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Scrum Master ( 12-month contract )
Job Ref
284567
Job Type
Contracting
Employer Type
Company
Date Added
3 Dec 2021
Expiry Date 31 Dec 2021
Expiry Date 31 Dec 2021
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Employer:
Absa Group 1
Location:
Gauteng
Salary:
Market related
Benefits:
Role details:
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
The Scrum master will be the facilitator for a product development team that uses scrum/agile as the development methodology. The scrum master will lead a team that ensures self-organisation and the ability to make changes quickly. The role will ensure that agile principles and concept are adhered to ensure effective preparation of the product backlog, sprint backlog and burn down charts.
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Job DescriptionDelivery
Ensuring SCRUM artefacts are maintained and updated
Ensuring that sprints are running smoothly and corrective actions taken wherever appropriate
Effectively communicate to project manager/delivery manager about the progress as well as blockages in the on-going sprints
Ensuring all change governance and standards are adhered to
Ensuring code quality is maintained
Developing plans to ensure delivery of teams work
Transition to Agile
Understand current development/delivery model and guide teams to adapt agile strategy
Apply best practices to implement and/or resolve adoption issues
Satisfactory resolution of issues raised during transition
Support Project/Delivery Manager in planning and transition of releases
Providing expert guidance and assistance to colleagues for successful transition
Leading Others And Business Skills
Responsibility for supervising, co-ordinating, participating in, and accountable for sprints of teams located at different geographic locations
Making effective use of resources during the sprint to ensure that business objectives are met and deliverables achieved to agreed time, cost and quality
Familiar with the details of at least one business area and has experience of liasing with peers in that area
Is respected and consulted by business area peers and seen as a point of contact within the team
Is able to teach and coach team members to deeper understanding of Agile
Delivery Capability
Ability to maintain a dialogue in difficult situations
Ability to coach team members and product owners in the adoption of Agile
Experience in maintaining and supporting multiple sprints
Knowledge of major functions and features of workflow analysis tools
Resolves major problems and fluently applies escalation and notification procedures for incidents
Application Management
Understands how service support applies to own technical function:
Has experience of incident & problem management disciplines
Has experience of maintaining configuration items, raising changes and planning releases
Has good operational knowledge of the service desk and incident systems
Has experience in developing and maintaining technical reference documents
Familiar with technical documentation standards, guidelines and best practices
Working knowledge of scripting/utility tool component, features and facilities
Stakeholder Management
Can effectively manage and develop relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
Uses stakeholder management strategy effectively and knows how to navigate the organisation
The ability to facilitate and negotiate with multiple parties to bring about agreement and resolution, even when position is not initially shared by others
Clearly and effectively communicates difficult or complex ideas clearly to stakeholders, peers and subordinates
Adapts style to contribute and enhance teams performance by working effectively with people across a wide range of disciplines and levels, both internal and external
Education And Experience Required
Must have 5 years of experience as Scrum Master
Knowledge or experience of other methodologies like RUP, Kanban etc.
Excellent communication skills in English in written and spoken form
At least 5 years experience working in an agile environment