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Scrum Master
SEI Investments
Malvern, PA, United States
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Position Description
In the Agile Release Train Planning ceremonies you will provide substantial inter-team coordination to provide simple status reporting, elimination of cross team impediments and working through team dependencies. You will exhibit leadership and facilitation skills to help assure that the team follows the rules of Scrum/Agile and helps the team meet their daily and iteration objectives.
What you’ll do:
• Mentor the empowered, self-organizing, and self-accountable teams that are responsible for delivery of successful outcomes at each sprint.
• Facilitate the teams progress toward the PSI and team objectives
• Lead the team’s efforts in continuous improvement which includes; helping the team to improve, take responsibility for their actions and become problem solvers for themselves.
• Record suggested improvements, decisions and tracks progress towards achieving these goals
• Help eliminate obstacles to the adoption of enterprise Technical Practices - adhering to SAFe’s - Six Agile Software Engineering Practices for Achieving High Quality Code – agile architecture, continuous integration, test-first, refactoring, pair work and collective ownership
• Lead the team to stay focused on Business and Sprint Goals
• Identify and track cross-team dependencies
• Eliminate impediments by actively addressing issues with other scrum teams so that the team can stay focused on achieving the objectives of the iteration.
• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters, the Systems Team and shared resources in the Agile Release Train (ART) Release Planning meetings.
• Facilitate preparation and readiness for Sprint and PSI Planning meetings
• Use normalized estimating to help the program estimate larger features and EPICs
• Assist the Product Owner in preparing for various planning, backlog refinement meetings and other requested activities
• Keep track of the backlog to assist the Product Owner in aligning User Stories with Features / Business Objectives
• Coordinate teams operating under architectural and portfolio governance, system level integration and System Demos
• Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and coordinates with other Scrum Masters as necessary
• Escalate impediments and risks to the RTE that cannot be resolved at the team level
• Facilitate team collaboration to ensure high quality technical delivery to drive testing strategies, testing automation and overall quality process improvement
• Support RTE and Scrum Master in Train/Team retrospectives and continuous improvement activities.
• Support User Acceptance Testing Process
Position Requirements
What you bring to the table:
• A minimum of 7 years in Project Management
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent relevant experience.
•Proven decision-making, problem-solving, conflict resolution and negotiating skills.
• Working knowledge of Scrum, XP, and SAFe (CSM preferred)
• Detail oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure timely delivery of the Sprints/PSI’s.
• Strong Process orientation
• Strong conceptual grasp of technology with successful history of delivery technical projects.
• Strong understanding of SAFe or iterative development processes, quality and testing best practices.
• Extensive experience in large-scale projects requiring the integration of 3rd party software within common technical infrastructure, as well as managing 3rd party software development.
• Must have experience with object-oriented development methodology for J2EE/UNIX/Oracle environment, including design, testing and performance engineering.
Attributes we value:
• History of successful project completion and team building;
• Experience interfacing with management
• Desire to work collaboratively with the all Agile teams and their stakeholders
• Possess a high level of technical savvy
• Understanding of technical writing requirements
• Demonstrated solid leadership and collaboration skills
• Strong Verbal and Oral Communication skills
• Displays Servant Leadership skills and ability to motivate a team
• Strong problem solver and proven ability to think creatively and seek optimum solutions.
• Comfort in delegating tasks, inter-relating with teams and hitting deadlines
Location and Travel:
This position will be based at our corporate headquarters in Oaks, PA or Malvern, PA. Some domestic and international travel may be required.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the work environment may require an individual to move around the office and from building to building which may expose the individual to weather conditions outside. The individual has to be able to sit or be stationary at a computer and use computers for extended periods of time and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The noise level in the environment is moderate and the individual must be able to communicate and exchange information with people in person and over the telephone and email.
SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…
Now in its 50th year, SEI is a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our Oaks, PA office encompasses an open floor plan and numerous art installations designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and that a healthy, happy, and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth.
At SEI, we’re (literally) invested in your success. We offer our employees paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, education assistance and access to thriving employee networks.
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