Scrum Master

Job Position: Scrum Master

Job Location; NYC, NY

Job Duration: Contract

UST is looking to hire experienced Scrum Masters for a long-term engagement Responsibilities include:

• Transform teams onto the Agile way of organizing and working from traditional waterfall using Agile values and principles

• Instil the Agile mindset by continuous team and individual level Agile coaching

• Enable the assigned squad(s) by eliminating blockers, optimizing operations, facilitating ceremonies, etc.

• Coach squad members on their role and the Agile way of working

• Work with fellow Scrum Masters to share information and facilitate continuous improvement

• Facilitate all relevant Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, backlog refinement sessions, etc.)

• Leverage knowledge of the support environment and function to support the squad with prioritization and managing of blockers/issues, escalation and solving on issues relating to the business Must Have (skills)

• Expert level Scrum servant leader

• Mastering Iterative Delivery (Program Increment Planning & CICD)

• Mastering Requirements & Design Collaboration (Design Thinking, Process Modeling)
• Mastering Throughput - Kanban Qualifications and Skills Required:

Preferred:

Large scale Agile adoption experience

• Preferred: Financial sector experience

• Preferred: Support ServicesExperience

• X+ years of working in a mature Agile environment

• Extensive expertise of Agile and associated methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban)

• Expertise in Agile tooling, especially JIRA

• As-needed coaching based on Agile values and principles

• Experience with virtual collaboration and related techniques

• Prowess in creation and analytics of Agile reporting for both, squad improvement and management updates

• Experience working in a support organization (preferred)

• Highly motivated individual - Self Starter who possesses the ability to work in both an individual and team-based setting.

• Be able to operate in a demanding and dynamic environment

• Highly knowledgeable in MS Office suite of applications.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Motivated to work and learn in a complex, fast-paced environment

• Strong organization skills and attention to detail

• Experience in Agile and Waterfall methods in various stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for a successful delivery.
• Experience as a Scrum Master to achieve a healthy deliverable through Agile values and principles.

• Experience in handling Sprints for successful business delivery and Facilitates Sprint events as needed.

• Experience in project planning, deliverables plan, resource

• Ability to work and deal with ambiguity and define approaches to bring issues to resolution o experienced business analyst from financial domain o well versed with the Scum techniques and Agile o experience on compliance and AML preferably Actimize