Job Description
NAVA Software solutions is looking for a Scrum Master Details: Scrum Master Location: Remote Duration: 12 Months Contract Mandatory Skills: Hands on Data Engineering experience as Data Analyst, Data Engineer or Tester
Expert in ADO(Azure DevOps) including customized reports using ADO and PowerBI.
In-depth knowledge and experience in Banking/Finance
Responsibilities. - Exhibit behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader through mindset; helps the team embrace SAFe core values, adopt and apply SAFe principles and implement SAFe practices
- Support the team rules of Scrum, eliminate impediments, and lead the team in efforts for relentless improvement and heightened efficiency
- Understand basics of Data Engineering work and contexts of the data product development, accordingly customize the approach/process/artifacts to meet the delivery need of the team
- Ensure team commits sprint goals using capacity effectively and meet sprint and overall PI goals. Also facilitate team to achieve the goals
- Ensure that goals, scope and product backlog items are understood and can be fulfilled by team members
- Engage with team and train in planning and delivery
- Collaborate with Product Owner, requirement owners and team to identify and clarify scope of business/systems requirements and help build healthy backlog for team
- Support the team's efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other delivery teams; represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS), helping the team remain aware of engagement opportunities and program effectiveness
- Engage in challenging the old norms of development to improve performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity
- Facilitate scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily stand up, Refinement, Retrospective, Sprint Review) efficiently and assist removing blockers/impediments
- Facilitate backlog grooming and estimation using Story-Point (SP)
- Ensure work is estimated and tracked using Azure DepOps (ADO). Review ADO team board regularly and ensure team updates ADO properly.
- Coaches team in scaled agile practices and help team using ADO effectively
- Capture and Analyze metrics and help team for improvement
- Tracking team status of PI and Sprint goals, dependency and risk logs using ADO
- Protect the team from outside interruptions
Qualifications - Significant agile project management experience, as well as strong fundamentals in advanced analytics, data integration, and visualization leading agile projects
- Significant working experience as a Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer
- At least one of the certifications - CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe SSM, SAFe RTE or SPC
- Hands on experience of at least Agile tools e.g. ADO, JIRA, Version One
- Extensive experience in leading, guiding and coaching agile or SAFe to teams
- Significant experience leading agile development teams and facilitating team meetings in Agile environment
- Strong knowledge of SAFe framework including SAFe principles, value and practices and implement them in real world projects
- Basic understanding of the Data Engineering and how it adds value to the organization
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong adaptability and interest to know new skills continuously needed to play the role of Scrum Master effectively
- Experience of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Very good team player and ability to work with people from diverse background
Desired Qualifications and Education Requirements - At least 10 years of agile project management experience
- At least 5 years of working experience as a Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer
- Advanced degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Hands on Data Engineering experience as Data Analyst, Data Engineer or Tester
- Expert in ADO including customized reports using ADO and PowerBI
- In-depth knowledge and experience in Banking/Finance/Investments, familiar with terminology, concepts and business processes and systems
- Familiarity with banking industry standards and regulations
Job Tags
Contract work, Work experience placement