Scrum Master (Data and Analytics)

Company: BCforward
Location: Carmel
Posted on: February 15, 2020

Job Description:

Scrum Master (Data and Analytics)- Contract to Perm roleBCForward is embarking on a transformation to Agile and is seeking an experienced Scrum Master with experience in delivering Data and Analytics solutions, and who will be responsible for introducing and guiding the team(s) and organization to deliver solutions using Agile/Scrum practices and values. The role ensures that teams are appropriately leveraging the Scrum framework where applicable. The Scrum Master acts as a servant leader to the development team, with a focus on removing impediments, and helping the product owner to create a robust product backlog.Responsibilities Support Agile Development Teams Assessing the maturity of teams and helping to guide them towards improved performanceIdentifying impediments (within the team and organizationally) and working in conjunction with key stakeholders to alleviateGuiding the team towards self-organizationBuilding a trusting environment with a focus on a rich relationships and psychological safetySupport new and professional product owners in the development of their backlogMaintain consistent focus on continuous improvement through the use of retrospectives and coachingEnsuring that teams follow industry-standards and best practices for ScrumSupport product owner and development of backlog Help new and established product owners in building out their backlog, using industry-standard tools for user story developmentFacilitate product/project visioning sessions with stakeholdersSupport implementation of Agile on an organizational level as needed Ensure cross-team collaboration, and develop systems to support as neededSupport the sharing and communication of information across the organizationHelp to develop, define, and refine Jira processes to reflect development cycles, and to report metricsSkills/Requirements3 years proven experience in a Scrum Master role, preferably in the insurance or financial services industry, delivering solutions that enable new capabilities in Data and Analytics in the5 years demonstrated knowledge of and experience working in Agile/Scrum practices3 years of experience with Jira or similar toolsAbility to thrive in ambiguity as the organization builds out practicesDemonstrated ability to facilitate and mentor in group and individual settingBachelors of Business Administration degree or relevant work experience can be substitutedImplementation and tuning experience specifically using Amazon Elastic Map Reduce (EMR).Implementing AWS, Azure or GCP services in a variety of distributed computing, enterpriseInterested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 101045 when responding to this ad.IND 123

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