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Saxon Global

(scrum master)

Saxon Global, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290


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.