Scrum Master - Boston, MA

Scrum Master

Location: Boston, MA Position type: contract Rate: DOE US citizen, Green Card, EAD and TN Visa preferred, no visa sponsorship available for this job and no third party agencies –C2C.

Job Description They need to be a System Analyst who has SQL skills in addition to being a Scrum Master. The Expertise we're looking for:

• Strong understanding of and experience with Agile practices, processes, and artifacts
• Practical and related experiences in leading squads
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), at minimum

The Purpose of Your Role:

• As a Scrum Master, you will work directly in a squad or team to advise and oversee performance against agile values, practices and processes. Working with the squad leader (or product owner), you will support the work of the squad by maintaining the backlog and facilitating agile ceremonies like stand ups, sprint planning and retrospectives. You will monitor team performance through the squad's dashboard and help identify continuous improvement opportunities to help the team work better and smarter.

The Skills You Bring:

• Your ability to influence behavior without having organizational hierarchy
• Your strong change management skills
• Your ability to brainstorm with the team on solutions to address challenges and roadblocks
• Your excellent communication and people-interaction skills
• Your organized and disciplined nature
• Your continuous improvement mindset

The Value You Deliver:

• Encouraging Agile behaviors, reinforcing practices, norms, ceremonies, and supporting the overall Squad performance and effectiveness
• Identifying team improvement opportunities and looking externally for best practices to support continuous improvement
• Managing and coordinating logistics for Agile ceremonies and practices, e.g., backlog maintenance, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Ensuring all work is tracked in the backlog and properly balanced across team members
• Maintaining and updating the Squad's process metrics and artifacts to ensure accurate and transparent communications to stakeholders
• Driving a collaborative and supportive team culture through team building and engagement practices