Toppan Merrill

Scrum Master

Chennai- Ascendas IT Park Full time

Job Description:


Responsibilities
•    Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
•    Identify and troubleshoot obstacles/blockers that are hindering the team’s progress.
•    Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback sessions.
•    Communicate project/sprint status, risks and issues to stakeholders.
•    Facilitate cross-team coordination on dependencies and integration points through PI planning and Scrum-of-Scrums events. Work closely with other Scrum Masters and RTEs to align team roadmaps with the broader Agile Release Train goals
•    Manage and track KPIs to help teams deliver high-quality products/solutions on time.
•    Act as a servant-leader to help team members adopt and have a better understand existing Scrum/SAFe practices 

Required skills and qualifications
•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
•    Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master.
•    Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum principles and practices.
•    Agile tools with a strong proficiency in Atlassian Tools Jira (project tracking) and Confluence (documentation)
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
•    Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
•    Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies.

Preferred skills and qualifications
•    Software industry background with general SDLC knowledge preferred. 
•    Exposure working with multi-national teams preferred.
•    Familiarity with Jellyfish (engineering metrics) or similar tool is highly desirable
•    Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
•    SAFe certification and Kanban certification are a plus.