Scrum Master

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Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Scrum Master for a contract job with a client in Kennesaw, GA (Hybrid). Ideally looking for applicants with a solid financial background.

The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Scrum Master job responsibilities include:

• Guide and coach one or more teams on Scrum practices, and develop their understanding of Agile principles.

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (for example, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives).

• In a Scaled Agile model, facilitate scaled planning for the team (for example, Pre Planning/ Preparation and PI Planning Events) and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs.

• Help the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforce the agreements.

• Ensure the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO).

• Facilitate dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the team.

• Promote/facilitate communication and collaboration within the Agile team to support value delivery and Sprint commitments.

• Provide visibility into the Agile teams delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders.

• Enable the team to become high performing through collaboration and a relentless focus on continuous improvement including cross-skilling across the team.

• Measure team delivery, maturity, and performance and review the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities.

• Mentor more junior Scrum Masters.
  
  

Role Based Competencies:

• Governance Stakeholder Management Sets agenda and defines the artifacts needed for governance forums; Collects feedback from customers and stakeholders to measure the effectiveness of stakeholder management.

• Risk Management - Identifies risk/dependencies and quantifies the impact it has on the business/technology and what controls are to be used to resolve.

• Financials Resource Management - Ability to provide input for financial planning. Understands the variances.

• Planning, Execution Process - Facilitates team planning ceremonies against backlog/prioritized work. Manages risk/dependencies/impediments for one team. Ability to answer teams Agile/waterfall framework questions.

  
  Supporting Competencies:

• Delivery Process - Understands all roles and responsibilities within their team, and uses the tool sets within the software lifecycle.

• Business Products Strategy - Working knowledge of products, services, business flows and understanding of financial context in which technology and operating principles are used within their business area

• Solution Design - Has knowledge of software development but has not been involved in hands-on application development/coding.

• Test Engineering - Has general awareness of testing practices but has not involved in hands-on testing.

• DevOps and Release Automation - Basic knowledge of automation and continuous delivery practices. Ability to participate in their role and utilize necessary tools with minimal guidance.

• Application Data Architecture - Basic awareness of architecture and design. Ability to comply with bank standards for information security and business architectures.

• Analytical Thinking - Demonstrates ability to identify root causes to solve complex problems in highly unstable situations.

• Promotes Collaboration - Collaborates with own team and across teams. Asks questions to obtain views from others.

• Influences Decisions - Presents their own point of view with a clear rationale, facts and figures. Clearly displays how their proposed solution or course of action is superior to other options by using facts/evidence to support it.

• Achieves Sustainable Results - Tracks the effectiveness of solutions through KPI's. Incorporates technical and financial factors when comparing different approaches to solutions.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at ) or ( ).

Pay Details: $68.00 to $73.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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