Scrum Master (Seattle) Job at Insight Global, Seattle, WA

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  • Insight Global
  • Seattle, WA

Job Description

Location : Hybrid in Seattle, WA (3 days onsite)

Duration : 18-month contract, possible extensions

Pay Rate: $50.00-58.33/hr, depending on experience

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs Scrum Master duties for 2 to 3 scrum teams.

Coordinate sprints and the associated scrum ceremonies (daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint review/demo and retrospectives).

Coaches the team in scrum framework and in self-management and cross-functionality.

Facilitates internal communication and effective collaboration utilizing JIRA, Confluence and MS Teams.

Works with product owners and business analysts to ensure the backlog is in a perpetual ready state and prioritized to cover 2 to 3 sprints of work.

Removes impediments to the Scrum Teams progress and escalates issues and risks to the Program Manager, Product Owner, and Technology Manager.

Ensures deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.

Maintains key metrics and monitors the teams performance for each sprint.

Creates and delivers workstream reports for business and Tech stakeholders.

Supports the product owner with the quarterly planning process.

Acts as Scrum evangelist and mentor, ensuring that the Scrum principles are properly and consistently practiced by the teams. Guides the teams to higher scrum maturity.

Manages conflict resolution within the teams.

Support development and maintenance of relevant process documentation.

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience:

Strong experience working in an Agile environment and performing the Scrum Master role (3 to 5 years)

Ability to coach multiple teams in scrum framework, self-management, and cross-functionality (3 to 5 years)

Strong knowledge of JIRA and Confluence (3 to 5 years)

Qualifications, Skills, Experience and Personal Requirements:

Bachelors degree in IT, Project Management, or related discipline.

Ability to understand and navigate complex processes.

Familiarity with project management processes and tools.

Strong experience working in an Agile environment.

Excellent knowledge of the scrum framework and artifacts with the ability to effectively apply them to maintain high performance teams.

Ability to coordinate people and projects across 2 to 3 scrum teams concurrently.

Experience with JIRA and Confluence software is required.

Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities

Strong analytical, problem solving and root cause identification skills.

Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal.

Excellent listening and facilitation skills; the ability to sense organizational vibrations.

Coaching and mentoring skills, especially influencing others to move toward a common goal or vision.

Entrepreneurship and resourcefulness an initiative-taker.

Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement.

Must be a collaborator and able to work with and through others.

Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law .

Job Tags

Contract work, Part time,

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