Scrum Master

Our

client is seeking a Scrum Master in Dallas, TX

Day to day activities includes:

• Drive the

Technical team and the Product Owners in an Agile development process.

• Making sure a

Scrum team lives by the values and practices of Scrum

• Coach the team
• Facilitating

Sprint Ceremonies

• Helping the

Product Owner get the backlog in good shape for the next Sprint

• Facilitate the

removal of impediments

• Protects the

team from over-committing

• Protects the

team from complacency

• Leads the team’s

efforts towards continuous improvement

• Facilitate

developer accountability for readiness of user stories

• Facilitate and

run sprint ceremonies

• Maintain team

focus throughout sprints on priorities and business value

• Manage all

Scrum boards (physical or virtual)

• Manage sprint

backlog items and tasks

• Remove

obstacles for developers and testers

• Use key Scrum

metrics (burndown, velocity) to help deliver committed work

• Empower the

team to make system and process improvements captured in sprint retrospective

meetings

• Build the

team’s Agile knowledge and skills

• Foster a

culture of continuous delivery

Required Skills:
2+ years working in an agile environment.

Excellent understanding of development concepts and SDLC

methodologies.

Strong customer focus, excellent problem solving and

analytical skills.

Understanding of object orientation and software design

patterns

Experience of testing at the unit, integration and system

levels

Experience with at least one web application server such as

Tomcat, .NET or similar

Experience in a developer contributor role

Experienced leading team of application developers