Scrum Master

*Remote Contract Opportunity*

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Scrum Master position! This is a 12+ month contract opportunity based in Buffalo, NY. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services.

What You'll Be Doing:

Provide servant-leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional agile teams using Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP) frameworks.

Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, information radiators, etc., to help create high performing teams.

Encourage a continuous improvement culture through transparency, collaboration, and retrospectives.

Facilitate team-level agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Help teams visualize and radiate workflow information to maintain transparency with stakeholders.

Address blocking issues beyond team authority to maintain focus on goals.

Collaborate with other Agile Leaders to optimize Agile practices across the organization.

Mentor less experienced Scrum Masters and foster agile best practices.

Promote learning opportunities such as communities of practice, conferences, and training events.

Understand and adhere to company risk and regulatory standards, identifying issues for escalation.

Maintain internal controls to mitigate risk.

What You'll Need to Have:

Experience using Agile in a business environment.

Advanced skills in Jira and Target Process.

Advanced skills in reporting and capacity planning.

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years experience as a member of an Agile team, including a minimum of 2 years as a Scrum Master; or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years higher education and/or work experience with similar Agile experience.

Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.

Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.

Experience developing/managing digital capabilities.

Understanding of Design Thinking principles.

Prior experience leading through influence.

Pay Range: $48-$63/hr +

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