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Title: Scrum Master

Duration: 1+ Year contract

Principal Responsibilities

+ Serves as Scrum Master for Agile teams.

+ Establishes and upholds Agile values and principles including collaboration, fostering a culture of openness, team self-organization, continuous improvement and flexibility to adapt to emerging business needs.

+ Coaches teams on the basics of Scrum and/or Kanban

+ Establishes Agile backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity and task definitions.

+ Focuses teams to deliver value quickly through iterations.

+ Coordinates across other Agile and traditional teams for complex projects.

+ Escalates and/or resolves impediments to help your team ship code on regular intervals.

+ Updates Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product and Sprint Backlogs in order to measure & monitor against the team’s commitments.

+ Facilitates discussions and manages conflict resolution effectively.

Qualifications

+ Certified Scrum Master (required).

+ At least 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master.

+ At least 3 years of combined technology development experience in a Scrum Master, Project Manager, BA, or Developer role (required).

+ At least 3 years of web & mobile technology experience.

+ Proven successful experience in leading and driving complex, time critical software development projects.

+ Experience with software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations