AGILE SCRUM MASTER

$145,600 - $156,000/Yr

BCforward - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Jersey City, NJ

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Agile Scrum Master position at BCforward in Jersey City, NJ, is a contract role focused on facilitating Agile practices within a team. The Scrum Master will be responsible for organizing and running Scrum ceremonies, tracking project progress using Jira, and ensuring effective communication among team members and stakeholders. This role requires a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and the ability to motivate and support team members in achieving their goals.

Responsibilities

• Use Jira to track time spent on various categories of activity.
• Conduct planning discussions on a quarterly basis using past statistics.
• Coordinate enterprise mandates for applications with developers and other groups.
• Organize and track level 3 production support, ensuring timely issue resolution according to priority.
• Run Scrum ceremonies, track attendance, and maintain notes and action items in a wiki.
• Organize production releases, keeping track of dates, tickets, and signoffs, and communicate deadlines.

Requirements

• Proficient with Jira boards, plans, and reporting.
• Proficient with Agile/Scrum methodology and ceremonies.
• Proficient with MS Excel, including pivot tables and charts.
• Good communication skills, able to engage with developers and product owners effectively.
• Good motivation skills to maintain productive relationships between team members.
• Some technical experience or education is required.
• 7-10 years of experience operating as a Scrum Master.
• Financial experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Major medical insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer-provided group life insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401k