Scrum Master

VARITE is looking for a qualified “Scrum Master” in San Francisco, CA
 
WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?
Global technology company known for its comprehensive range of software, cloud solutions, and hardware products. The company serves industries ranging from finance and healthcare to telecommunications and retail, providing integrated solutions that help organizations streamline operations, improve efficiency, and scale their businesses.
 
WHAT WE DO?
Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.
 
Job Title: Scrum Master.
Location: Santa Clara, CA/ Redwood City/ Austin, Tx/ Reston, Virginia/ Seattle
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Pay Rate Range: $65/hr. - $73/hr. on W2
 
HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL DO:
 
Key Responsibilities / Duties:
Operations
Job Description:
 
Responsibilities: 
Facilitates and is accountable for leading the team through the agile ceremonies, including:

• Daily scrums
• Sprint demos
• Retrospectives
• Backlog Grooming
• Sprint Planning
• PI Planning
• Guides the team to follow Agile/Scrum practices and daily activities to actively promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each Sprint and Program Increment.
• Coach the team to address any issues with the Agile/scrum process. Instill an "Inspect & Adapt” culture within the team.
• Proactively removes impediments to team agility and guides the team(s) on methods to escalate when needed to prevent challenges from becoming blockers.
• Protects the team from disturbances and conflicting priorities.
• Manages team workload, reaches out to their managers or Product Management when needed to negotiate time.
• Manages dependencies across other Agile teams, working with the other scrum masters and Program Manager/RTE.
• Works closely with the Product Owner, Product Analysts, and Solutions Lead in ensuring sprints are healthy and work is effectively delivered on by the team.
• Owns the Jira project and handles the management of all issues in Jira for the team. Uses metrics in Jira, including burnup/down charts, release burndowns, and team velocity to assess team health and identify improvement opportunities. Uses Jira to track team and team-members' capacity based on tangible metrics.

 
 Requirements:

• 1 years minimum experience as a Scrum Master in an IT or software development setting
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience
• Proficiency using Jira (managing scrum boards and generating metrics)
• Demonstrated ability to coach individuals in a scrum team
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of explaining technical and project related information to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities
• Requires PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent certification

 
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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.