Scrum Master (Senior)

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Position

Scrum Master (Senior)

Education

Bachelor/Master

Location

Eindhoven area

Startdate

a.s.a.p.

Contract

12 months from start (extend possible)

Weekly hours

40

Closing date

14-10-2020

Job Mission:
In the Engineering IT Software department we provide the development environment for large groups of software developers (>2000). Next to continuous enhancement of the existing environment we are implementing a new set of state-of-the-art off-the-shelf tools (e.g. source control management, software build and pipeline management, artifact storage, etc.). We are expanding our teams to be able to deliver both the required enhancements and the new environment. Therefore we are also looking for an experienced scrum master that can play a key role in bringing Scrum to the next level and further integrate the teams in the Agile Release Train.

Job Description:

• Coach the teams in becoming a self-organizing scrum team

• Facilitate the team’s meetings, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, and the daily stand-up

• Track work in progress during daily stand-up and help to identify and remove blockages for developers

• Help the team in improving efficiency (continuous improvement)

• Work together with Product Owner, Chief Product Owner (SAFe Product Manager) and Release Train Engineer, in handling changes in backlog and scope

• Align the team activities with stakeholders

• Balance scope, time and resources with the PO, CPO and RTE.

• As we are growing the teams will be expanded and new teams will be formed. You will play an important role in helping these teams in this dynamic situation to become successful.

Experience:

• At least a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Informatics, or equivalent experience.

• Certified Scrum Master.

• Certified in Scaled Agile Framework.

• At least 5 years’ experience with building self-organizing Scrum teams.

• At least 2 years’ experience in a scaled agile environment (SAFe, LeSS, etc).

• Preferably a technical background or a strong interest in technology.

Personal Skills:

• Strategic thinking, solving today’s problems while keeping in mind a long-term plan.

• Good listening skills, creative thinking.

• Good coaching skills.

• Very good communication & diplomacy skills

• Analytic mindset, able to quickly assess issues and their root causes.