Scrum Master - REMOTE

Project Description:

Applications are invited for the position of Scrum Master working for the one of Luxoft clients as part of a telecom test solution engineering team.

The successful candidate will work as a key member of the a telecom test solution Engineering team. We are working on a fully virtualized (on multiple hypervisors), highly scalable application for testing multi-service IP networks. It determines the key quality and performance limitations associated with the deployment of next generation voice, video and data applications and helps the world's largest companies develop and deploy associated services with confidence.

The role will suit experienced Scrum Masters willing to help a distributed engineering team in its quest to work effectively and efficiently in an Agile environment. The ideal candidate should truly believe in the Agile principles and be able to leverage them to allow the team deliver product improvements in an organized and practical fashion

Responsibilities:

Serve the Engineering Team through all aspects of SCRUM in their goal to deliver value to customers by meeting stakeholder expectations

Facilitate all SCRUM ceremonies e.g. Stand-Ups, Refinements, Reviews, Planning and Retrospectives

Coach team members to optimize their understanding and use of Agile and Agile principles and ensure they are followed

Propose and champion process improvements that are beneficial to the engineering team and/or other stakeholders

Be an effective problem solver to remove impediments and guide the team on how to remove impediments

Support and partner with the Product Owner, especially with respect to refinement and maintaining the product backlog

Ensure team members can highlight, discuss and address issues in a safe and trusting environment with an emphasis on collaboration and problem solving

Provide reports and KPI radiators to facilitate the understanding of the team's progress, areas of pain, delivery velocity and overall level of SCRUM maturity

Mandatory Skills Description:

BSc in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

At least 3 years of experience in a SCRUM Master role

Practical experience working with distributed SCRUM teams

5+ years of Project or team leadership in a software development organisation with strong stakeholder management skills, highly preferable to have been in a sw development role

3+ years either networking or telecom domain experience ; ability to understand the technical implementation and architecture of the different components of our product

Excellent communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and mentoring skills

Servant / leader mindset is critical

Experience of JIRA and Confluence

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

Agile Certification is desirable

* Professional Scrum Master level 1 (PSM I)

* Scrum Master Accredited Certification