SAFe Scrum Master

Overview

Scrum Master for a software development team at S&P Global Energy, coaching the team and organization to adopt Agile/Scrum and SAFe practices as part of a shift from product to platform-centric software engineering.

What you'll do

• Coach the team and organization to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Coach the team to become self-organized
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coach them to higher maturity at a sustainable pace
• Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or judgment, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving
• Facilitate getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assist with internal and external communication, improve transparency, and streamline information
• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences
• Support and educate the Product Owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Provide support to the team using servant leadership skills whenever possible, and lead by example
• Lead team efforts in relentless improvement, helping the team take responsibility for their actions and facilitating the team retrospective

What you'll need

• First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I)
• 5+ years' experience playing the Scrum Master role for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
• Worked in the SAFe environment on three or more Program Increments (PIs) and be aware of how their SAFe team is structured
• Capability to apply the SAFe framework
• Support the team rules, which may include the rules of Scrum, Built-In Quality practices from Extreme Programming (XP), Work in Process (WIP) limits from Kanban, and any other process rules the team has agreed
• Worked with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (for example, numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with commonly used tools: Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Teams, SharePoint
• Follow the Scrum values: commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage

Nice to have

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification as an added advantage
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: Kanban, XP, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Previous experience as a team lead

Details

• Grade: 10
• Shift time: 1 pm to 10 pm IST
• Location: Hyderabad
• Working model: twice a week work from office