Agile Scrum Master

Pay Rate: $57.00 - $60.00 Negotiable based upon years of experience
Work Mode: Hybrid
Location: Mississauga, ON

This role is for an existing vacancy.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives, ensuring they are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.
• Guide and coach the Scrum Team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers.
• Act as a servant-leader for the Scrum Team, helping to remove impediments and protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency and radiating information.
• Support the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.
• Facilitate discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
• Utilize Jira and other Agile project management tools to track team progress, manage backlogs, and provide key metrics and reports on team performance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Scrum Master role for a software development team.
• Valid Scrum Master certification (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM)).
• Extensive, hands-on knowledge and experience with Jira for Agile project management.
• Expert-level understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and various Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Proven experience in coaching teams on Agile principles and Scrum practices.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to effectively remove impediments.

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced Scrum certifications (e.g., A-CSM, PSM II).
• Experience in a technical role (e.g., developer, QA) prior to becoming a Scrum Master.
• Experience with other Agile tools like Confluence.