Technical Scrum Master

Position Title: Technical Scrum Master

Work Location: St Paul, MN (Onsite)

Assignment Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension)

Position Summary:

Seeking a motivated and experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile teams in delivering high-quality software for medical products that advance clinical excellence.

As a member of the software development team you will help take these products to the next level by optimizing cost, improving quality and increasing access.

Key Responsibilities:

* Servant leader who would facilitate scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure adherence to Agile principles and Scrum practices.

* Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, and other stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.

* Provide technical leadership to an Agile team of 6 to 8 Software Engineers

* Translate requirements / vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards with continuous backlog refinement

* Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and Agile teams to ensure alignment and technology reuse

* Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities

* Track and report key Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts)

* Coach, mentor and lead the team

* Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables

* Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products

* Communicate effectively both within immediate team and across the program and business leadership team

* Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results

* Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge

* Have familiarity with all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle and methodologies

* Leveraging DFR in Agile software development methodologies to drive reliability and predictability throughout the product development life cycle.

Qualification & Experience:

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

* 4+ years C++ or C#.net in Microsoft Windows development

* 4+ years of Agile software development

* Object Oriented Design Experience

* Master's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

* Certified Scrum Master

* Global team experience

* Experience in software development in the medical field

* Software development tool experience such as Perforce, Jira, Jenkins

* Understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).

* Ability to take ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members

* Ensure understanding of issues and present clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results

* Identify misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Make suggestions to course correct

* Continuously measure deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balance different competing objectives.

* Strong oral and written communication skills

* Strong interpersonal skills

* Effective facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.

* Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit.