Scrum Master and Administration

3 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Pragma Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
At Pragma we provide the opportunity for individuals to enjoy their working lives as much as their home lives. We foster a team environment in which each individual is recognised, valued and developed to support our company strategy.We encourage people with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The Scrum Master (or Agile Project Manager) acts as the coach responsible for facilitating and guiding the team, obtaining resources when required, and removing impediments that keep the team from doing their work and meeting deadlines. He/she removes impediments, facilitates meetings and works with product owners. The Scrum Master is responsible for agreeing Sprint Goals with the Product Owner and ensuring that the goals are delivered. There is a continuous drive to increase the team's velocity while not compromising quality.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- IT related degree or diploma
- Certified Scrum Master
- 5 years professional experience in a related role, e.g. scrum master or project manager
- More than 5 years' experience in Agile Development Environment
- Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, continuous improvement, empowerment, transparency and servant leadership
- Demonstrable experience in energising and motivating teams whilst adhering to Agile methodology
- Experienced in resolving impediments and having control over the scrum processes
- Knowledge of Agile approaches - Kanban, Scrum, XP, etc.
- Knowledge and experience with Agile techniques - Automated Testing, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Testing, Pairing, Agile Games, etc.
- Adequate technical knowledge to challenge development estimates and impact of unforeseen impediments
- Knowledge of one or more Agile management and collaboration tools (Atlassian, Thoughtworks, Microsoft TFS)

MS-Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Project)

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Facilitate Scrum Process
- Project Management
- Operational Management
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Assist Product Owner with Project reporting to Stakeholders
- Build knowledge of new Agile methodology and tools and on a continuous basis


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