Scrum Master- Assistant Manager- Hyderabad

About this role

• In this interesting and diverse role, you’ll be working with a team to complete development that enhances the client-user identity and access management solution and as well as other next generation IAM solutions
• Participate in projects and initiatives working with IAM team members, architectural, development and engineering teams, service owners, and business stakeholders to provide enterprise IAM solutions that are scalable and adaptable with the ever-changing business needs and industry demands.
• The Scrum Master is the coach, protector and facilitator helping development and delivery teams and Product Owners to increase the flow of value to the business.
• Facilitate and champion the agile software development process to foster a culture of continuous improvement by coaching and mentoring development team members, identifying and eliminating impediments, and promoting the use of standards and best practices. Ensure smooth operation of agile processes and activities, and is responsible for leading daily stand-ups, backlog prioritization meetings, and retrospectives.
• Provide the team with effective collaboration, facilitation, and coaching skills.
• Protect the team from churn by helping to identify and resolve bottlenecks and lowering overall defect density, while promoting more frequent deployments.
  
  

• 3-5 years of advanced knowledge/experience with the following:
• Organize and facilitate agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, and product backlog refinement sessions.
• Ensure that all meetings are positive, productive, stay on topic, and are kept within the timebox.
• Collaborate closely with the product owner to manage the backlog.
• Effectively manage user story estimation and forecasting.
• Champion and facilitate adoption of agile standards, tools, and best practices.
• Coach team on established IT and corporate standards (e.g., security, quality, and architecture) to minimize operational and reputational risk.
• Proactively identify and resolve impediments to team progress.
• Communicate with leaders across the organization to ensure transparency into delivery progress, challenges, and risks.
• Utilize team feedback and metrics (e.g., quality, delivery, cadence, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and work with team to continuously improve.
• Coach the team to improve collaboration and self-management, promoting healthy interactions both within the team and with external stakeholders.
• Represent the team at broader planning and coordination sessions (e.g., Scrum of Scrums).
• Support the team in using agile planning and development tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Rally).
• Experiment with new practices and frameworks to improve team outcomes.
• Actively participate in learning opportunities such as communities of practice or conferences to improve skills and better support the team.
• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization.
  
  

• Deep knowledge of agile practices, frameworks, and techniques.
• Excellent people and project management skills.
• Coaching skills and ability to motivate teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with agile planning and development tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, IRA, Confluence, Rally).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing.
  
  

• Agile, scrum, or project management certification preferred (e.g. CSM, CSP, PMP, SAFe).
• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
• Prior Big 4 experience