Scrum Master, Johannesburg

Duties are subject but not limited to:

• Manage relevant project's scope and timeline
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Be the point of contact for external communications
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own' the product and enjoy working on it

Requirements:

Excellent knowledge of the scrum framework

The ability to coordinate people and projects

• At least 2 years experience in a scrum master role
• Must have experience in the Banking industry
• Familiarity with software development
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field
• Scrum master certification is a plus

Applications can be done on the system or via email to

If you have not heard back from us within two weeks, please take your application as unsuccessful.

The recruitment for this position is done in accordance with BBEEE requirement

Please note this is for a 12 month contract.