Agile Scrum Master

Position: Agile Scrum Master Duration: 6 months with Extension Possible Location: Carson City, NV (Hybrid Position) Job Description: Responsibilities and Duties: The Agile Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide, by helping everyone understand Scrum theory and practice, both within the Scrum Team and the organization. The position is accountable for the Scrum Team's effectiveness. This is accomplished by enabling the Scrum Team to improve its practices, within the Scrum framework. The Agile Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team in several ways, including:

• Coaching the team members in self-management and cross-functionality; and
• Helping the Scrum Team focus on creating high-value increments that meet the Definition of Done; and
• Causing the removal of impediments to the Scrum Team's progress; and,
• Ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.

• Helping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management; and
• Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog Items; and
• Helping establish empirical product planning for a complex environment; and
• Facilitating stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed.

• Leading, training, and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption; and
• Planning and advising Scrum implementations within the organization; and
• Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact an empirical approach for complex work; and
• Removing barriers between stakeholders and Scrum Teams.

• A background investigation will be required.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience leading teams using Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
• A minimum of 2 years of professional Scrum Master experience and a Scrum Master certification (CSM, A-CSM or CSP-SM) through the Scrum Alliance.
• Skilled at serving, managing & collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• The ability to inspire others and keep teammates focused on outcomes.
• Proactively identifies impediments and appropriately resolves using network of peers and formal channels, including escalation if required.
• Effective communication skills, with positive attitude and eternally optimistic in challenging situations.
• Ability to assure Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls
• Enthusiastic and eternally optimistic in trying/challenging times.
• Strong con ict resolution skills with the ability to facilitate discussion and alternatives, or different approaches especially with differing personalities.
• Must be willing to mentor and train team members, product owners and others in the organization in Scrum theory.
• Collaboration and facilitation skills, with the ability to plan, execute and follow-up on meetings and issues at the team level.
• Bring disclosure and transparency to the organization and grow organizational trust.
• Facilitate story / epic level backlog refinement and prioritization and provide monitoring and status tracking support for cross-team initiatives.
• Ensure impediments are visible and tracked through to resolution, escalating when necessary.
• Utilizes team feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and works with team to continuously improve.
• Experience with delivering solutions in large scale enterprise environments a plus, but not necessary.

• A copy of your Scrum Alliance certification.
• A short paragraph describing your most successful experience using Scrum. (Use the Recruiter Notes section in the Nevada Cover sheet)
• Three professional references on the Nevada Cover Sheet