gile Master (Contract) - Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation - iS01612

Our client requires the services of an Agile Master

POSITION: Contract until December 2022 (possible renewals)

COMMENCEMENT: As soon as possible

ROLE

• Provides active and regular mentorship to other Agile Masters
• Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level
• Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level
• Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs through active leadership
• Guides the team and organisation on the use and application of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices
• Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes
• Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations
• Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the team’s Agile way of working. This includes facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects
• Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency. Demonstrates the status / performance of the team as key element
• Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes and product backlog management
• Assists with project- and team coordination tasks when required

REQUIREMENTS

• 8-10 years’ experience in more than one Agile Team
• At least 5 years’ experience in the IT / Software DevOps industry is essential
• IT / Business Degree
• Project Management qualification (Advantageous)
• Professional membership to international Agile Body
• Open to SA citizens / permanent residents
• Willing and able to travel internationally

At least two of the following:

• Professional Scrum Master III™
• Certified Scrum Professional - Scrum Master® (scrumailliance.org)
• Certified SAFe® Program Consultant (scaledagile.com)
• Certified SAFe® Agilisit (scaledagile.com)
• Scale Professional Scrum™ (scrum.org)
• Certified SAFe Release Train engineer (scaledagile.com)

Technical / Functional Requirements

• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies
• Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g. numerous Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc)
• Excellent knowledge and experience in applying Agile scaled models (e.g. SAFe, Nexus, LeSS)
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket)