One).

Nice to Haves:

Financial Industry experience is a plus.

Scrum Master Certification

ADO (Azure Dev Ops)

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Advanced interpersonal skills able to establish strong working relationships and promote bi-directional communication within and across teams.
• Able to organize, moderate and demonstrate value-add principles and practices to the teams.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills with excellent communication (written and verbal), time management, project management, and individual and team building skills.
• Experience with developing and executing plans, meeting deadlines, coordinating timelines and efforts and operating under tight time constraints.
• Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
• Able to effectively facilitate discussions and suggest alternative approaches.
• Be transparent and provide visibility to Business and Technology.
• Develop and grow trust across the project team(s), Business and Technology.