Scrum Master II
hace 13 días
Buffalo
Job Description Overview Are you ready to join a growing team? CTG is seeking to fill a Scrum Master II opening for our client. Location: Remote (Onsite preferred in Buffalo, NY) Duration: 8 months Overview: The Scrum Master II provides servant leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional Agile teams, ensuring effective application of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). This role focuses on fostering a culture of continuous improvement, enabling team self-organization, and driving collaboration and transparency across teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings a strong Scrum foundation complemented by project management experience and deep expertise in Jira to support Agile delivery and reporting. Primary Responsibilities: • Apply a broad range of Agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, continuous integration, pairing, and information radiators to build high-performing teams, • Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, • Promote a continuous improvement culture through transparency, collaboration, and regular team retrospectives, • Coach and educate teams on Agile principles, practices, and mindset to foster self-organization and cross-functionality, • Maintain and optimize Agile tools (especially Jira) to ensure visibility, reporting accuracy, and workflow efficiency, • Remove impediments and escalate blockers beyond team authority to keep teams focused on delivery goals, • Partner with other Agile leaders to enhance Agile maturity and consistency across the organization, • Develop and deliver team-level coaching materials and best practices, • Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced Scrum Masters, • Facilitate knowledge sharing through communities of practice, training sessions, and learning opportunities, • Ensure adherence to organizational risk, regulatory, and compliance standards, • Support internal controls, audits, and risk mitigation activities as required, • Promote a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative team environment, • Support multiple Agile teams simultaneously across complex initiatives, • Act as a servant leader and Agile coach, influencing team performance without direct authority, • Drive Agile adoption, process improvement, and delivery excellence across teams, • Collaborate with product owners, stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure alignment and transparency, • No direct supervisory responsibility, • Leads through influence, accountability, and ownership within an Agile environment, • In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years of higher education and/or relevant work experience, including at least 4 years on Agile teams and 2 years as a Scrum Master, • Strong hands-on experience with Agile tools, particularly Jira, • Background in Project Management in addition to Scrum Master experience, • Experience in multiple technology roles (e.g., project manager, business analyst, developer, QA/testing, UX, deployment), • Proven ability to foster team self-organization and continuous improvement, • Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices, • Experience supporting digital product development initiatives, • Familiarity with Design Thinking principles, • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role. To Apply: To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. For additional information, please contact Nyasia Rooks at . Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you! The expected base salary for this position ranges from $43.06 - $71.76/hour. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. In addition to salary, a competitive benefit package is also offered.