Agile Scrum Lead

$114,000 - $149,000/Yr

Qsc - Fort Wayne, IN

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Fort Wayne, IN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Agile Scrum Lead is a key role responsible for guiding and facilitating the development team's use of Agile methodologies and Scrum practices. This position focuses on fostering an Agile mindset within the team, enhancing project management approaches, and ensuring team members are empowered to contribute effectively. The Agile Scrum Lead will create a high-performing environment that embraces flexibility and responsiveness, driving continuous improvement and collaboration across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the scrum development cycle and quarterly market releases, including releasing patches and maintaining LTS releases.
• Proactively communicate delivery targets, commitments, and progress.
• Drive and optimize the release process for efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prepare release documentation and artifacts.
• Identify and remove impediments, shielding the team from external interruptions to maintain productivity.
• Enable and support asynchronous communication, minimizing regular meetings and ensuring they are efficient.
• Drive metric-informed continuous improvement across all scrum teams.
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers to track effective quality and delivery metrics.
• Mentor team members with Scrum Master responsibilities and serve as Scrum Master for some teams, facilitating regular meetings such as daily stand-ups, backlog pruning, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach teams to improve collaboration and outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in an engineering organization of a software company using Agile methodologies.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a cross-functional role related to delivery and software development processes, such as Release Manager, Delivery Manager, or Scrum Master.
• Experience using Agile tools (Jira preferred) and techniques to track software development quality and delivery.
• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and release management processes.
• Good understanding of the roles of product managers, engineers, testers, and product marketers.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, especially Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience collaborating with DevOps teams and understanding CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis and metric development.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in software development with C++, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Experience in a product or project management role.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $114,000 - $149,000 per year.
• Opportunity to work in a challenging and innovative environment.
• Collaborative culture that encourages ownership and creativity.