Scrum Master

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Cook Systems has an immediate need for a Scrum Master.

Facilitates teams as assigned. Includes working with management to involve other resources as appropriate. Negotiates sprint timelines and scope diplomatically and maintains composure and production quality under deadline pressure. Manages teams through to completion through multiple sprint cycles with minimal direction.

Assists in management of sprint backlog with Product Owner to manage the execution of work. Proactively identifies changes in scope of work, ensuring appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work within sprints. Updates sprint and product backlogs as necessary.

Foster and Coach the team for adoption of Agile tools and practices. Drive high throughput of the scrum team by identifying, preventing and eliminating potential issues and roadblocks across partner teams and products.

Creates and provides agile-based reports and assists the team using tools and software for management of tasks and project teams within an agile (SCRUM) framework. Familiar with tools supporting the agile software development lifecycle (Jira, Quality Center, Rally, Pivotal, Green Hopper, MS Project, MS Office, etc). Leads all aspects of the project including initiation, planning, monitoring, implementation and closing. Uses critical path methodology and change management skills to manage assigned projects.

Builds and maintains positive relationships with partner departments by providing timely support; actively seeks solutions to address process or challenges. Ensures completion of deliverables and adherence to timelines; tracks milestones and timelines across projects and institutes necessary work flow, mobilizes appropriate resources and analyzes issues that have potential to jeopardize performance and/or ability to meet agreed upon deliverables timelines.

3-5 years experience

Top Skills

Ability to guide team through transition to scrum High level of familiarity with Jira Coach team effectively to plan work and deliver to business partners.

e/o/e

Seniority level

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type
  
  Contract

Job function

• Job function
  
  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries
  
  IT Services and IT Consulting

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