Job Detail

Position: Scrum Master (Mid-level)

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Position type: Contract C2C/ W2

Contract Duration: 6+ months

Work Authorization: H1B/H4 EAD/OPT/CPT/GC/Citizens/GC EAD

What you will do:

• Works with Product Owners and team members to learn and practice healthy backlog management and prioritization practices
• Facilitates the execution and improvement of backlog refinement
• Prepares for and facilitates release planning with teams
• Assists in dependency management and cross team coordination
• Facilitates continuous improvement and the development of a learning culture on teams
• Facilitates ceremonies, collaboration, communication, and conflict management
• Teaches new team members Agile mindset and frameworks, practices, and process
• Influences the organization in the removal of organizational impediments and development of healthy Agile practices
• Removes impediments to the team’s ability to perform
• Acts as a buffer between external distractions to minimize disruptions
• Assists in the coordination of operational issue resolution
• Facilitates team development, mediates conflicts protecting the team and encourages healthy team dynamics.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 8 – 9 Years Of IT Experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree Or Related Field Or Equivalent Combination Of Industry Related Professional Experience And Education.
• 1 - 5 Years Of Working Experience As A Scrum Master.
• Working Experience In One Or More Of The Following Agile Methods Or Frameworks: Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Or Kanban
• Working Experience With Agile Scaling Frameworks, Preferably SAFe.

What We Look For:

• Experience and knowledge working with Scrum/ lean/Kanban teams
• Coaches team in Scrum principles and practices
• Facilitates backlog management and refinement