Scrum Master- Cloud

Req ID: 53436At NTT DATA Services, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company’s growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA Services and for the people who work here.NTT DATA Services currently seeks a Scrum Master- Cloud to join our team in Houston, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).Facilitate his team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team.Responsible for managing the scrum process with the coordination of scrum team in Agile methodology.Responsible to remove the impediments for the scrum team.Arranged daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process.Helps product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint.Responsible to Conduct retrospective meetings.Organizes and facilitates the sprint planning meeting.Acts as safeguard for his team.1. Scrum master is responsible to facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.2. Possesses conflict resolution, does conversation by focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty and respect.3. Should be a friendly communicative person, because when team is moving fast in Agile, communication is the effective force which holds the team together.4. Needs to forecast the numbers of deliverables possible in an iteration, which is based on evidence and reliable source.5. Needs to be expert in estimation and planning. He knows how to create useful, reliable and practical plans for software development projects.6. Should be a good coach in Agile practices. S/he can coach individuals and interactions over processes and tools.7.Help team or individual to clarify goals and actions to achieve them.8. Ability to shield his team from outside distractions and interferences.9. Ability to ensure the correct use of scrum process.10. Ability to track and remove impediments.11. Scrum master is a servant first, who serves his team members before considering about himselfKnowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.Good skills to coach team how to follow agile scrum, which really works.Understand the basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.Strong knowledge of Scrum theory, rules and practices.Knowledge of other Agile approaches, like: Kanban, Crystal, FDD, XP, etc.Knowledge about other methodologies other than Agile-Scrum, so that he can explain other methodologies to motivate his team.Basic knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand his team needs.He should have knowledge about Agile techniques like: User Stories, Continuous Integration, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.Ability to take and understand his commitment to deliver the product on time.Know about the value of metrics and incremental delivery.Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, user stories etc.Familiar with common development practices, Service oriented environments, and Agile practices.This position is only available to those interested in direct staff employment opportunities with NTT DATA, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Please note, 1099 or corp-2-corp contractors or the equivalent will NOT be considered. We offer a full comprehensive benefits package that starts from your first day of employment. About NTT DATA ServicesNTT DATA Services partners with clients to navigate and simplify the modern complexities of business and technology, delivering the insights, solutions and outcomes that matter most. We deliver tangible business results by combining deep industry expertise with applied innovations in digital, cloud and automation across a comprehensive portfolio of consulting, applications, infrastructure and business process services.NTT DATA Services, headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a division of NTT DATA Corporation, a top 10 global business and IT services provider with 118,000+ professionals in more than 50 countries, and NTT Group, a partner to 88 percent of the Fortune 100. Visit nttdataservices.com to learn more.NTT DATA, Inc. (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.Posting Date:Department: -