Summary: The role of Scrum Master involves leading Agile practices within a project based in Knutsford, UK, requiring a strong technical background in JAVA and APIs. The Scrum Master will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, manage the change backlog, and collaborate with the BFA team to achieve project goals. The position demands a certified professional with extensive experience in Agile environments and a thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. The role also includes providing status updates and managing technical risks and dependencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitation of all Scrum Ceremonies, including daily scrum calls and backlog prioritisation.
• Providing clear and structured status updates to various stakeholders and consumers.
• Liaising with Project Managers or Product Owners to keep them updated on progress against milestones, risks, issues, and budget control.
• Inputting to the technical development approach of a project, balancing cost, time, quality, and risk.
• Assisting in the identification, management, and resolution of technical Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAIDs).

Key Skills:

• Certified Scrum Master with 5-7 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager.
• 5-7 years of experience in an Agile Development Environment.
• Thorough understanding of the full end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong skills in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Hands-on technical experience in software and solution design across distributed and integrated architectures.
• Experience in Financial Services.
• Familiarity with Agile Software development methodologies and leading-edge tools and techniques within IT.
• Technical knowledge of Java, J2EE Frameworks, databases, web services, API development, application servers, cloud deployments, and version control software.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Knutsford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT