Scrum Master/Agile Lead

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads and coaches agile teams
• Creates a high performance self-managed dynamic team minimizing impediments to development progress
• Drives team by applying the agile process to achieve an optimized work-flow through continuous improvement
• Supports team goals and coordinates activities with other teams
• Help teams improve and take responsibility for their actions to deploy agile values, principles and practices
• Support Product Owner in the backlog management
• Apply team-building techniques to improve performances
• Promote continuous learning and professional development of team members
• Ensure continuous improvement of software quality
• Support team self-defined processes and rules
• Facilitate regular team meetings, including daily stand-up, Iteration planning, team demo, and retrospective iteration
• Create and manage a test plan
• Manage and evaluate the test process
• Design tests of ; Prepare and conduct tests
• Report and document tests and results
• Explain and communicate the design / development to the customer
• Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications
• Apply appropriate software and / or hardware architectures
• Identify potential win-win opportunities for customer and own organisation
• Establish realistic expectations to support development of mutual trust
• Monitor ongoing commitments to ensure fulfilment

Experienced Required:

• Extensive knowledge of project management standards, processes, procedures and guidelines
• Minimum of 5 years of solid practical experience in managing complex projects
• Knowledge of the industry project management best practices, (PMBOK, SAFe, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Well-developed leadership and problem-solving skills, including the ability to help the team in handling failures and setbacks to the teams effective performance
• The ability to understand and to relate effectively to the business, technical and organisational context in which the team is operating
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Ability to facilitate team learning and continuous improvement in operating Scrum and in implementing and improving relevant practices
• Relevant Agile certification or recognized Scrum

Essential and Desirable Experience:

Experience in Agile or Scrum highly desirable

Educational Requirements:

Minimum a third level degree/ masters qualification

Working Hours and Benefits:

37.5 hours per week
Bonus
Healthcare
Pension
Gym
Flexitime