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Technical Scrum Master Apply
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Title: Technical Scrum Master
Duration: 12 Months
Location: St. Paul, MN
Duration: 12 Months
Location: St. Paul, MN
Schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, mornings important for Israel team overlap.
Local candidates only
Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.
Description:
Job Description
- Seeking a motivated and experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile teams in delivering high-quality software for medical products that advance clinical excellence.
- As a member of the software development team you will help take these products to the next level by optimizing cost, improving quality and increasing access.
Essential Responsibilities
- Servant leader who would facilitate scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure adherence to Agile principles and Scrum practices.
- Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, and other stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
- Provide technical leadership to an Agile team of 6 to 8 Software Engineers
- Translate requirements / vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards with continuous backlog refinement
- Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and Agile teams to ensure alignment and technology reuse
- Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities
- Track and report key Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts)
- Coach, mentor and lead the team
- Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables
- Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products
- Communicate effectively both within immediate team and across the program and business leadership team
- Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results
- Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge
- Have familiarity with all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle and methodologies
- Leveraging DFR in Agile software development methodologies to drive reliability and predictability throughout the product development life cycle
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- 4+ years C++ or C#.net in Microsoft Windows development
- 4+ years of Agile software development
- Object Oriented Design Experience
Desired Characteristics
Technology/Process
- Master's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
- Certified Scrum Master
- Global team experience
- Experience in software development in the medical field
- Software development tool experience such as Perforce, Jira, Jenkins
- Understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
Leadership
- Ability to take ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members
- Ensure understanding of issues and present clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results
- Identify misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Make suggestions to course correct
- Continuously measure deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balance different competing objectives
Personal Attributes
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Effective facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit
Role Context
- Role open due to multiple projects; developers need to return to coding.
- Department: Electrophysiology (cardiac mapping, 3D heart modeling).
- Projects: UI updates, performance/cybersecurity, catheter integration.
- Typical day: Daily scrums, backlog management, bug tracking, meetings.
- Success: Predictable project delivery, adherence to sprint plans.
- Challenges: Balance technical skills with Agile experience.
Candidate Profile
- Required: Agile/Scrum experience, computer science/software background.
- Preferred: Regulatory knowledge, medical device experience.
- Certifications: CSM nice-to-have; experience more important.
- Systems: JIRA, Confluence, EP system.
- Traits: Strong communicator, motivator, critical thinker.
- Experience: 5 7 years overall; 3 5 years as Scrum Master.
Additional Insights
- Urgency: High.
- Deal-breaker: Must have Scrum Master experience.
- Team culture: Fast-moving, adaptable, positive morale.
Interview Process
Two rounds: Phone/Teams, then in-person.
Participants: Hiring manager, PM, developers.
Two rounds: Phone/Teams, then in-person.
Participants: Hiring manager, PM, developers.
About us:
DivIHN, the 'IT Asset Performance Services' organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration.
DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer. DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.
