P3 – Scrum Master – Mississauga

Do you have extensive experience working as a Scrum Master? If so, this is a great opportunity for you!

Our client is looking for a Scrum Master for a 6 months contract in Mississauga. This position is working in a hybrid remote mode.

High potential for contract extension

Rotational shifts: Monday to Friday

Advantages

• Hybrid remote work
• Start date is ASAP
• Competitive pay rate
• Contract extension
• Opportunity to work with in a friendly and mature team

Responsibilities
As a Scrum Master, your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Reporting to the Senior Manager in Network Charging
• Facilitating daily stand-ups, planning, grooming, reviews, retrospectives, scrum of scrums
• Helping the team to stay focused (e.g. by acting as a buffer between external, distractions and the team)
• Helping the team to maintain their scrum tools (Story board, Action board, charts, backlogs etc.)
• Measuring & tracking velocity & team true capacity
• Assessing team process health & overall process health
• Ensuring all dependencies are being met during each iteration
• Developing and nurturing team dynamics
• Helping the team to make decisions
• Fostering the team´s self-organization
• Helping the team to continuously improve
• Reflecting issues to the team through observation from outside of the team
• Asking open questions and giving feedback to the team
• Exchanging knowledge with other Scrum Masters in the organization
• Keeping in touch with every stakeholder regularly
• Sharing insights throughout the team
• Facilitating getting the work done, support the team to remove roadblock
• Facilitating discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution
• Coaching and mentoring team members and providing constructive performance feedback
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised

Qualifications

• Certification in Scrum Master and Agile practices and theory
• 1-3 years previous experience as a Scrum Master role or related field
• University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Business
• Strong leadership and Negotiation skills
• Experience in consulting, leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution,
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to work in a fluid team environment
• Extensive experience in managing project delivery involving multi-tiered systems integration.
• Ability to gain management support and work effectively at all levels across the organization
• Ability to handle ambiguity and rapid change
• Superior problem solving skills and ability to coach team members through problem solving
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills
• Knowledge of the various software development life cycle methodologies (Agile, Incremental and Iterative, Scrum-ban, Lean).
• Knowledge and/or experience with continuous integration, continuous testing, pairing, automated testing, agile games
• Applicable knowledge of the IT/network technologies
• Excellent ability in facilitation, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

Nice to Haves:

• Previous experience as a team lead is an asset
• Wireless Networking experience is a plus
• Telecommunications experience is an added advantage
• Kanban
• SAFe

Summary
Interested in the Scrum Master role in Mississauga? Apply online today!
Candidates moving towards the next step of the recruitment process will be contacted.

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