ENVIRONMENT:Ensure Scrum framework values are upheld, and Agile practices followed by Product & Software Dev teams as your strong leadership and expertise is sought to be the next Scrum Master of a cutting-edge Software Specialist based in Stellenbosch. You will also be expected to work to increase team efficiency and motivate and drive process improvement. The successful incumbent will require a suitable 3-year tertiary/NQF-aligned qualification, be a Certified Scrum Master (CSM or similar), have 5+ years industry experience & within an Agile Development environment and 3+ years in a similar role. You must also have demonstrable competency using JIRA, TDD, Refactoring, User Stories, BDD, Visual Management, Pairing, Collaborative Design, Estimation, Story Mapping & Documentation and knowledgeable in techniques to fill gaps in the [URL Removed]
- Facilitate the daily development stand-ups and enforce the use the Scrum task board.
- Manage Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Grooming sessions and effective retrospectives.
- Enact the Agile Framework by facilitating:
- Ensuring and managing Team Flow.
- Communicating the framework visually.
- Project Management.
- Technical Agile Practices.
Team Flow
- Responsible for the process success assist the BA/PO and the team to enact the Scrum process to ensure productivity and delivery.
- Help the team collaborate effectively and manage their work successfully so that they can make realistic commitments and create product increments reliably.
- Monitor team throughput and delivery closely.
Project Management
- Support the BA/PO in making product decisions and tackle Product Owner empowerment issues.
- Assist the BA/PO in eliciting and documenting additional requirements from stakeholders by using a variety of techniques such as interviews, document analysis, use cases, and workflow analysis, in the scenario where the development team requires detailed information to effectively satisfy the request.
- Manage and maintain process and product related documentation using Atlassian Confluence.
- Effectively provide feedback to internal stakeholders.
- Responsible for assisting the BA/PO with backlog management.
- Proactively address problems and suggest possible solutions throughout the full software development lifecycle.
- Assist with software testing and User Acceptance Testing.
REQUIREMENTS:Qualifications
- Relevant 3-year tertiary or NQF aligned qualification.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM or similar).
Experience/Skills
- At least 3+ years experience in a Scrum Master role.
- At least 5+ years industry experience essential.
- Experience within an Agile development environment.
- Knowledge and demonstrable competency using JIRA.
- Experience with successful Agile techniques.
- Promote Continuous Integration.
- TDD.
- Refactoring.
- User Stories.
- BDD.
- Visual Management.
- Pairing.
- Collaborative Design.
- Estimation.
- User Persona Sessions.
- Story Mapping & Documentation.
- Knowledgeable in techniques to fill in gaps in the Scrum.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Ability to analyse and think quickly and to resolve conflict.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills.
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