Scrum Master Job at Vaco in Scottsdale

Vaco is on the hunt a strong Scrum Master to join our client as they continue building out Agile/Scrum processes throughout the organization. We are looking for those that have been involved in similar transformations and understand the dedication towards building this out. If you have worked in SAFe environments and understand what is needed at that level, we'd love to hear from you. If you have played a key role in Big Room planning or PI planning, we'd love to hear from you. If you understand Jira at an advanced level and are familiar with Confluence, we'd love to hear from you. This is an immediate onsite role in Scottsdale, and we are conducting interviews immediately for qualified candidates. Please reach out to our team today to learn more. Responsibilities Work onsite to interact, collaborate and coordinate work on a frequent basis with other employees in IT and throughout the organization. Must be hungry to learn; engaging; interactive. We want people who embrace cross-team interaction and communication. We want doers who are comfortable with healthy conflict and improving process. Embrace Agile Core Values, adopt and apply Agile Principles, and implement Agile practices and support engagement of these values, principles, and practices by all team members; promote Agile quality practices by providing guidance to assist the teams in constantly improving the quality of their deliverables and meeting the Definition of Done (DoD). Facilitate the forming of the Agile teams, including the operating norms of the team, built-in quality practices, Work in Process (WIP), and any other process rules the team has agreed on; ensure all team members adhere to established rules and processes. Facilitate preparation and readiness for Agile Release Train (ART) events, including PI Planning, System Demos, and inspect and adapt. Facilitate and continuously challenge the old norms of development to improve performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity and enable a team's progress toward team; ensure a team remains focused on daily and Iteration Goals in the context of current Program Increment (PI) Objectives. Lead team efforts in relentless improvement and accountability for their actions; facilitate all team meetings, including (where applicable) Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning sessions, Iteration Reviews, and Iteration Retrospectives; actively address issues beyond a team's authority to ensure a team's continued focus on achieving. the objectives of the Iteration Support Product Owner efforts to manage the backlog and guide a team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope. Additional Qualifications: 3+ years as Certified Scrum Master, preferably in larger organizations. Must have SAFe or CSM certification (from Scrum Alliance). No scrum.org certifications Advanced Jira skills; Creating boards and automation. Building dashboards, JQL queries, project admin, etc. Ability to clean up current environment and implement best practices. Familiar with Confluence; building and connecting pages, permissions, ConfiForms. Understanding of Agile software development methodologies, SDLC, values, and procedures Able to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel in a very dynamic and timeline sensitive work environment Able to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments Able to effectively apply scaling frameworks and methodologies Strong communication, organization, problem solving and time management skills Able to coach teams to reach their highest potential Able to deal with multiple application/project teams and deadlines Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. 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