Job Scrum Master. Remote, Surry Hills

Company

IBM Consulting

Date

26-Feb-2025

Job Title

Scrum Master

PMP Number

5446833

`Functional Role Category

Standard

Hiring Manager (Reporting to Manager)

Sonja van Meel

Contract, Permanent, FTH or Casual, Conversion & number required

Contract

Send resumes to (if not Hiring Mgr)

Write to the company [email protected]

Maximum Package (TMV) or Rate payable

Fax number for resumes

N/A

Client and Project

Confidential

Contact Phone of Interviewer

Proposed Start Date

24th March 2025

Work Location of Candidate (if multiple list sites or area)

Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne CBD, Sydney CBD

Contract or FTH Duration

Contract

Turnaround time (by which resumes should be sent).

Minimum of 5 working days

immediate

Dept/Job No

Resource Deployment Manager

Requester

Write to the company

Approving BU Exec

· Key Responsibilities As an Agile Scrum Master, you will lead and manage the delivery of software development projects following agile principles. You will guide and support the development team, ensuring effective collaboration, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement. Your role will involve using tools such as JIRA to track progress, manage backlogs, and ensure transparency across all stages of the project lifecycle. Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure the team stays aligned with agile principles.

· JIRA Management: Use JIRA to manage the product backlog, track project progress, assign tasks, and generate reports for the team and stakeholders.

· Support the Development Team: Act as a servant-leader to the development team, removing impediments and ensuring they have everything they need to meet sprint goals.

· Sprint Planning & Backlog Refinement: Work closely with the Product Owner to manage the product backlog and help prioritise tasks, ensuring that the development team works on the most valuable features.

· Promote Agile Practices: Mentor and coach the team on agile principles and Scrum methodologies, helping them continuously improve their workflow.

· Stakeholder Communication: Collaborate with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure that the project remains aligned with organisational goals and timelines.

· Track Team Performance: Monitor the team's velocity and performance using JIRA metrics, facilitating continuous improvement and helping the team achieve sprint objectives.

· Facilitate Collaboration: Foster a culture of open communication and collaboration, ensuring that team members work cohesively to deliver high-quality solutions.

Mandatory Requirement: Government Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain baseline government or NV-1 clearance. Citizenship Requirement: Must be an Australian citizen to be eligible for this role.

Experience as Scrum Master: At least 3+ years of experience working as a Scrum Master in agile development teams.

· Expertise in JIRA: Extensive experience using JIRA for task tracking, backlog management, and project reporting.

· Strong Knowledge of Agile Methodologies: In-depth understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and other agile frameworks.

· Facilitation Skills: Strong ability to lead and facilitate agile ceremonies, team meetings, and ensure smooth collaboration between all team members.

· Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Problem-Solving: Ability to anticipate issues and proactively remove impediments that could impact the team's delivery.

· Agile Metrics: Experience in tracking team metrics like velocity, burndown charts, and using them for continuous improvement.

Desired Attributes and Skills:

· Experience working with remote or distributed teams.

· Familiarity with additional project management tools such as Confluence, Trello, or Asana.

· Experience in a software development environment, particularly with cross-functional agile teams.

Payment provision and Additional Information Require:

Expense Payable

OT hrs(Mon-Fri excess hrs/ Weekend excess hrs/On-call hrs)