Scrum Master

Kforce has a client in Miramar, FL that is seeking a Scrum Master who will oversee and guide agile Scrum and Kanban teams. Responsibilities include ensuring that development teams follow scrum framework values and agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments. The Scrum Master should have a firm grasp of agile practices and the ability to effectively manage and mentor development teams, and excellent interpersonal, project management, and problem-solving skills. Responsibilities:

• Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions
• Training, mentoring, and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices
• Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items
• Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes
• Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements
• Planning and organizing demos and product/system testing
• Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for the scrum team
• Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials
• Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders

• A 4-year college degree in Information Systems, Computer science or a related academic area or equivalent experience is required
• Certified Scrum Master
• 3 to 5 years of prior experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, computer science or a related academic area or equivalent experience
• Certified Scrum Master
• 5 to 8 years of prior experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role

• Master's degree in Information Systems, computer science or a related academic area or equivalent experience
• Certified Scrum Master
• 8 to 10 years of prior experience as a security engineer or in a related position
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions
• Leadership and management experience
• Excellent people and project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills