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Scrum Master

Employer
Kforce Technology
Location
Washington County, Oregon
Closing date
Jan 21, 2022

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Position Type
Other
Hours
Full Time
Specialty
Science and Technology Studies
Organization Type
Business
RESPONSIBILITIES:
A Kforce client is seeking to hire a Scrum Master in Hillsboro, Oregon (OR). Responsibilities include:
  • Support the self-organizing, self-managing team to achieve its daily and iteration objectives
  • Support the teams focus on delivery of high-quality stories on a predictable, sustainable cadence
  • Facilitate the teams assessing and planning for risk
  • Ensure agreed upon Agile methodology principles and practices are understood and enacted
  • Coach Agile team in self-organization and cross-functionality and promote Agile mindset
  • Provide visibility to impediments to the Agile Team's progress that the team cannot remove themselves
  • Facilitate the team's relationship with outside stakeholders
  • Facilitate conversations between Product Owner and team regarding rebalancing and reprioritizing work within a sprint
  • Ensure Product Owner has backlog prioritized for each iteration
  • Protect the team from interruptions and distractions to clear a path for throughput
  • Facilitate ceremonies/team meetings and ensure time-boxed events stay within their allotted time
  • Continuously learn new approaches to facilitation, Agile best practices, and how to improve team dynamics
  • Foster a positive environment for the Agile team to continually improve and learn
  • Drive cross Capability coordination and scheduling with other Scrum Masters
  • Coordinate with other Scrum Masters, the System Team, and Shared Resources during ART/Cross-train PI Planning and Release Planning Meetings to remove issues and raise risks, as appropriate
  • Track and utilize agreed upon metrics to drive meaningful conversations and improvement opportunities


Job Requirements:

REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Psychology, Anthropology, or Organizational Development with 2 yearsof additional relevant professional experience accepted in lieu of a degree
  • 3-5 years of hands-on Scrum Master/Coach experience in advanced, large-scale Agile setting
  • Certified Scrum Master and other Scrum certification desired
  • SAFe certification preferred
  • Experience working with Jira or similar tool, building summary views, using agile planning boards, and setting up dashboards preferred
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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