Buffalo, NY Contract Opportunity Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Scrum Master position! This is a 6+ month contract opportunity and will be hybrid in Buffalo, NY. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. What You'll Be Doing:
- Provide servant-leadership and mentorship to one cross-functional agile team using Agile principles and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
- Foster self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Apply Agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, continuous integration, pairing, and information radiators to help create high-performing teams.
- Encourage a culture of continuous improvement through transparency, collaboration, and regular retrospectives.
- Facilitate key Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Address blockers and collaborate with other Agile leaders to enhance Agile effectiveness across the organization.
- Promote learning opportunities such as communities of practice, conferences, and training.
- Ensure compliance with risk and regulatory standards and maintain internal control standards.
What You'll Need to Have:
- Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience as a member of an Agile team, including at least 1 year as a Scrum Master; or, in lieu of a degree, a combined 6+ years of education and/or experience, with at least 2 years on Agile teams and 1 year as a Scrum Master.
- Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.
- Experience developing or managing digital capabilities.
- Understanding of Design Thinking principles.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience leading through influence.
Pay Range: $35-$57+/hr Questions about any of our jobs? Email us at ...@lhtservices.com View all of our open jobs here: jobs.lhtservices.com