JOB TITLE: Scrum Master

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

• Guide and Mentor multiple teams and organization using Agile/Scrum best practices, methodologies and values.
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the teams and organization and coaching the teams to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the teams and organization.
• Remove impediments or guide a team to remove impediments.
• Facilitate completion of work assignments, assigning, or dictating work assignments.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, team building and conflict resolution.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information; supporting product owners and project leadership to maximize return on investment (ROI) and meet the organization's objectives.
• Support and educating the Product Owner and teams, to include, but not limited to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Engage in agile delivery utilizing best agile methodology (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, etc).
• Provide support to teams using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example.
• Facilitate all necessary team meetings in accordance with Scrum ceremonies.
• Participates in all design sessions.
• Performs or directs the performance of special tasks as assigned.

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

• Five (5) years experience in the Scrum Master role
• Scrum Master certification (include copy of certificate with resume)

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

• Identifying and building Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure program performance
• Experience with JIRA and/or Azure DevOps
• Creating and maintaining product timelines, status reports, communication plans, and other product management related documentation

Work Location

• The primary work location will be: On-Site Facility - Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802