Scrum Master - Jersey City, NJ - Remote | WFH

About The Role

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Scrum Master to join our dynamic team. As a Scrum Master, you will play a crucial role in guiding and coaching our agile teams to deliver high-quality data products. This is a remote position with a 12-month contract, offering an exciting opportunity to work on challenging projects in the banking and finance sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Agile Leadership: Exhibit behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader, helping the team embrace SAFe core values, adopt and apply SAFe principles, and implement SAFe practices.
• Team Support: Support the team rules of Scrum, eliminate impediments, and lead efforts for continuous improvement and increased efficiency.
• Data Engineering Understanding: Customize approaches, processes, and artifacts to meet the team's delivery needs based on a solid understanding of Data Engineering work and contexts.
• Sprint Management: Ensure the team commits to sprint goals effectively, meets sprint and overall PI goals, and facilitate the achievement of these goals.
• Backlog Management: Ensure that goals, scope, and product backlog items are understood and can be fulfilled by team members.
• Training and Collaboration: Engage with the team in planning and delivery training, and collaborate with Product Owners and requirement owners to identify and clarify the scope of business/system requirements.
• Communication Improvement: Support the team's efforts to improve communications and relationships with other delivery teams, representing the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS).
• Performance Enhancement: Challenge old development norms to improve performance in quality, predictability, flow, and velocity.
• Scrum Ceremonies: Facilitate scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, Refinement, Retrospective, Sprint Review) efficiently and assist in removing blockers/impediments.
• Backlog Grooming: Facilitate backlog grooming and estimation using Story-Point (SP).
• Tool Management: Ensure work is estimated and tracked using Azure DevOps (ADO), review the ADO team board regularly, and ensure the team updates ADO properly.
• Coaching: Coach the team in scaled agile practices and help them use ADO effectively.
• Metrics Analysis: Capture and analyze metrics to help the team improve.
• Status Tracking: Track team status of PI and Sprint goals, dependency, and risk logs using ADO.
• Team Protection: Protect the team from outside interruptions.
  
  

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Agile Project Management: Significant experience in agile project management, with strong fundamentals in advanced analytics, data integration, and visualization.
• Scrum Master Experience: Proven working experience as a Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer.
• Certifications: At least one certification such as CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe SSM, SAFe RTE, or SPC.
• Agile Tools Proficiency: Hands-on experience with agile tools such as ADO, JIRA, or Version One.
• Agile Coaching: Extensive experience in leading, guiding, and coaching agile or SAFe teams.
• SAFe Framework Knowledge: Strong knowledge of the SAFe framework, including principles, values, and practices, and the ability to implement them in real-world projects.
• Data Engineering Insight: Basic understanding of Data Engineering and its value to the organization.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Adaptability: Ability and willingness to continuously learn new skills necessary to effectively perform the role of Scrum Master.
• CI/CD Experience: Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
• Team Collaboration: Excellent team player with the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive Experience: At least 10 years of agile project management experience and 5 years of working experience as a Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer.
• Advanced Degree: Advanced degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Data Engineering Experience: Hands-on experience as a Data Analyst, Data Engineer, or Tester.
• Banking/Finance Expertise: In-depth knowledge and experience in banking, finance, or investments, with familiarity with industry standards, terminology, concepts, business processes, and systems.
  
  

If you are a passionate Scrum Master with a strong background in agile project management and data engineering, and you thrive in a collaborative, remote work environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Employment Type: Full-Time