Scrum Master -Warren NJ

Scrum Master
Warren NJ – (3 days office)
Contract

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor currently
Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in reinsurance is advantageous.
• 8-10 years of experience as a Scrum Master leading data engineering requirements utilizing Scrum principles and practices.
• Hands-on experience using JIRA to set up Agile boards, manage the product backlog, create Sprint boards, track daily progress, generate JIRA dashboards, and apply JQL for reporting.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, Sprint planning, Sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Conduct product backlog grooming sessions and guide the Product Owner and team in estimating and prioritizing user stories.
• Report Agile metrics like velocity, Sprint completion, and defect churn to key stakeholders.
• Assist ART leads and RTE in drafting PI plans, driving pre-planning iterations, facilitating PI planning events, and reviewing the final PI plan.
• Monitor PI iterations and encourage the team to focus on delivering PI objectives. Communicate and collaborate with ART and RTE to highlight key impediments.
• Facilitate production deployment and track release cadence, including warranty support.
• Continuously seek feedback and motivate the team to enhance performance by fostering agile principles and practices.
• Promote CI/CD and automation, focusing on the quality of deliverables, facilitating SoS to collaborate with other teams, and encouraging the adoption of automation.
• Evaluate team skills and strive to enhance capabilities by proposing skill improvement plans.
• Able to conduct business workshops and document business requirements, both functional and non-functional.
• Collaborate with technical leads and architects to drive and document technical decisions and guide adherence to the technology roadmap.
• Possesses strong acumen and understanding of cloud-based data engineering architecture and landscape.