Saxon Global
Saxon Global is hiring: Sr. Scrum Master in Oakland
Saxon Global, Oakland, CA, United States
Position: Sr. Scrum Master
Location: Oakland, CA (100% Remote)/ Manager prefers people that are sitting in California
Duration: 12 Month Contract
US Citizen, Green Card, H4, H1B, TN Visa, are acceptable (NO OPT)
Interview: 2 Zooms Calls
Must Have
The Sr. Scrum Master will be responsible for an agile team, and complex projects. The responsibilities will include:
Regards,
Mirnal Singh
Email: Mirnal.s@saxonglobal.com
Location: Oakland, CA (100% Remote)/ Manager prefers people that are sitting in California
Duration: 12 Month Contract
US Citizen, Green Card, H4, H1B, TN Visa, are acceptable (NO OPT)
Interview: 2 Zooms Calls
Must Have
- A-CSM or SAFe SM or PSM-I
- Advanced understanding of various agile methodologies; SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP
- Awareness of CI-CD and DevOps concepts and how it impacts software development and delivery
- 5+ years of Project Management Experience
- LINKEDIN PROFILE with PICTURE
The Sr. Scrum Master will be responsible for an agile team, and complex projects. The responsibilities will include:
- Agile based software development
- Agile based module development
- Cross functional communication
- Applying software development practices from requirements through delivery
- Teaching and coaching team members and product owners on applicable processes and tools for effective agile adoption.
- Ensures the Scrum team is practicing the core SAFe agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, and team accountability to achieve Sprint goals and lead the team towards Agile maturity
- Implements program level transparency, metrics, and other data that instills accountability measures within team and working with the Release Train Engineer
- Establishes themselves as a welcomed and trusted advisor on agile transformation to managers, scrum masters, product owners, developers and other stakeholders
- Helps to identify and attack organizational impediments which limits team productivity, quality, and ability to implement continuous improvement
- Supports Product Owners with backlog maintenance, backlog prioritization, and user story refinement process to deliver highest business value
- Facilitates Sprint planning, daily scrum, dependency reviews, demos to stakeholders, and retrospectives
- Uses Scrum of Scrums (SOS) forum and coordinates with other teams to manage cross-team dependencies.
- Facilitates frequent retrospectives, sharing metrics to identify and implement improvements.
- This list is not all-inclusive and you are expected to perform other duties as requested or assigned
- 5+ years of Project Management Experience w/bachelor's degree
- A-CSM or SAFe SM or PSM-I
- Expert knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution
- Strong organizational skills to increase productivity and efficiency while managing multiple projects.
- Understands software application development process steps (from design to delivery)
- Advanced understanding of various agile methodologies; SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP
- Ability to develop and use historical data to help team learn and improve their process and practices.
- Understands the role and function of Product ownership in an agile team.
- Has skills and experience in teaching new Agile/Scrum concepts to the team?
- Seeks the latest trends in process improvement.
- Mastery of Lean Agile Leadership
- Awareness of CI-CD and DevOps concepts and how it impacts software development and delivery.
- Be an Agile champion and guide one or more teams in adoption of Agile/Scrum/SAFe principles.
- Advanced knowledge of, Jira, Confluence, and Jira Align, MS-Office Applications
Regards,
Mirnal Singh
Email: Mirnal.s@saxonglobal.com