REMOTE - Scrum Master (CSM)/AGILE Coach $53.00
Posted 5 days ago by Calance
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Remote or Lincoln, Nebraska
Summary: The role of Scrum Master (CSM)/Agile Coach involves coaching and guiding agile teams in a fully remote environment. The position requires facilitating Scrum ceremonies, mentoring teams, and ensuring adherence to agile practices while removing impediments to delivery. The ideal candidate will possess a Scrum Master certification and have proven experience in agile methodologies. This is a contract position lasting over six months with specific working hours from 8 AM to 5 PM CST, Monday to Friday.
Key Responsibilities:
- Guide and support Agile teams by facilitating Scrum ceremonies and team-level PI planning activities.
- Act as a servant leader to build and cultivate high-performing teams in a safe environment of trust and transparency.
- Coach teams toward higher levels of maturity, predictability, and self-organization.
- Ensure healthy backlogs, clear priorities, and well-understood work.
- Support and coach the team in cultivating a refined, ready backlog and writing clear, concise testable acceptance criteria.
- Ensure teams deliver work in alignment with sprint goals and release timelines.
- Remove impediments or roadblocks affecting the team's ability to deliver.
- Partner with leadership to resolve dependencies and constraints.
- Leverage data to develop and report key metrics to inform decisions and improvements.
- Advocate for continuous improvement using metrics and data-driven insights.
- Coach team members on Agile principles, practices, and frameworks.
- Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous learning.
- Organize and conduct training sessions to enhance team members' skills in Agile methodologies.
- Utilize tools such as Jira to measure and analyze key Agile metrics for continuous team improvement.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process improvements and Agile best practices.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between teams and individuals, promoting a positive and productive work environment.
Key Skills:
- SCM - Scrum Master Certification (REQUIRED).
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach for software development teams.
- Experience with Agile project management tools and software development methodologies.
- Working knowledge of other agile frameworks (e.g., Kanban, Lean) is a plus.
- Strong facilitation and leadership skills, fostering collaboration and effective working relationships.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to adapt and be flexible in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Experience using Jira to measure and analyze key Agile metrics.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
Salary (Rate): £53.00 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
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** We will NOT accept 3rd Party (C2C) Contractors **
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JOB DETAILS:
Position:Scrum Master (CSM)/AGILE Coach
JOB REF#:44465 - 65608
Duration:6+ Months (Contract)
Location:REMOTE
Pay Rate:$53.00 (W2 only) or $59.00 (INCORPORATED), (Not accepting 1099 or C2C)
This role is 100% REMOTE / Hours: MON-FRI 8AM - 5PM (CST)
Hours: MON-FRI 8AM - 5PM (CST)
Scrum Master to coach, oversee, and guide agile (Scrum/Kanban) teams. They will ensure the development teams follow appropriate agile framework values and agile practices (Scrum or Kanban), mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Guide and support Agile teams by facilitating Scrum ceremonies, and team level PI planning activities
- Servant Leader building and cultivating high-performing teams by creating a safe environment of trust and transparency.
- Coach teams toward higher levels of maturity, predictability, and self organization.
- Ensure healthy backlogs, clear priorities, and well understood work.
- Support & coach the team in cultivating a refined, ready backlog and writing clear, concise testable acceptance criteria.
- Ensure teams are delivering work in alignment with sprint goals and release timelines.
- Remove any impediments or roadblocks that may affect the team's ability to deliver.
- Partner with leadership to resolve dependencies and constraints.
- Leverage data to develop and report key metrics to inform decisions and improvements.
- Advocate for continuous improvement, using metrics and data driven insights
- Coach team members on Agile principles, practices, and frameworks.
- Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous learning.
- Organize and conduct training sessions to enhance team members skills in Agile methodologies
- Utilize tools such as Jira to measure and analyze key Agile metrics to drive continuous team improvement
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process improvements and Agile best practices.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between teams and individuals, promoting a positive and productive work environment.
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- SCM - Scrum Master Certification (REQUIRED)
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach for software development teams
- Experience with Agile project management tools and software development methodologies
- Working knowledge of other agile frameworks (e.g., Kanban, Lean) and their application is a plus
- Strong facilitation and leadership skills, with the ability to foster collaboration and build effective working relationships.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to adapt and be flexible in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Experience using Jira to measure and analyze key Agile metrics
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
DESIRED SKILLS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field (preferred)
- Working knowledge of the federal and state health and human services program landscape, including familiarity with one or more of the following: Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child welfare, or behavioral health programs.
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Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:
- EPO/PPO Medical Plans
- HMO/PPO Dental programs
- Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
- 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
- Paid Bi-Weekly/Direct Deposit
- Flex Spending Plan
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD or LTD plans