Memphis, Tennessee
Scrum Master Job Opening in Memphis, Tennessee - Job Title: Scrum Master
Location: Memphis, TN Duration: Long-term Contract
Must have outstanding communication skills and come from a development background
In with ServiceMaster ? starts immediately
Scrum Master
Job Duties: ServiceMaster is transforming its IT software development methodology to Agile/Scrum. The candidate must be an experienced Agile ?Scrum Master? with the ability to guide a self-organized technical team towards completion of the business (product owner) objectives. Working in time boxes, the Scrum Master must ensure the team is focused on building the right capabilities and coaches the team in Agile/Scrum/Kanban best practices.
ServiceMaster is also now leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to organize a group of Agile teams who are all working on separate, but related, functionality for the business. The Scrum Master preferably has experience with SAFe and ensures their team will be able to integrate with the other teams? software at the end of the project, if applicable.
ServiceMaster uses Alsatian?s Jira software to manage Agile teams? delivery. Scrum Master will be responsible for entering team work items into Jira, monitoring progress against goals in Jira, and producing reports for management review.
The candidate may also be asked to work in a more traditional ?Project Manager? role, depending on business needs. In that function, candidate will provide management and strategic direction to the project team and share responsibility (with Business Partner) for the project development, budget and schedule. Create, monitor, and update a detailed project plan. Establish work plan for each phase of project. Establish goals, negotiate project commitments and develop project plans. Coordinate development and gain approval of the business and technical requirements documents and project scope definition. Coordinate the formulation and definition of technical scope and objectives in collaboration with technical subject matter experts. Engage proper company resources for engagement with contractors, suppliers, customers, departments, and other parties as required. Direct and coordinate activities of PM project personnel, including outsourced or offshore staff, to ensure projects progress on schedule and within budget; as needed.
Notes:
2-3 years Agile experience required/ 5+ years highly desired
Project management experience desired
Candidate will be using Jira
Automated testing tools experience preferred
Experience working in Dev Ops Environments preferred
BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIRED
No H1 candidates
This position will be onsite, candidate cannot work remote
Manager will consider candidate that needs to relocate, but no relocation fee is available at this time
Certified Scrum Master preferred
M-F 8-5
Manager will plan to do phone interviews first
Job Type: Contract
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