Scrum Master III at Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC in Phoenix, Arizona

Job Description:

Required Skills/Experience

• CSM or equivalent certification
• A clear understanding of Agile methodologies, values, and procedures
• Possess great leadership skills to motivate scrum teams to perform at their best
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation techniques, servant leadership, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Experience with Agile PLM tools like JIRA, Rally, VersionOne, etc.
• Understanding of backlog tracking, Scrum and Kanban based metrics, task definition, and story splitting.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills
• Experience in sprint & release planning, running demos and retrospectives
• Demonstrate sound judgment and strong reasoning skills as well as good analytical and problem-solving abilities


Preferred Skills/Experience (Any of these is a plus)
• Professional experience in the financial services industry a plus
• Bachelor's in computer science, management information systems, or related disciplines
• 4-6 years of experience with agile methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban
• Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (diverse team sizes, organizations, cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc)
• Track record of continued and recent education in Scrum, including training, conferences, user groups, self study, etc.
• Knowledge of other approaches discussed in the Agile space: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team


Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.


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Company Profile:


Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs.


Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.


Learn more about Beacon Hill Staffing Group and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.beaconhillstaffing.com .


We look forward to working with you.


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