SAFe Certified Scrum Master

Kelly IT is hiring a SAFe Certified Scrum Master for a 6+ month project on a fully remote basis. For consideration, please email your updated resume to the recruiter at and reference Job ID 3557749SAFe Certified Scrum Master 100% Remote - CST/EST Preferred Rate: DOE ($63 - $67/hr on W2 only - No C2C) Duration: 6+ monthsJOB SUMMARY

• Consistently demonstrates intermediate qualities of a servant leader and enables teams to deliver via effective
• Lean-Agile practices.
• Coordinates with internal and external teams to resolve dependencies, identify and eliminate impediments, and facilitate flow.
• Places focus on continually improving team dynamics and performance while assisting the team in managing interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and exploit opportunities for team growth.
• Provides ongoing coaching and of Lean-Agile Principles and ensure teams maintain a Lean-Agile Mindset.

• Acts as a servant leader for multiple teams and their stakeholders.
• Aids the team and Product Owner in efforts to manage and sequence the backlog.
• Leads moderately complex teams with work involving routine external team impact or dependencies and may have multiple system integration points.
• Eliminates impediments and resolves issues with occasional support from Release Train Engineer or other resources.
• Resolves and manages dependencies with occasional guidance from Release Train Engineer or other resources.
• Assists in building a high-performing team and foster relentless improvement at the Team level while improving team performance in areas of quality, predictability, flow and velocity.
• Identifies SAFe anti-patterns and resolves with occasional support and applies SAFe principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching for team.
• Utilizes intermediate coaching capabilities to influence teams and help coach on practices and procedures, soft-skills and Lean Agile mind-set.
• With occasional support from RTE and other resources guides teams through the decision making process and teaches techniques on how to problem solve, improve communication, self-manage and self-organize.
• With occasional support from RTE and other resources, supports a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised.
• Helps manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges and opportunities for growth within the team.
• Applies SAFe principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching for a single team.
• Mentors and guides junior level scrum masters on SAFe principles and manifesto. Organizes and leads a Community of Practice.
• Independently participates, facilitates and manages the outputs of all agile ceremonies including daily Stand Up meetings, Sprint review, sprint retrospective, sprint planning, backlog refinement sessions, prepare for Program
• Increment Planning Sessions. Participates in the Scrum Master Communities of Practice, Scrum Mastery Sync
• Sessions and Agile Release Train Sync Sessions. Mentors and guides junior level scrum masters through Agile ceremonies.
• Demonstrates ongoing thirst for knowledge and a desire for continuous improvement by creating an environment for continuous learning and pursue everything Agile (e.g. visit user groups, attend conferences, read books, write blogs, etc.).
• Continuously works with the Scrum Master Community of Practice to ensure standard procedures are in place and ultimately improve the organizations' product delivery capability.
• Seeks advice and works occasionally with the Release Train Engineer to establish best practices and resolve challenging issues, risks, conflicts or impediments.
• Demonstrate beginner to intermediate experience with Behavior Driven Development and Test Driven Development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• SAFe Certified Scrum Master certification required.
• SAFe Certified Practitioner or Agilist preferred.

• 1-3 years in an Agile environment or 4+ years of experience in a project environment required.
• Minimum 2 years experience in Scrum Master role or 1 year in Scrum Master Level I or 4+ years experience in servant leader role required.

• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents. Cultivates a culture of trust, promotes decentralized decision making and advance the development of self-organizing teams.
• Instills commitment to organizational goals. Focuses on improving team dynamics and performance. Helps teams manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and overcome opportunities for team growth.
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback.
• Provides ongoing coaching and of the Lean-Agile Principles and ensures teams maintain a Lean-Agile Mindset.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Develops and delivers effective presentations.
• Performs work independently with minimal supervision.
• Takes initiative and is a self starter.