Scrum Master Job at Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA

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  • Highmark Health
  • Pittsburgh, PA

Job Description

One of Airetel Staffings valued clients is looking for a Scrum Master located in REMOTE.

This job enables teams to deliver the highest business value to their customer as effectively and efficiently as possible. They accomplish this by coaching and advising the teams as well as leadership on desired Scrum processes procedures values and interactions as well as opportunities for continuous improvement. The job strives to enabling teams to become self-organizing cross-functional and accountable while assisting them to achieve their Sprint plan by facilitating Scrum events removing impediments and resolving issues outside of the teams control. 3-5 years of experience.

Scrum Master with experience leading Agile delivery teams supporting healthcare data and integration initiatives. Skilled in Scrum ceremonies backlog management dependency tracking stakeholder coordination risk mitigation release planning and impediment removal. Strong facilitation communication and organizational skills with experience coordinating cross-functional teams across business engineering architecture QA and vendor partners.

100% remote
USC only
CTH possible; please put candidates salary requirements
Must complete the SCRUM MASTER Glider Assessment (Highmark-)
Candidates with certifications preferred and if you are able to check the legitimacy of certifications also preferred.

-Manager is looking for an individual who has leadership potential and is coachable
-5-7 years previous experience as a Scrum Master who is at the bridge of associate and mid level but can quickly coach up given her/his leadership potential

Personal characteristics
Exhibits strong leadership and emotional intelligence. Is outgoing and able to connect with individuals as well as the team as a whole. Motivates encourages and empowers others
Certifications Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master 1 good to have/preferred

Job Overview: The Scrum Master is a servant leaders and Agile coach who enable their teams to deliver the highest business value to their customer as effectively and efficiently as possible. They accomplish this by coaching and advising their teams as well as the Tribal Council Leadership on desired Scrum processes procedures values and interactions as well as opportunities for continuous improvement. Scrum Masters challenge their teams to become self-organizing and accountable while helping them adopt ideal Scrum practices and processes. Scrum Masters help their teams focus on achieving their Sprint goal and assists them to remove impediments or resolve issues outside of their control.

Responsibilities and Duties:
Provide Agile training and coaching for Scrum teams and leadership to ensure the adoption and improvement of Scrum practices process and desired outcomes and to establish a culture of self-organizing cross-functional and accountable teams
Schedule and facilitate Scrum meetings as required including Sprint Planning Daily Scrum and Sprint Reviews to enable teams to plan and deliver customer value based on the highest priority and the teams available capacity.
Assist teams to identify communicate and resolve or escalate impediments and issues; Run interference for non-critical unplanned work that may prevent the team from completing their planned Sprint goal
Utilize appropriate tools metrics and techniques to successfully guide the teams progress against the Sprint Plan
Drive continuous improvement through the facilitation of team and leadership retrospectives ensuring teams effectively prioritize plan and execute on improvement ideas
Help those outside the Scrum teams understand which of their interactions with the Scrum teams are helpful and which ones are not
Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Education level - Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or Business Administration/Management required.


Experience
5 to 7 years IS/IT experience required
3-5 years Scrum Master experience REQUIRED
3-5 years in Agile environment required

Preferred :

3-5 years of healthcare experience Scrum master certification(s)

Specific skills
Possesses an in-depth understanding of agile principles; has a firm understanding of SDLC and agile methodologies (Scrum Kanban Lean and XP)
Possesses training coaching facilitation and collaboration skills to drive adoption of desired Agile mindset and behaviors open transparency and collaboration and continuous improvement
Conflict Management Problem Solving & Decision Making
Demonstrates Outstanding Interpersonal Communication Skills
Understands Change Management
Displays self-awareness and empathy. Motivates encourages and empowers others.
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback

Airetel Staffing Inc. is nationally recognized as Best of Staffing - Diamond Award Winner. For more details or to view other opportunities visit us at or call .

Job Tags

Full time, Remote work

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